Qualcomm to provide chip support for Dish Networks’ wireless plans
Dish Networks’ attempt to enter the mobile communications space received somewhat of a boost as it announced Qualcomm would enable chip-level support for potential devices designed to work across...
View ArticleUplinq: Qualcomm focuses on software
Qualcomm wants mobile devices powered by its processors to hit the ground running the best software as efficiently as possible. So the company is offering Android developers a software development kit...
View ArticleQualcomm separates patent business from chip business
Under its new corporate structure, Qualcomm will put its primary business unit into a wholly owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI) QTI and its subsidiaries will operate Qualcomm's...
View ArticleNow your smartphone can tell you what to do
How much do you want your smartphone to know? As long as the information doesn't leave the phone, are you OK with your sidekick device knowing where you are, what you're doing, who you're doing it...
View ArticleExecs predict how wireless will change in the next 5 years
We asked leaders Cisco, AT&T, Qualcomm, and Ruckus Wireless for their predictions.
View ArticleIs Samsung’s gain Broadcom’s loss?
Samsung is buying CSR's mobile connectivity chipset business, and some investors think that could be bad news for Broadcom.
View ArticleRCR’s Top 10 Women in Wireless 2012
Ten wireless industry visionaries share their experience, their advice and their expectations for the future. These leaders come from different parts of the wireless ecosystem but they share a common...
View ArticleQualcomm acquisition could boost its small cell expertise
An Israeli business newspaper is reporting that Qualcomm (QCOM) is set to acquire Israel’s DesignArt Networks for between $120 and $140 million. The deal would not be a large acquisition for Qualcomm,...
View ArticleQualcomm: Small cells will cost less than smartphones
In the near future, small cells, which encompass femtocells, picocells and microcells, will cost less than smartphones, thus providing a wide avenue to support mobile data growth, Qualcomm CEO, Paul...
View ArticleTime Trippin’: Wiretap loophole; IPR disputes … 14 years ago this week
The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more...
View ArticleSmall cell backhaul in the spotlight
As carriers work furiously to expand their LTE networks, backhaul providers are jostling to get operators the capacity they need to handle heavy data traffic. Small cell solutions are getting...
View ArticleFuturecom 2012: Connectivity is greatest challenge to m-health in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO—Panelists who debated m-health in Brazil agreed that the lack of connectivity is the greatest challenge to developing the market. Security, culture and legislation were also pointed out...
View ArticleCisco and Qualcomm partner to bring location tracking indoors, boost IT revenue
Many smartphone users who rely on GPS to get from point A to point B will soon be able to do the same thing in large indoor areas, using Wi-Fi networks and new software developed by Cisco and Qualcomm....
View ArticleChips for China: Broadcom, Qualcomm target Chinese smartphone makers
While designers in Silicon Valley and Helsinki may spend months refining the fit and finish of a new smartphone, Chinese manufacturers are taking mobile devices from concept to consumer in a fraction...
View ArticleChipmakers fight for China’s smartphone market
Chipmakers on both sides of the Pacific are fighting hard for spots inside the millions of smartphones that are being designed, manufactured and sold within China. One of every three smartphones...
View ArticleQualcomm Brazil develops tablet reference design, technology for manufacturers
Qualcomm’s tablet strategy is becoming clearer. The company set up a research and development engineering center in Brazil to develop tablet designs and technologies to sell a near-complete product to...
View ArticleSamsung expands iPhone processor foundry
Samsung is moving forward with plans to invest $3.9 billion in the Texas chip foundry that makes the processors for the iPhone, despite reports that it may be losing Apple’s business in the near...
View ArticleQualcomm eyes semiconductor battle
Qualcomm is looking to accelerate the semiconductor battle. Ranked third in Gartner’s list of top semiconductor vendors (by revenue), Qualcomm is aiming even higher. “We grew while Intel and Samsung...
View ArticleSmartphones boost semiconductor sales
The semiconductor market is starting to recover, with smartphone silicon a key driver of growth. According to IDC’s Semiconductor Applications Forecaster, sales of chips for 4G smartphones will...
View ArticleEnterprise mobile apps set for major growth this year
2013 could be the year that enterprise apps come into their own. “Enterprise apps today are where consumer apps were three or four years ago,” explained Rajeev Chand of Rutberg & Company, a...
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