Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon W5 Platform Offering Longer Battery Life and Quicker Speed
The News: Qualcomm recently unveiled its Snapdragon W5 Platform, which includes the Snapdragon W5+ G1 and Snapdragon W5 G1 SoCs for next generation wearables that are faster than its previous generation with a longer battery life. The SoC platform is designed for a wider range of smartwatches and has the potential for other form factors […]
Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform Will Drive Innovation in the Extended Reality Market
The News: Qualcomm recently opened its Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform for global developers to download. Introduced in late 2021, the platform offers proven technology and an open-cross-device horizontal platform and ecosystem to bring developers ideas to life and revolutionize the possibilities of AR. Read the full Qualcomm Press Release here. Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR […]
Qualcomm Buys Cellwize in Move that Rapidly Boosts 5G Infrastructure Portfolio Credentials
The News: Qualcomm Technologies announced that it has acquired Cellwize Wireless Technologies, a supplier of mobile network automation and management, with the goal of accelerating Qualcomm Technologies as a key influencer in 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) innovation and adoption. Cellwize’s 5G network deployment, automation, and management software platform capabilities could further strengthens Qualcomm Technologies’ […]
Qualcomm AI Research Quietly Working to Make AI Ubiquitous in a Wide Range of Business Fields, Including Wireless, Automotive, Extended Reality, IoT and Mobile
The News: Qualcomm has been developing and experimenting with a wide range of AI initiatives inside its Qualcomm AI Research division since its creation in 2018, but the group’s work has been largely kept out of the public spotlight until now. In a recent blog post, Qualcomm AI Research pulls back the curtains on these […]
The Great Siege of Qualcomm: How Three Waves of Assaults on Qualcomm from 2013 to 2020 Helped Strengthen US Technology Leadership – Part 3
Looking at how healthy and well-positioned Qualcomm is today, especially as a decade of R&D investments and fundamental technology bets are beginning to bear fruit with the commercialization of 5G, it would be easy to forget how many challenges the San Diego tech giant has managed to overcome over the course of the past seven […]
The Great Siege of Qualcomm: How Three Waves of Assaults on Qualcomm from 2013 to 2020 Helped Strengthen U.S. Technology Leadership – Part Two
Looking at how healthy and well-positioned Qualcomm is today, especially as a decade of R&D investments and fundamental technology bets are beginning to bear fruit with the commercialization of 5G, it would be easy to forget how many challenges the San Diego tech giant has managed to overcome over the course of the past seven […]
The Great Siege of Qualcomm: How Three Waves of Assaults on Qualcomm from 2013 to 2020 Helped Strengthen US Technology Leadership – Part 1
Looking at how healthy and well-positioned Qualcomm is today, especially as a decade of R&D investments and fundamental technology bets are beginning to bear fruit with the commercialization of 5G, it would be easy to forget how many challenges the San Diego tech giant has managed to overcome over the course of the past seven […]
UK Consumer Advocacy Group Which? Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Seems Doomed Already
The News: Which?, a UK-based consumer advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Feb. 18 with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleging anticompetitive behavior. Claimant Which? bills itself as a consumer champion, engaging in product research and reviews to help customers “make confident choices.” In its claim, Which? alleges that Qualcomm […]
Qualcomm Exonerated by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Court Declines Final FTC Petition
The News: Qualcomm has been exonerated by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with the Court yesterday declining the Federal Trade Commission’s petition to “rehear” arguments against Qualcomm. This effectively puts an end to the FTC’s dubious antitrust case against the San Diego tech giant. In August, a three-judge panel with the 9th Circuit […]
FTC Files Unlikely Petition to 9th Circuit to Revisit Favorable Qualcomm Ruling
The News: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a motion to rehear an antitrust lawsuit it lost on appeal against Qualcomm Inc. The regulator asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for an “en banc” hearing before an 11-judge panel. Last month, a three-judge panel at the appeals court reversed a lower […]
Qualcomm Investors are Underestimating the Impact of the Chip Maker’s Legal Victory
Ninth Circuit’s Ruling Opens Up More Business Opportunities For a few years, Qualcomm’s future seemed mired in uncertainty: Even as 5G deployments suggested a clear road to growth, the giant chip maker faced friction from regulators around the globe. The unanimous decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier in August to vacate an […]
What Qualcomm’s Landmark Antitrust Victory Against the FTC Really Means for the Mobile Industry, Investors, and Consumers
The News: After just a few short months of deliberation, the three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals tasked with evaluating the FTC’s antitrust case against Qualcomm unanimously ruled in Qualcomm’s favor this week. Qualcomm’s landmark antitrust victory against the FTC ends a years-long ordeal of the absurd for the US technology giant […]
