Qualcomm X55 5G modem extends support to both millimeter wave and sub-6 GHz frequencies
With Mobile World Congress Barcelona set to get underway next week, expect to see a number of 5G New Radio capable device launches to support early operator deployments. Almost all of...
This week the Intel Board of Directors announced that Bob Swam, the former chief financial officer and interim CEO since mid-2018, has taken on the top job permanently. Vice President of Finance and Director of Corporate Planning Todd Underwood will take on the CFO...
5G handsets, RF front-end business among expected Qualcomm growth drivers
During a Q1 2019 earnings call this week, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, speaking from the company's offices in China, identified three 2019 priorities he expects to drive growth and earnings throughout 2019: the transition to...
Lawyers for Qualcomm and the Federal Trade Commission, after weeks of arguments, have both rested their cases in a trial that could very well inform technological innovation, and America's role in that innovation, for years to come.
The key issue in the case is the...
Analyzing the long term impacts of FTC’s activist litigation
In all the chaos of allegations, counter allegations, scores of testimonies, rebuttals, cross-examinations, and others, I humbly request that Judge Koh and the FTC pause for a moment and ponder this question: “If Qualcomm loses this...
Huawei says new 5G chipset supports sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave frequencies
2019 is set to be a big year for 5G smartphones. Right now device availability is quite limited--Verizon has a CPE to support its 5G Home residential broadband service and AT&T's mobile service...
Snow Ridge SoC designed for combo of edge computing and 5G
Taking advantage of the massive throughput and low latency of 5G requires a new approach to building telecom networks. Often described as born in the cloud, 5G will require not just workload support associated...
Ericsson said that the 5G data call was made at its lab in Kista, Sweden
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies said they have achieved a non-standalone 5G New Radio data call at 2.6 GHz, adding a new frequency band to those successfully tested for commercial deployment.
Ericsson...
Qualcomm and Apple are involved in an ongoing patent infringement case
Last month courts in China and Germany agreed with Qualcomm’s allegation that some Apple iPhone models contain technology that infringes on Qualcomm intellectual property. Both courts ruled that Apple has to stop importing, selling...
Have you heard the phrase “converting poison into medicine?” Well, that’s kind of what is happening to the PC industry now. Let me explain. Not too long ago, the rise of powerful smartphones and tablets, which were primarily powered by ARM processors, decimated the...
Qualcomm SVP discusses SoC development cycle, maintaining competitive advantage
Earlier this month, Qualcomm detailed its new premium-tier mobile SoC, the Snapdragon 855, which will power numerous Android smartphone launches throughout 2019. In a conversation with RCR Wireless News during the company's Snapdragon Tech Summit in...
Current portfolio supports sub-6 GHz TDD bands and NSA 5G NR
Wailea, HAWAII--Qualcomm this week launched its new premium-tier mobile SoC, the Snapdragon 855, that will power 5G smartphones from OEMs like Samsung and OnePlus, which will hit the market in the first half of...
Snapdragon 855 marked by gains in connectivity, performance, artificial intelligence, imaging and entertainment
Wailea, HAWAII--The first day of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit teased the chipmaker's new premium-tier mobile platform, the Snapdragon 855, and day two got down into the nuts and bolts. In kicking off...
Early network launches are consumer-facing but 5G will drive value across the board
Wailea, MAUI—Qualcomm kicked off its third annual Snapdragon Tech Summit today in Maui with company President Cristiano Amon laying out how commercialization of 5G represents a transition much more significant than previous...
Qualcomm said investment will be mainly oriented to startups focusing on autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning
Qualcomm has announced the launch of a new Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund to invest up to $100 million in startups focusing on artificial intelligence.
Qualcomm said that the fund...
The 5G test used Telstra’s spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band
Australian carrier Telstra said it has achieved what it claims to be Australia’s first live 5G connection using a commercial 5G chipset on the carrier’s mobile network.
The company said it used a form factor...
Initial slate of Android-based 5G handsets will use Qualcomm X50 modem
Operators around the world are gearing up to launch commercial 5G networks throughout 2019 and beyond, and device makers are falling in line to support those efforts. A key piece of that is the...
Power consumption key concern for millimeter wave
Going into 2019, there's significant momentum around 5G at millimeter wave frequencies. In the U.S. Verizon and AT&T are launching initial 5G services using the high-band frequencies and regulators are set to auction of key spectrum licenses in...
Snapdragon 675 designed to bring premium features to mid-tier smartphones
The premium smartphones of 2015 are now the mid-range smartphones of 2018, Qualcomm SVP and GM of Mobile Alex Katouzian told attendees of the 4G/5G Summit last week in Hong Kong. "The flagship devices, the...
"5G is ready for business," Ericsson exec says
HONG KONG--Qualcomm Technologies President Cristiano Amon opened up the company's 4G/5G Summit by telling the assembled crowd that 5G "will be a reality" next year as networks go live in the U.S., Asia and Europe, and commercial...
But flagship 5G Android devices are due out in 2019
HONG KONG—“We believe that we are poised to really transform the world, reinvent whole new industries and enrich lives with the impending launch of 5G.” That was the message from Penny Baldwin, Qualcomm CMO and...
Calls 802.11ay Wi-Fi for the 5G era
While the IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard got a boost this month with its rebranding as Wi-Fi 6, now 802.11ay, which can provide multi-gigabit-per-second throughput using the unlicensed 60 GHz band, is taking centerstage. Qualcomm announced today it's shipping...
Intel provided its 5G mobile trial platform for the completion of the call
Huawei and Intel said they have jointly completed the first 5G standalone call test based on the latest 3GPP Release-15 specifications from June 2018, thus completing the entire process of the 3GPP...
Intel also announced new developments with key Chinese partners
Intel and Chinese company Baidu announced plans to develop a joint artificial intelligence and 5G innovation lab, the US firm said.
The main aim of the initiative is to promote the research and development of mobile edge...
