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Qualcomm has dominated the market for smartphone applications processors, and now it wants to lead the way in creating chipsets and software for devices that can connect to your phone. …

Small cell deployments and Wi-Fi offload are two of the most important ways that mobile operators increase network capacity and coverage, but until recently they have been seen as separate …

How many cores does a mobile processor need? While Samsung and ARM make a convincing case for the Galaxy S4’s octo-core processor, other chipmakers are clearly implying that they think …

Alcatel-Lucent’s revenue grew slightly year-over-year as the company made progress on its new plan to transition its business to focus on IP networking and mobile and fixed ultra-broadband access — …

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Qualcomm (QCOM) are teaming up to develop small cells for enterprise and residential deployments. The companies said they plan to jointly invest in the development of the …

Qualcomm (QCOM) beat Wall Street’s expectations with its third quarter earnings report, and said future growth will be driven by smartphone adoption in emerging markets and by upgrades in the …

Slowing sales of smartphones and lower selling prices for low-end processors will depress growth rates for the makers of mobile processors during the remainder of this year, according to Strategy …

Imagination Technologies wants to control your smartphone, Qualcomm says today’s LTE speeds are set to double, and Broadcom is making inroads in a key market for set-top boxes. Imagination Technologies …

Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is enabling the industry’s first LTE-Advanced smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A, with its Snapdragon 800 processor. Qualcomm said that the new Galaxy S4 LTE-A will be …

Six chipmakers have already won certification for 5G Wi-Fi designs. This week the Wi-Fi Alliance announced its certification program for 802.11ac, also known as 5G Wi-Fi because it uses the …

Silicon vendors from opposite ends of the wireless supply chain are “meeting in the middle” as they compete to power small cells in the enterprise. Established macrocell chipset suppliers like …

Qualcomm unveiled a new quad-core Snapdragon 400 with integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE at COMPUTEX in Taiwan. The new processor also integrates TD-SCDMA, HSPA+ (up to 42Mbps), and multi-SIM capabilities, all …

Intel is charting a course for its move into mobile, adding GPS capabilities with the purchase of ST-Ericsson’s GNSS (global navigation satellite system) unit. ST-Ericsson is the ill-fated chipmaking venture …

Heavy spending on research and development could depress profits somewhat in the short-term for chip giant Qualcomm, and that has investors bailing out of the stock today. The leading maker …

Gartner estimates worldwide chip sales at $300 billion for 2012, and IHS iSuppli puts the number at $304 billion. Both firms agree that worldwide semiconductor sales were down more than …

Welcome to this week’s news on Wi-Fi, DAS, and small cell deployments. Qualcomm has been named an official technology partner of Major League Baseball, and is partnering with the league’s …

40 years after Motorola’s Marty Cooper made the world’s first cell phone call, the race to bring new mobile phones to market has never been more intense. Chipsets that integrate …