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Global chip giant Qualcomm will lose a key man Derek Aberle, president ,Qualcomm's 31st December 2017 after serving for 17 years . His long association with Qualcomm is in between various ongoing legal battles involving Qualcomm’s Technology Licensing(QTL), Qualcomm’s licensing business, which Aberle leds for about a decade and with this It’ll shake the semiconductor industry.  Over the past 30years of legacy Qualcomm has been inventing core technologies that have enabled the mobile revolution and made all modern smartphones possible. In a statement, Steve Mollenkopf, CEO, Qualcomm spoke about Aberle's vision, creativity, dedication, and judgment in various key decisions and under his leadership, the QTL division has significantly grown in both revenues and profits, established its 4G licensing program and enabled significant competition across the industry," he further added. "I believe the company is well positioned to build on Derek's record of success ...

Qualcomm  has filed a patent infringement complaint against Meizu in the United States, Germany and France. These actions include filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), filing a patent infringement action in Germany with the Mannheim Regional Court and initiating an infringement-seizure action in France to obtain evidence for a possible future infringement action there. Previously, in June 2016, it filed multiple actions against Meizu in China related to licensing terms and patent infringement.... Read More

Qualcomm and GuangDong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications (OPPO) today announced that they have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm has granted OPPO a royalty bearing patent license to develop, manufacture and sell 3G (WCDMA and CDMA2000) and 4G, including 3-mode (LTE-TDD, TD-SCDMA and GSM) complete terminals. The royalties payable by OPPO are consistent with the terms of the rectification plan submitted by Qualcomm to China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)... Read More

With a view to catalyzing the creation of a product and hardware design ecosystem in India, Qualcomm, in association with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), has announced the ten finalists of the first edition of the Qualcomm Design in India Challenge which was launched in December 2015. “We are delighted to see an industry leader like Qualcomm join forces and contribute to the government’s Make in India vision. The Qualcomm Design in India Challenge will have a positive impact towards making India a global hub for hardware design,” said J. S. Deepak, Secretary, Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India... Read more

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced its intention to invest up to $150 million in Indian start-up companies across all stages as part of its commitment to India during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Digital Economy event in San Jose. Qualcomm Ventures will advise and direct Qualcomm’s activities with respect to these strategic investments. Qualcomm has been investing in promising Indian start-ups since 2007 and there are more than 20 Indian companies as part of its global portfolio. Sectors of investment vary across the mobile ecosystem and include hardware, software platforms, e-commerce, healthcare, location-based services and retail technology... Read more

Qualcomm Incorporated has initiated a Strategic Realignment Plan designed to improve execution, enhance financial performance and drive profitable growth as the Company works to create sustainable long-term value for stockholders. The Company also announced that it has entered into an agreement with JANA Partners pursuant to which Mark McLaughlin and Tony Vinciquerra have been added to the Board of Directors and a third director to be selected by the Company and consented to by JANA will be added promptly. qualcomm logo 150x150 Qualcomm declares Strategic Realignment PlanThe core elements of the new plan include:     Aggressively right-sizing the cost structure by eliminating approximately $1.4 billion in spending, including an approximately $300 million reduction in annual share-based compensation grants; Company expects to achieve this run-rate by the end of fiscal year 2016     Reviewing alternatives to the Company’s corporate and financial structure... Re...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Alcatel-Lucent (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)  and  Qualcomm Technologies(NASDAQ:QCOM)  have announced their plans to collaborate to develop small cell base stations that enhance 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks to improve wireless connectivity in residential and enterprise environments. These next-generation small cells would combine Alcatel-Lucent's proven expertise and innovation in developing small cell solutions with Qualcomm Technologies' industry-leading mobile and networking technologies, to enable ultra-broadband wireless communications. The planned collaboration brings the two industry leaders in wireless communications together in the development of small cells to enhance wireless network reception in environments such as urban areas, shopping malls and other enterprise venues. Michel Combes, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent ,  said, "This initiative perfectly illustrates the Shift Plan we announced last month, whi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm ( NASDAQ:QCOM )  introduced its newest  Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and 600 processors. The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors target premium mobile and computing devices. They are designed to deliver outstanding overall user experience, expand the possibilities of seamless connected computing and enable brand new mobile experiences while maintaining industry-leading battery performance: Qualcomm  Snapdragon 800 processors include the new quad core Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, Hexagon v5 DSP and our latest 4G LTE Cat 4 modem and deliver increased system performance and platform upgrades that further enhance user experience. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors will deliver up to 75-per cent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and the move to 28nm High Performance for mobile (HPm) technology node ensures exceptionally low power. The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm Incorporated  has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Life, Inc., is collaborating with new technology partners and customers who are leveraging the 2net Platform and Hub to enable wireless connectivity of medical devices and applications so that biometric information is easily accessible to device users, their healthcare providers and caregivers. The Company also announced that its 2net Platform and Hub, which are already available in the U.S. and Europe, are also now available in Canada. The announcement was made at the 2012 mHealth Summit..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm Technologies, Bharti Airtel and Huawei have announced India’s first  multi-mode LTE TDD smartphone  at Innovation Qualcomm India 2012. Powered by QTI’s Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, Huawei Ascend P1 LTE smartphone handles high-speed data on the LTE network and voice calls on the underlying 3G network using Circuit Switched Voice Fall Back (CSFB voice) technology..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm (QCOM) has recently initiated the 2012 AllJoyn Peer-2-Peer App Challenge for developers . The company invites app developers to submit original apps using AllJoyn, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC)’s open-source, application development framework. The winner will be rewarded with total cash and prizes worth more than $170,000.  Liat Ben-Zur, Senior Director, software strategy and business development,  Qualcomm , stated.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm and Microsoft are collaborating on the third edition of Qualcomm Ventures' QPrize competition that was recently announced, to identify early-stage technology companies in India.  Through this collaboration, Microsoft will provide US$25,000 for the second prize winner of QPrize in India and sign up the shortlisted applicants to its BizSpark programme while the finalists would be considered for BizSpark Plus programme. "We welcome Microsoft's contribution to the QPrize competition. The competition attracts and highlights the brightest business ideas from India's pool of talented entrepreneurs and provides them with early-stage financing and support in their journey to global success. Microsoft’s participation in this endeavour will provide promising start-ups the much-needed support to help accelerate their success while ensuring greater exposure to the venture community," said Karthee Madasamy, Directo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Summit Microelectronics. Qualcomm's power management roadmap will be significantly enhanced with the addition of Summit's expertise and products. Qualcomm will be able to offer a robust portfolio which will address a broader set of customers and complex design challenges as a result of the acquisition. All employees of Summit Microelectronics have joined Qualcomm's CDMA Technologies division. Steve Mollenkopf, President  & COO, Qualcomm said, "Summit Microelectronics brings key expertise, technology, products, and design wins in battery charging and DC-DC converters. This acquisition enhances the competitiveness of Qualcomm's chipset solutions and enables us to provide our customers with industry leading power management and charging performance." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm Atheros Inc. has introduced its Wake-on-Wireless (WoW) Cloud solution for computing platforms, debuting in the new Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook at COMPUTEX TAIPEI in Taiwan. WoW Cloud-enabled Acer Ultrabooks are equipped to wake up remotely, connect to the AcerCloud while the system is in idle or sleep mode, transfer content remotely, and go back to sleep, to deliver instant-on and always-connected capability. Qualcomm Atheros' WoW Cloud-enabled AR9462 chip is claimed to be the market's first solution capable of both PCIe offload and remote cloud connectivity on a WLAN product. These features are supposed to enable the Acer S5 Ultrabook and future WoW Cloud-enabled devices to keep content and applications constantly up to date and extend battery life. A new feature supported in Qualcomm Atheros' dual-band (2.4/5 GHz), 2-stream 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 single-chip combo solution, WoW Cloud offers remote wake-up cap...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Bharti and Qualcomm have announced that they have signed an agreement for Bharti to acquire an interest in Qualcomm Asia Pacific's (Qualcomm AP) Indian BWA entities. Under the agreement, Bharti has made an initial investment of approximately US$165 million to acquire 49-per cent interest in Qualcomm AP's India entities that hold BWA licences in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala - partly by way of acquisition of 26-per cent equity interest equally held by Global Holding Corporation Private Limited and Tulip Telecom Limited, and the balance by way of subscription of fresh equity in those entities. The agreement contemplates that once commercial operations are launched, subject to certain terms and conditions, Bharti would assume complete ownership and financial responsibility for the BWA entities by the end of 2014.  Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Airtel, said, "We are delighted to partne...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm has announced the third edition of its venture investment competition in India to identify the industry's most promising early stage technology companies. The Qualcomm Ventures QPrize competition was first launched in 2009 to promote innovation in the technology industry and is managed by Qualcomm's venture investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures.   Dr. Avneesh Agrawal, Qualcomm's Senior Vice-President & President of Qualcomm India and South Asia, said, "The QPrize competition reflects Qualcomm's deep-rooted philosophy to foster innovation and advance the use of mobile and other technologies for the benefit of people and businesses in India and around the world. Through QPrize, we are looking to identify breakthrough ideas at early stages and help them grow by providing entrepreneurs with mentorship, investment support and exposure to the global technology ecosystem. We look forward to another round of e...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm and Xi'an Kingtone Information, in collaboration with China Children and Teenagers' Fund, have launched the Mobile Vision Project. The project utilizes a 3G-enabled mobile application developed by Xi'an Kingtone Information, smartphones powered by Qualcomm chipsets and 3G wireless connectivity to assist doctors in collecting and archiving information related to the screening and treatment of children with amblyopia in underserved communities in China. Wireless Reach, Xi'an Kingtone Information and China Children and Teenagers' Fund collaborated to implement the Mobile Vision Project to address these challenges. The project, which is being implemented at Hengshui City Maternal and Child Care Service Centre (MCCSC) and other public health centres in Hebei Province, utilizes a custom mobile application that enables data collection and analysis, as well as helps with patient screening and diagnosis, to provide more a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm, through its Wireless Reach initiative, Nan Chiau Primary School and Microsoft have launched the WE Learn mobile education project, which uses 3G smartphones to create a 21st- century classroom experience for Singaporean students. The project will demonstrate how the latest wireless technology can be used to transform learning from a traditional, teacher-centric model to a student-centric, inquiry-oriented and collaborative framework where 24/7 access to resources in and out of the classroom allows students to acquire and practise 21st-century competencies. "With 3G smartphones and connectivity, our students have 24/7 access to educational content, web-based resources and collaborative learning tools. These tools give students the means to take responsibility for their own learning and enable teachers to provide individualized mentoring," said Tan, Principal, Nan Chiau Primary School. "Microsoft partners with educatio...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson together with Qualcomm Incorporated have performed a voice handover based on the 3GPP-standardized functionality Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) demonstrating users will experience seamless voice services when they move out of LTE coverage, since the call will automatically be handed over to WCDMA or GSM access during the call. Johan Wibergh, Head - Business Unit Networks, Ericsson said, "By accomplishing this advanced LTE handover technology together with Qualcomm, we now ensure that operators can meet consumers' expectations on a high-quality voice over LTE service. Operators will be able to maintain their quality brand for their voice business when they launch voiceover LTE." SRVCC is said to enable operators to deploy voice over LTE, seamlessly handing over to existing GSM and WCDMA installed base as needed. The handover mechanism is supported on Ericsson's end-to-end products and solutions; LTE/WCDM...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm has expanded its Snapdragon S4 class of mobile processors and the enhancement of its Snapdragon S1 solutions for entry-level smartphones. The addition of new Snapdragon S4 processors will allow OEMs to introduce S4-based devices with mobile architecture throughout their respective device roadmaps from basic smartphones to high-end smartphones and tablets. The enhanced S4 processors are also optimized for use with a suite of software solutions available from Qualcomm that help enable OEMs to deliver feature sets for multimedia, connectivity, camera, display, security, power management, browsing and natural user interface design. The Krait CPU is an essential part of the Snapdragon S4 class of processors. Qualcomm announced several new S4 chipsets, including the MSM8660A, MSM8260A, MSM8630, MSM8230, MSM8627, MSM8227, APQ8060A and APQ8030. These are additional chipsets to the previously announced MSM8960, MSM8930 and APQ8064. Snapdrago...