Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, is expanding its IoE platform with the addition of six new ecosystem providers whose distinct client software for cloud services are now integrated within the QCA4002 WiFi solution and its accompanying development platform. The addition of these providers further simplifies the development of devices that use WiFi to connect to the IoE by increasing cloud service flexibility and making...

Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiaries, Qualcomm Technologies (QTI), Qualcomm Atheros, Qualcomm Life and Qualcomm Connected Experiences (QCE), are achieving significant adoption of their broad connectivity, computing and solutions for the IoE. Driven by the significant growth and diversity of interconnected devices, Qualcomm companies are delivering the solutions and collaborating with technology leaders to empower manufacturers to create t...

Qualcomm Connected Experiences, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, has announced major feature additions to the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform including Bluetooth to WiFi re-streaming, custom audio settings and optimised synchronisation. Additionally, Hitachi America today announced the launch of three WiFi speakers powered by AllPlay.

A low-cost development board design, based on the 64-bit capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, has been released by Qualcomm Technologies. Bringing the Snapdragon 410 processor’s high-performing, feature-rich functionality to a broader group of developers, makers and OEMs, the DragonBoard 410c DevKit is designed to support rapid software development and prototyping for commercialising new products. 

Qualcomm has announced that it has entered a multi-year agreement with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team to become an official technology partner. The two companies will collaborate to develop connected car technologies to enhance the team’s on-track performance, utilising Qualcomm’s expertise in mobile as the foundation for development.

Qualcomm, T-Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent are enabling the extension of LTE to unlicensed spectrum with upcoming Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) deployment plans. Following its trials of this LTE Advanced capability in 5GHz, T-Mobile will deploy LAA in 2016, whilst Alcatel-Lucent will begin trials this year with LTE-U enabled small cells using Qualcomm’s FSM99xx family of small cell SoCs.

Qualcomm has added the Snapdragon X12(9x40) and X5 (9x28) LTE modems to its Snapdragon Automotive Solutions range, supporting automotive connectivity. The Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (9x40) is designed for advanced telematics and connected infotainment features, supporting greater coverage at download speeds up to Category 10 (up to 450Mb/s downlink and 100Mb/s uplink).

Qualcomm's Technology and Atheros arms will showcase an array of connected mobile and home experiences at MWC 2015. Powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon technologies, LTE-Advanced and WiFi connectivity solutions, these experiences demonstrate Qualcomm's aim of delivering more efficient use of bandwidth and improved user experiences.

To address the increasing demand for mobile data, Qualcomm Technologies is extending LTE to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U). The company has integrated the technology into its latest small cell solutions and RF transceivers for mobile devices and successfully completed over-the-air testing to prove co-existence between multiple LTE-U and WiFi access points in the unlicensed spectrum under extreme load conditions.

Qualcomm will preview a series of next-gen mobile experiences at MWC 2015 through the power of the Qualcomm Zeroth platform, Qualcomm’s first cognitive computing platform designed to enhance on-device user experience. The Zeroth platform will be optimised for premium mobile devices based on Qualcomm's next-gen premium tier SoC, the Snapdragon 820 processor.

Qualcomm is extending its mobile security leadership with the launch of Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology, the mobile industry’s first 3D fingerprinting system based on ultrasonic technology. Qualcomm’s offering is designed to provide enhanced authentication capabilities, usability and integration by utilising technology developed for government-grade biometric solutions.

Qualcomm has announced that it has introduced four Snapdragon processors, aimed at enhancing user experience and connectivity for high-performance and high-volume mobile devices. The Snapdragon 620 and 618 processors feature improved performance with integrated 64-bit ARM Cortex A-72 CPUs and the X8 LTE modem, whilst the 425 and 415 processors both feature octa-core CPUs.

Qualcomm (QTI), EE and Huawei have successfully completed inter-company interoperability testing of LTE Category 9 connectivity with 3-carrier downlink aggregation and download speeds of up to 410Mb/s. To test LTE Category 9 connectivity, the company’s used QTI’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with integrated LTE-Advanced next-gen modem, and Huawei’s commercial infrastructure solution, across EE’s LTE-A ‘4G+&rsquo...

The Snapdragon 810 processor from Qualcomm Technologies now supports LTE Category 9 Carrier Aggregation connectivity. Speeds of up to 450Mb/s over three 20MHz LTE carriers have been demonstrated by the processor, which integrates a next-gen LTE-Advanced modem. 

Qualcomm subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros is putting high performance Wi-Fi connectivity in consumers’ hands and homes with the only end-to-end ecosystem of 802.11ac 2.0 solutions with multi-user multi-input/multi-output (MU-MIMO). Home networking manufacturers such as AVM are introducing products based on Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac chipsets with Qualcomm MU | EFX MU-MIMO technology, which Qualcomm Atheros introduced to improve Wi-Fi performance fo...

An agreement has been reached for Qualcomm to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of CSR. Complementing Qualcomm’s current offerings, the acquisition adds products, channels and customers in the growth categories of IoE (Internet of Everything) and automotive infotainment.

Qualcomm is giving 802.11ac a boost with its family of Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac Wi-Fi solutions. Qualcomm has gained strong traction in original equipment manufacturer devices across both mobile and networking segments, and is offering significant 11ac performance advantages compared to competitive solutions in both rate-over-range and power consumption.

Qualcomm announce a family of 28 nanometer solutions, the Qualcomm FSM99xx, that enable pico, metro and enterprise small cells that are designed to enhance operators’ 3G and LTE networks. The Qualcomm FSM99xx solutions integrate the company’s 3G and 4G technologies and support advanced 802.11ac/n Wi-Fi to enable full-featured small cells that are designed to provide superior performance with greater power efficiency.

Qualcomm has expanded its Qualcomm Reference Design portfolio with a reference design made specifically for tablets running on its Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM 8230 and MSM 8030 processors. Both 7-and 10-inch versions of this tablet based on this Qualcomm Reference Design will be on display at Computex 2013 in Taiwan.

Qualcomm has expanded its Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors portfolio to include support for Microsoft Windows RT 8.1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors feature an integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE modem and CPU speeds of up to 2.2 GHz per core. Other capabilities include USB 3.0 and support for Windows RT 8.1 features and services.