Qualcomm, a Publicly Owned company headquartered in the United States, was founded in 1985 and has approximately 45,440 employees, specializing in connectivity infrastructure. The company reported $44.3B in revenue as of 2025. Qualcomm creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology.
On October 9, 2026, Qualcomm announced at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 in New Delhi that the upcoming iQOO 16, Motorola Signature 27, and Xiaomi 18 Pro smartphones will run on its newly introduced Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor. Earlier the same day, Tejas Networks, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, demonstrated Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) technology at IMC 2026, exploring advancements beyond 5G towards 6G. Qualcomm also awaited a jury verdict on October 9 in Wilmington, Delaware, in its lawsuit against chip technology supplier Arm Holdings, which alleges Arm breached licensing agreements and intentionally sabotaged Qualcomm's dealings with Meta Platforms. Separately, Qualcomm is betting on smaller AI models to extend advanced features to more affordable devices, addressing concerns that rising memory costs are increasing smartphone prices. The company also highlighted its 'Connectivity Plus Compute' strategy at the 10th edition of IMC 2026, demonstrating its role in powering the next era of agentic AI.
Qualcomm offers 5 products in the media tech and telecoms tech industries. Qualcomm's product portfolio comprises of broadband and VAS software and connectivity infrastructure.
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Qualcomm's revenues were $44.3B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Qualcomm's revenue into 2 different product categories.
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Qualcomm's customers primarily consist of semiconductor Manufacturing, consumer electronics and search, social, and retail media companies. Examples of Qualcomm's customers include Apple, Google and TSMC. Qualcomm has commercial and technical partners like Viettel, Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) and Mercedes-Benz. Examples of Qualcomm's suppliers include Qualtrics, Adobe and Ant Media.
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