QualComm conducts business primarily through four reportable segments. These segments are: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, or QCT; Qualcomm Technology Licensing, or QTL; Qualcomm Wireless & Internet, or QWI; and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives, or QSI. QWI, which includes Qualcomm Enterprise Services (QES), Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS), Qualcomm Government Technologies (QGOV) and Firethorn, generates revenues primarily through mobile information products and services and software and software development aimed at support and delivery of wireless applications. QES sells equipment, software and services used by transportation and other companies to connect wirelessly with their assets and workforce. Through December 2010, QES has shipped approximately 1,446,000 terrestrial-based and satellite-based mobile information units. QIS provides content enablement services for the wireless industry, including Brew, the Plaza suite and other services. QIS also provides QChat push-to-talk, QPoint and other products for wireless network operators. QGOV provides development, hardware and analytical expertise involving wireless communications technologies to United States government agencies. Firethorn builds and manages software applications that enable mobile commerce services. QWI revenues comprised 5% of total consolidated revenues for the first quarter of both fiscal 2011 and 2010. Source: SEC Filings

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Qualcomm's Rob Chandhok predicts the future of cross-platform development and the progress of HTML5

FierceDeveloper talks to Qualcomm exec Rob Chandhok about the obstacles and opportunities impacting cross-platform app development moving forward and the role Qualcomm will play in that future.

Orange, Ericsson and Qualcomm to test supplemental downlink in L-Band

The French telecoms regulator, Arcep, has given Orange France approval  to test the use of frequencies in the L-Band to provide mobile broadband systems with supplemental downlink capacity.

Qualcomm doesn't shut door on producing its own chips

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs left open the possibility that the chipset maker might run its own silicon fabrication plant, or fab, or make use of tis cash pile to keep up with demand. However, it is unlikely that Qualcomm will start running a fab any time soon.

Qualcomm kicks off Windows RT app development challenge

SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm launched a new competition challenging software developers to build applications for Microsoft's Windows RT operating system, which will power one of the software giant's forthcoming Surface tablet devices.

Qualcomm adds cloud-based image recognition to Vuforia AR platform

SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm is bolstering its Vuforia augmented reality platform by adding support for image recognition in the cloud, the company announced here at its annual Uplinq developer conference.

Qualcomm, Akamai team to boost mobile browser performance

SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm is collaborating with cloud platform Akamai Technologies to implement new mobile device protocols designed to boost browser performance and bandwidth efficiency.

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon SDK for Android

Qualcomm released its Snapdragon software development kit, enabling developers to leverage system-on-a-chip processor technologies to build value-added applications for devices running Google's Android mobile operating system. 

Microsoft courts developers for Windows Phone 8

Last week Microsoft finally unveiled its long-awaited Windows Phone 8 operating system at a media event in San Francisco. Now the company must turn its attention to the developer community, which it must attract to the new OS if it wants to have compelling apps for its Windows Phone 8 devices.

Microsoft Windows Phone 8 offers fancy features but leaves existing devices behind

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft at its Windows Phone Summit today presented a formal "preview" of the Windows Phone 8 operating system that will become the new heart of its smartphone strategy and, it hopes, the basis for increasing influence and clout in the smartphone market. 

WCDMA voice gets another look as HSPA+ takes off

Both Qualcomm and InToTally are developing methods to make WCDMA voice more efficient so operators can wring out additional spectrum capacity to make room HSPA and HSPA+ data services.