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Virgin Galactic, Qualcomm, Elon Musk in the mix In the past week, OneWeb, with support from the Virgin Group and chipmaker Qualcomm, and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have announced plans to launch constellations capable of bringing high-speed satellite Internet connectivity …

Snapdragon processor enters automotive LAS VEGAS – While several major chip manufacturers displayed the latest in connected car technology at CES 2015, San Diego-based Qualcomm turned heads with its polished in-vehicle concept set up in a state-of-the-art Cadillac XTS. Nakul Duggal, …

LAS VEGAS – With an expected 1000x data demand increase, there is a race to increase efficiency in LTE networks. With that in mind, Qualcomm is testing what could be the next evolution in LTE Advanced technology. At CES 2015, …

Is Xiaomi the world’s most valuable tech startup? Xiaomi, the Chinese hardware company that recently cracked the top five for smartphone vendors, raised $1.1 billion in new funding. Xiaomi co-founder Bin Lin revealed in a Facebook post that the company …

For T-Mobile US, part of being the “Un-carrier” may include using unlicensed spectrum to offer LTE services. The company will reportedly deploy LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band, the same band used for 802.11ac Wi-Fi. T-Mobile US CTO Ray …

60 firms, including Intel, Cisco, Qualcomm, IBM sign letter to FCC President Barack Obama’s recent suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission bring Internet regulation under Title II oversight brought a stinging rebuke from tech-industry leaders. A list of 60 technology …

Qualcomm has confirmed reports that it is eliminating roughly 600 jobs. The chip giant says that some of those impacted will be offered new opportunities elsewhere at the company. Fewer than half the employees affected are based in the United …

The Wi-Fi Alliance has enhanced Passpoint, the multivendor standard designed for seamless identification and authentication of Wi-Fi hot spots. Service providers can now distribute their specific subscriber policies, such as which networks to join and in what order of preference. …

OSHA gives 6 citations, company contests This past March saw the tragic loss of two tower workers in Kansas when two towers they were working on collapsed. Inevitably and rightfully, OSHA has now formally issued six citations to the offending …

The capabilities of upcoming smartphones and tablets can often be seen in the chipsets that are launching now. Mobile chip update Superfast Wi-Fi Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are strong suits for chipmaker Broadcom, and now the company says it has the …

Mobile Minute: Sprint is not the only company making executive changes this week as Microsoft said yesterday that is has hired Qualcomm’s Peggy Johnson to lead business development. At Qualcomm, Johnson served as EVP of Qualcomm Technologies and president of …

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Qualcomm got a lot of attention at Small Cells World Summit 2014 with its talk about “inside out” connectivity enabled by small cells. The mobile chip giant wants operators to consider super powerful indoor small cells as a way to …

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy! —Verizon …

The quest for scale and intellectual property appear to be motivating chip companies to consolidate, with three transactions announced this week. Qualcomm buys RF specialist Qualcomm has purchased Austin’s Black Sand, which makes power amplifiers for mobile devices. The purchase …

Qualcomm in the hood The mobile chip giant wants to be part of your neighborhood, or your small business if you have one. At Small Cells World Summit 2014 Qualcomm introduced the FSM90xx, a small cell chipset that targets homes, …

Broadcom (BRCM) appears ready to let Qualcomm and its low-cost Asian competitors compete for the baseband market while it focuses on chips for other types of wireless connectivity, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and small cells. Today the California company said …

LTE broadcast The race to supply chipsets for Verizon’s LTE Multicast demo at last weekend’s Indy 500 was won by Qualcomm and Sequans. Qualcomm made the Multicast-capable chips inside the Galaxy 3 smartphones used to watch the race in real-time …

Verizon Wireless continued testing its LTE Multicast technology, announcing it has been offering the service this month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Indianapolis 500 event. During the actual race, Verizon Wireless said it plans to incorporate …

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What is LTE-Advanced and how it is being implemented today?

Huawei has successfully completed an LTE-A Category 6 connectivity test with download speeds reaching 300 megabits per second. The Chinese infrastructure, device and chip manufacturer worked with Qualcomm, and used the Qualcomm Gobi 9×35 LTE modem. Huawei said that during …