Our Businesses

Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the world's largest fabless semiconductor producer and the largest provider of wireless chipset and software technology, which powers the majority of all 3G devices commercially available today. We are redefining the experience of wireless mobility by applying our unmatched legacy of wireless innovation to enable new generations of increasingly powerful mobile handsets, computers and consumer electronics devices. As a result, 3G wireless connectivity is being extended into an ever-wider range of products and services.

Leverages Qualcomm's wireless expertise, innovative technologies, and vast industry reach to provide capabilities and services that enable government customers---federal, state, and local---to realize significant technology gains and excellence in mission performance.

Creating Total Mobile Experiences

Today´s mobile consumers demand a diverse yet more personalized array of content delivered in an engaging, user-friendly experience.

But device fragmentation and rising costs have prevented operators, content providers, developers and device manufacturers from delivering what their customers want.

It´s time for a new approach.

Supports Qualcomm's mission of enabling and fostering CDMA and wireless Internet markets through strategic investments in privately-owned startup ventures.

Qualcomm Atheros is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm and a leading provider of wireless and wired technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. We’re focused on inventing technologies that connect and empower people in ways that are elegant and accessible to all.

We provide a global customer base with a broad portfolio of Wi-Fi®, Location, Bluetooth®, FM, Ethernet, HomePlug® Powerline and PON solutions. By leveraging substantial expertise in RF, signal processing, software and networking we can deliver highly-integrated, low-power, system-level solutions that enable developers to create high-performance, differentiated products.

Firethorn Mobile, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, is an important part of the mobile commerce ecosystem and its mobile domain expertise and vision have secured its position as an industry leader in mobile commerce. The company continues to create exciting mobile revenue channels that bridge relationships among consumers and retailers.

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm that brings together a dedicated group of engineers focused on open source and community-driven software development.

Qualcomm iSkoot Inc., a Qualcomm company, provides mobile operators and OEMs with an end-to-end software and services platform supporting efficient delivery of Internet-based services across a wide range of mobile devices.

Qualcomm Life is a subsidiary of Qualcomm that is defining and connecting the wireless health network to improve lives and advance the capabilities of medical devices. Qualcomm Life is focused on medical device connectivity and data management and empowers medical device manufacturers to deliver wireless medical data quickly and easily to those who need it.

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. has developed the industry's first color micro electrical/mechanical systems (MEMS) display for mobile devices—a true technological innovation that offers low power consumption and superb viewing quality in a wide range of environmental conditions, including bright sunlight. The displays work by reflecting light where specific wavelengths interfere with one another to create color. The phenomenon that makes a butterfly's wings shimmer, Interferometric modulation (IMOD), is the same process used in mirasol displays. Qualcomm's mirasol displays require no backlighting and therefore consume significantly less power than standard displays in portable devices.

Snaptracs, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Our mission is to make people’s lives easier and safer by developing innovative and wirelessly-connected products for consumers, primarily in the tracking and location-based category, and getting them to market quickly. We utilize Qualcomm technologies and have developed a platform to deliver end-to-end products directly to the consumer.
Our first product, Tagg—The Pet Tracker™, was born out of our love of dogs. It uses advanced GPS and wireless technology to help people find their lost pets.

Qualcomm Corporate Engineering Services (QCES) accelerates the adoption of Qualcomm technologies through professional services, technical education, industry initiatives, and product engineering.

Unmatched wireless technical expertise and industry-wide experience enable QCES to deliver meaningful results for network operators and device manufacturers: the latest in technology innovation, advantages in time to market and optimized network performance.

Qualcomm's Research and Development is where many of the industry’s most talented engineers and scientists come to collaborate, share ideas, and create the wireless technologies and solutions of tomorrow.

Grants licenses to use Qualcomm's intellectual property portfolio, which includes certain patent rights essential to or useful in the manufacturing of CDMA-based products.

Formerly Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions, Qualcomm Enterprise Services (QES) provides integrated wireless systems and services to businesses around the world. QES delivers the actionable information businesses seek in order to operate at peak performance and improve the quality of life for its customers, their employees and the entire value chain. Qualcomm’s world-class technology infrastructure, customer care and professional services enable QES to meet the increasingly complex needs of industries such as mobile enterprise, transportation and logistics, construction equipment, manufacturing and healthcare.