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minus-squareTwelveSilverSwords@alien.topOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThere are 4 companies in the world that make 5G modems: Qualcomm. Samsung. Mediatek. Huawei.
minus-squareRare-Page4407@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago 5G modems: Qualcomm. Samsung. Mediatek. Huawei. For UE’s. Other companies make the big antenna equivalents used in BTSes.
minus-squareBurnoutEyes@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNXP makes some. There are software defined radio solutions like srsRAN as well.
minus-squarepinealgIand@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDon’t forget Broadcom. Apple actually just signed a deal with them to be the sole provider of modems for their phones. I recently started working for them. https://epsnews.com/2023/06/07/apple-broadcom-deal-disrupts-wireless-chip-market/#:~:text=In late May%2C Apple and,especially cellular modems%2C from Qualcomm.
minus-squaredhruvz@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s everything Wireless except the 2G/3G/4G/5G part. So what you are referring to is WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc.
minus-squareryker7777@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago Unisoc, GCT, Sequans, ASR Micro, Sony Semiconductor. Huawei
minus-squarehackenclaw@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agofeels like only Qualcomm & Huawei among the 4 that is well ahead of everyone else.
There are 4 companies in the world that make 5G modems:
Qualcomm.
Samsung.
Mediatek.
Huawei.
For UE’s. Other companies make the big antenna equivalents used in BTSes.
NXP makes some. There are software defined radio solutions like srsRAN as well.
Don’t forget Broadcom. Apple actually just signed a deal with them to be the sole provider of modems for their phones. I recently started working for them.
https://epsnews.com/2023/06/07/apple-broadcom-deal-disrupts-wireless-chip-market/#:~:text=In late May%2C Apple and,especially cellular modems%2C from Qualcomm.
That’s everything Wireless except the 2G/3G/4G/5G part. So what you are referring to is WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc.
feels like only Qualcomm & Huawei among the 4 that is well ahead of everyone else.
didn’t nokia make 5g stuff too?