The Verge takes a look at Qualcomm's dominance in the mobile sector. Every mobile headset manufacturer has relied on the venerable chipmaker for years but is that reliance at risk? The article takes a look at the possibility.
The company that was founded on the premise of building "Quality Communications" can now be found inside every major smartphone in the US. Even the fiercely independent Apple, which designs its own mobile processors, has no choice but to use Qualcomm’s LTE modems. The same is true of Samsung, whose Exynos chip is replaced by a Qualcomm Snapdragon for the US and other markets. But Qualcomm’s influence spreads much wider and deeper still.
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