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2/27/2009 8:48 AM
Due to its recent agreement with Nokia, Qualcomm is likely to solidify its lead in the global market for mobile-handset baseband semiconductors, according to iSuppli Corp. Based on iSuppli’s preliminary estimate, Qualcomm in the fourth quarter accounted for 40.6 percent of worldwide revenue from shipments of mobile handset baseband semiconductors, up from 36.3 percent in the third quarter.Qualcomm expanded its lead over the No.-2 supplier, Texas Instruments, to 20.9 percentage points, up from 14.1 points in the third quarter.
Nokia and Qualcomm this month announced they will collaborate on the development of advanced UMTS mobile devices, initially for the North American market. For this effort, the companies will utilize Qualcomm's 3G Mobile Station Modem (MSM) MSM7xxx-series and MSM8xxx-series chipsets that provide processing and mobile broadband capabilities.
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