1683 employees
www.qualcomm.com
Industry: Telecommunications
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
Qualcomm Incorporated, a FORTUNE 500® company is the world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies.
Today, Qualcomm technologies are powering the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere.
Established in July 1985, Qualcomm holds 12,600 US patents and pending patent applications for CDMA and related technologies.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Qualcomm has an employee base of about 16,100 highly skilled professionals spread across 146 locations worldwide.
Qualcomm established its India operations in 1996 with Qualcomm India Private Limited. Having played a key role in catalyzing India's wireless revolution by making mobile communication affordable and accessible, Qualcomm is now poised to trigger the mobile broadband revolution with 3G HSPA, EV-DO and LTE.
Currently the Company has business development and support offices in Mumbai and New Delhi, as well as R&D centers in Bangalore and Hyderabad, where it also has a handset pre-certification lab. Qualcomm Atheros has a development centre in Chennai called Atheros India LLC. More About Qualcomm India