Lenovo, Xiaomi, OV to purchase Qualcomm's RF front-end solution for $2 billion in three years

　　Today, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm, announced at the 2018 Qualcomm China Technology and Cooperation Summit that it has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Lenovo Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong Oppo Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., Vivo Communications Technology Co., Ltd., and Xiaomi Communications Technology Co., Ltd., respectively. The four companies expressed their intention to purchase RF front-end components from Qualcomm Technologies with a total value of no less than US$2 billion within three years. The obligations to purchase and supply these components will be executed in accordance with the subsequent final agreement. Let's follow the mobile phone portable editor to learn about the relevant content.

　　Qualcomm Technologies' RF front-end components form a rich and complete system-level modem-to-antenna RF front-end platform solution portfolio, designed to help OEMs quickly scale mobile devices and easily expand globally. Qualcomm Technologies' extensive RF front-end platform products include gallium arsenide (GaAs) power amplifiers (PAs), envelope trackers, multi-mode power amplifiers and modules, RF switches, independent and integrated filter modules, and antenna tuners covering cellular and other connectivity technologies.

　　In addition to today’s MOU, Qualcomm Technologies shared information about its upcoming 5G Tunable RF Front End as part of its 5G roadmap. This breakthrough 5G Tunable RF Front End will help OEMs differentiate their 5G products by making them thinner, lighter, and higher performing with system-level expertise and ready for 5G.

　　“Qualcomm Technologies has long been supporting China’s mobile ecosystem. Today’s MOUs with Lenovo , OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi further demonstrate our commitment to this ecosystem and our strategy to continue expanding our RFFE business,” said Cristiano Amon, president of Qualcomm Incorporated. “Our robust RFFE solutions can help these OEMs not only build power-efficient devices at scale and cost-effectively, but also provide advanced mobile devices to consumers in China and around the world.”

　　RF front-end technology is critical to the mobile phone experience that users expect. Qualcomm Technologies' complete RF front-end product portfolio provides industry-leading mobile solutions that support the current mobile ecosystem and can cope with the rapidly growing complexity and challenges brought by 4G LTE Advanced and 5G networks. Specifically, Qualcomm Technologies' complete modem-to-antenna RF front-end product portfolio is designed to support Chinese OEMs to abandon their previous procurement methods based on RF front-end technology components and move to the system-level modem-to-antenna solution procurement method required for 5G RF front-end solutions. Now, with Qualcomm Technologies' complete system-level modem-to-antenna solution, Chinese OEMs will be able to design mobile terminals that support a wider frequency range, greater network capacity, wider coverage, and advanced energy efficiency performance to meet the technical requirements of 4G LTE Advanced and the upcoming 5G networks.

　　“For many years, Lenovo and Qualcomm Technologies have collaborated on a wide range of technologies for our laptop and smartphone portfolios,” said Christian Eigen, head of global strategic alliances at Lenovo . “Through Qualcomm Technologies’ system-level RFFE design approach, we can continue to provide our customers with products that deliver optimal signal strength combined with best-in-class design and innovation.”

　　“Qualcomm Technologies’ RF products are extensive, including some with clear advantages,” said Wu Henggang, vice president of OPPO. “OPPO and Qualcomm Technologies have already started in-depth cooperation in the RF field. We hope that in the future, with the joint efforts of both parties, more Qualcomm Technologies RF devices will be applied to OPPO products.”

　　“Our consumers around the world expect high performance, longer battery life and advanced connectivity from their devices,” said Yujian Shi, senior vice president of vivo. “Qualcomm Technologies’ end-to-end system-level design and support enables us to reduce design-in efforts and integration time while providing consumers with premium, feature-rich devices.”

　　“Xiaomi prides itself on delivering the most innovative products to our growing customer base,” said Yan Kesheng, vice president of Xiaomi Mobile and vice chairman of Xiaomi Mobile Quality Committee. “By adopting Qualcomm Technologies’ modem-to-antenna platform solution in our RFFE design, we can take full advantage of the performance enhancements enabled by the close interaction between the modem and RFFE, and bring more advanced devices to market faster to better meet the global consumer demand for innovative, beautiful and affordable smartphones.”

　　The news was announced as part of the Qualcomm China Technology and Cooperation Summit, during which Qualcomm discussed the future of global mobile technology and how expanding the adoption of RF front-end technology will play an integral role in the rapid evolution of 5G.

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