Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why the reaffirmation and expansion of the Qualcomm and Samsung partnership, including a seven-year patent licensing extension and Snapdragon platform collaboration in co-developing future Galaxy mobile devices, provides mobile ecosystem supply chain stability amidst recent turbulence due to global pandemic and geopolitical factors and provides a marked contrast to the Qualcomm Apple patent licensing relationship.
Model9 Pure Storage Collaboration Designed to Help Mainframe Enterprises Manage Data
Futurum senior analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the announcement from Model9 around its collaboration with Pure Storage and how the option of cloud storage can help customers looking to innovate and improve the security posture and availability of their mainframe. But is the market ready for such a paradigm shift?
Microsoft Revenue Hits $51.9B for Q4 2022, $198B for FY2022
Futurum analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss report as Microsoft revenue hits $51.9B for Q4 2022, $198B for FY2022, still boosting its numbers in a market roiled by uncertainty and world events.
Oracle Database Service for Azure Makes Multi-Cloud Real
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the introduction of Oracle Database Services for Azure is empowering Azure customers and applications with full access and integration to OCI database services through unified portals as well as delivering a simpler, more flexible cloud architecture that fulfills customer multi-cloud demands and sharply differentiates the Oracle and Microsoft multi-cloud proposition.
Google Launches ChromeOS Flex Aimed at Sustainability and Offering More Affordable Consumer Solutions
Futurum analyst Michael Diamond discusses Google’s ChromeOS Flex, a free operating system targeted at reducing e-waste and which provides some interesting, affordable solutions to consumers and businesses with less discretionary income or budgets.
Qualcomm Q3 2022 Revenue Hits $10.9B, Beating Estimates
Futurum analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss cover Qualcomm Q3 2022 earnings, where revenue hit $10.9B, beating estimates and leading the 5G and mobile chipmaker in a strong performance against growing market headwinds.
Intel MediaTek Chip Partnership Will Drive Global Production
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss explores the newly-announced Intel MediaTek chip partnership that will drive global production of smart edge device chips by Intel for use by MediaTek’s device-making customers.
Consumers Will Win as Congress Looks Set to Approve Non-Bank Stablecoins
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the anticipated Congressional legislation allowing non-banks to issue stablecoins. He also explores what is required in order for stablecoins to be safe and sound, why non-bank issuers can make financial services available to unserved Americans, and how Circle’s USDC is winning over consumers as a sound non-bank issuer.
Samsung Raises 5G FWA Profile with Mediacom Cable Win
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Samsung Mediacom 5G FWA deal highlights major ongoing 5G ecosystem developments such as growing cable operator commitment to use 5G FWA to broaden their addressable broadband market, the further boost to Samsung’s credibility as a supplier of 5G network solutions including 5G FWA and vRAN/O-RAN, as well as the critical role CBRS spectrum can play in reducing the digital divide across rural areas.
RISC-V Computing Leader SiFive Opens New U.K. R&D Center
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss looks at RISC-V computing leader SiFive’s announcement of the opening of its new U.K.-based R&D center and its bold plans to hire more than 100 workers for its global operations over the next two years.