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Qualcomm’s New QCS7230 Chip — Expands its Vision Intelligence Platform and is Way Smarter Than You Think

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Futurum analyst Michael Diamond discusses Qualcomm’s QCS7230 chip, an addition to its Vision Intelligence Platform adding solutions that are more affordable, offer better resolution and provide enhanced intelligence at the edge for surveillance strategies and beyond. Mike also explores the Global Physical Security market and what he expects to see in terms of continued convergence in that market moving forward.

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Silicon Labs Analyst Day 2022 Demonstrates a Hyper Focus on Low-Powered Wireless Marketing, Priming the Company for Growth

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Futurum’s Michael Diamond covers Silicon Labs’ Analyst Day 2022, dissecting the company’s strategy of a hyper focus on low-powered wireless marketing, simplifying organizational structure, continuing its pivot toward a more software-centric, application-centric company and more, as well as thoughts on what’s ahead in this space.

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Qualcomm Breakthroughs on Path to Advanced 5G Include R&D Test Beds, 5G mmWave, XR, C-V2X, and More – Part Three

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In the conclusion of this three-part series, Futurum Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives deeper into more of Qualcomm’s latest research milestones and how they help expand 5G mmWave deployments, applications, and impact on wide area 5G foundations. Blanchard’s analysis outlines how these over-the-air (OTA) test networks, prototypes, and system simulations help advance 5G research and product development across a breadth of industries. These breakthrough snapshots are especially timely in the wake of the expansive technology roadmap outlined by Qualcomm during its Investor Day presentations just a few days ago and help shed more light on where Qualcomm is with regard to critical R&D milestones.

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Part Three of Series: More on RFFE and the Role it Plays in Qualcomm’s 5G Roadmap

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In Part Three of his series on RFFE (RF Front End), Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives into how chipmaker giant Qualcomm is leveraging its global leadership in wireless innovation and recent investments in RF to significantly grow its modem-to-antenna solutions footprint not only in mobile handsets, but also expand that slice of its business into high growth adjacent segments like Automotive, the IoT, and the IIoT. Tying the series to Qualcomm’s 2021 Investor Day provides critical insights into RFFE’s growing importance to Qualcomm’s technology portfolio and business momentum.

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FedEx New SenseAware ID Tracking System Arrives Just in Time for COVID Relief

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From an engineering standpoint, selecting the solution with the lowest power consumption and the smallest possible network footprint makes perfect sense, not just for Fedex but also for carriers, for whom bandwidth can often be a challenge. SenseAware ID should be able to provide the high level of value-add tracking that FedEx customers will find valuable while not monopolizing precious network resources.