San Diego Hot Companies Blog

Has proposed air-to-ground internet services.  The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving access for air travelers by voting to write rules to open frequencies for these services.  The FCC voted recently to advance the plan to pull in Facebook pages, spreadsheets, videos, games and music on planes with Wi-Fi Systems.  The next-generation service [...]

Qualcomm – San  Diego:  Rose from the world’s sixth-largest chip maker in 2011 to become the 3rd-largest in 2012, on the strength of smartphones and tablets.

Is pushing technologies that will allow smart-phones, and other devices, to share information directly with each other – even if they are made by a different manufacturer and run on a different operating system.  Wow. Qualcomm recently announced additional features for its “AllJoyn peer-to-peer software” which enables direct communication between smart-phones, tablets and other mobile [...]

Qualcomm’s Vuforia augmented reality AR platform, which transforms real-world objects into interactive experiences, has teamed up with Sesame Work in order to create a prorotype playset.  Qualcomm is  in the process of commercializing the capability that recognizes complex 3-D objects.  Jay Wright is VP of Business Development at Qualcommn, who said that major toy manufacturers [...]

Matt Grob, VP and Chief Technology Officer said that Qualcomm has set a goal of supplying 1,000 times more cellular capacity in the next 10 years to meet the needs of cellular traffic.

Qualcomm – Is changing its corporate structure to better manage its patent portfolio contained in a division called Qualcomm Technology Licensing, the company announced recently.  The new structure features the parent company Qualcomm Inc., which will include QTL and its corporate functions, and all of its patents.  It will also include a new wholly-owned subsidiary [...]

Qualcomm Inc. – San Diego:  For its Fiscal Year ending 9/25/11, Qualcomm’s profits reflected a 31% increase to $4.26-billion, while revenues had increased 36% to $14.96-billion.  Paul Jacobs is CEO and Chairman of the Board.

Qualcomm, Inc. - San Diego:  Announced its inclusion on the “selected list of strategic partners” of the World Economic Forum, joining a group of 100 leading global companies representing diverse regions and industries.  Partners work closely with the forum to make a tangible impact on global issues and society by contributing to better policy making, informing [...]

Qualcomm Inc., – is raising its quarterly dividend by 13% to 21.5 cents per share (up from 19 cents per share). Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, CEO, said in a statement, “Our business model continues to drive strong cash flows, enabling significant investments in our strategic business initiatives while continuing to return capital to stockholders.” Qualcomm [...]

Qualcomm Inc., announced that it has reached an agreement with gaming maker Gameloft to offer mobile versions of popular Gameloft titles, including “SpiderMan Total Mayhem HD” and “Real Football 2011 HD.”  Other titles included in the deal are “GT Racing Motor Academy HD” and “Modern Combat 2:  Black Pegasus.” The companies said they will work [...]