modem

Retail Asia10/05/2021

A vulnerability discovered by security firm Check Point Research could allow a malicious app to skip the usual security features giving it access to call and text history. It also gives an attacker the ability to record conversations. The Qualcomm Modem Interface (QMI) software is normally impossible for third-party apps to access, but if key aspects of […]

Retail Asia08/05/2019

In one fell swoop, Apple cut the Gordian knot of 5G modem supply and it is smooth sailing from here, as it paid Qualcomm undisclosed amount to settle the patent litigation and secure a multi-year contract for 5G iPhones. “It’s personal. I don’t see anybody who can bridge this gap,” tipped the WSJ recently about Apple and […]

Retail Asia23/04/2019

You might know that Huawei manufacturers handsets and networking equipment. At the end of last year, it was the third largest smartphone company in the world and the top provider of networking gear. What you might not know is that Huawei designs its own chips. Its Hi-Silicon unit created the Kirin 980 SoC which is […]

Retail Asia20/10/2016

US chipset maker Qualcomm has announced what it says is the world’s first commercial 5G modem chipset solution to help accelerate the deployments of 5G networks globally. Announced at the Qualcomm 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Qualcomm said the Snapdragon X50 5G modem is designed to support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in building […]

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40% of Android phones have modem vulnerability allowing an attacker to listen in to your calls

Apple’s 5G iPhone Using Samsung Modems to be released in 2020

Apple could end up buying 5G modem chips from unlikely sources

Qualcomm unveils 5G modem chipset solution