Q1 Global 5G Baseband Revenue Grew 27%: SA

Qualcomm captured 70% unit share of the global 5G cellular baseband market in Q1, reported Strategy Analytics Wednesday: That market grew 27% from last year to $7.4 billion in Q1, with Qualcomm capturing 53% share to MediaTek’s 25% and Samsung’s 10%. Design wins for the iPhone 12 and across Android 5G smartphone OEMs drove Qualcomm’s baseband share dominance, said SA.