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Qualcomm Preps Silicon as a Service

Secure services target IoT node-to-cloud

Rick Merritt, EETimes
2/14/2018 04:30 AM EST

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Qualcomm is leaping from OEM silicon to end-user services with a kind of offering that one analyst sees as the start of a broad trend at the intersection of blockchain technology and the Internet of Things. Qualcomm Wireless Edge Services combines security and management features that are already attracting interest from the likes of Alibaba and Baidu.

On a more traditional note, the cellular chip giant also announced its latest LTE modem. The X24 will hit max data rates of 2 Gbits/s, putting more space between itself and rivals such as Intel.