By Prince Osuagwu

Senior Director, Business Development, West Africa at Qualcomm, Mr Alex Dadson last week attributed some of the major breakthroughs the mobile market has experienced in recent times to the technology his company pioneered as a wireless chipsets manufacturer.

Dadson spoke at the recently concluded Mobile Monday which held in Lagos last week. Mobile Monday is a network of mobile enthusiasts including application developers, Office Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs among other operators.

According to him, as a license technology and communication services provider around the world, Qualcomm has become the link to markets and opportunities for more than 25 years.

He claimed that Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of wireless communications, connecting people more closely to information, entertainment and each other.  He added that “today, Qualcomm technologies are powering the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere.

As the line between consumer electronics, computers and mobile communication devices, disappears, Qualcomm is redefining the way people incorporate wireless devices and services into everyday life”.

“It all starts with our commitment to research and development. Innovation is more than what we do. In an increasingly open mobile world, we are developing new capabilities with our partners to give people a uniquely personal mobile experience. Our partnerships accelerate growth for everyone from mobile operators and device manufacturers to Internet companies, mobile software developers and mobile content providers”.

Dadson said that his company’s chipsets power a wide variety of smartphones, tablets, e-books and more, while its engineering support services deliver total, integrated solutions. “We enable opportunities across the entire wireless value chain by making devices faster, content richer and customer relationships stronger”.

In today’s world where innovation continues to drive partnerships for many operators, and service providers, Qualcomm says it was already started looking ahead to the future. “We see an era of total connectivity where high-speed wireless networks will connect everything in your life, not just your phone and your laptop, but your car, your video camera and many items throughout your home. So in this increasingly connected world, Qualcomm is also challenging our planet’s most fundamental problems,to save energy, use water wisely and deliver healthcare more efficiently and we see Qualcomm’s innovations embedded in these technologies, every step of the way” he added.