According to industry sources, the company Qualcomm may soon increase its market share of chips for 3G-mobile devices. This had been made in connection with the emergence of information about the plans of some major manufacturers, including ASUSTeK Computer, Compal Communications and Arima Communications, abandon the products of Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP), a division of Ericsson, in favor of a mobile platform from Qualcomm.
special attention to the platform developer Qualcomm due to the successful promotion of 3G-phone HTC, designed based on it. As noted, the decision Qualcomm attracted such giants as Motorola, LG Electronics, Hewlett-Packard and Palm.
Among the Taiwanese developers were among the first preference Qualcomm gave the company Inventec Appliances. Compal Communications is also already working on the development of phones on the platform of Qualcomm, under orders to Motorola and HP. Arima is still considering the possibility of rejection of EMP in favor of Qualcomm. ASUS intends to submit its first devices based on Qualcomm platform in the first quarter of 2009.
EMP situation compounded by the fact that it is in transition as a result of a merger with the business of ST-NXP Wireless. Besides, the former vice-chairman of EMP resigned from the company`s Foxconn Technology Group.
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