Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)
Qualcomm Inc. is a wireless telecommunications research and development company focused on designing, manufacturing and marketing digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its code division multiple access (CDMA) technology and other technologies. The company licenses and receives royalty payments on its CDMA technology from more than 155 major domestic and international telecommunications equipment manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. Qualcomm’s operations can be divided in four segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), Qualcomm Wireless & Internet (QWI), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). QCT is a developer and supplier of CDMA-based integrated circuits and system software for wireless…