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5G Processors 30% of Cellular Baseband Dollar Shipments Amid COVID-19, Says SA

The global cellular baseband processor market grew 9% in Q1, reaching $5.2 billion in revenue, reported Strategy Analytics Thursday. Qualcomm maintained its baseband market share leadership with 42% of revenue, followed by HiSilicon (20%) and MediaTek (14%), it said. The…

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pandemic combined with weak seasonal demand to restrict baseband shipment growth. But 5G baseband shipments spurred revenue growth because they command a “significant premium” over 4G basebands, said SA: 5G basebands were nearly 10% of the units shipped, 30% of revenue.