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Qualcomm - Mobile's Most Essential Company - $QCOM

29 Oct 2025

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Dive into the dramatic saga of QUALCOMM—a company born from academic theory, that defied the industry’s giants, and became the unseen force powering billions of mobile devices worldwide. From its underdog origins and “impossible” CDMA breakthrough to relentless patent battles and the global dominance of its Snapdragon chips, this is a story of technical conviction, strategic mastery, and business ingenuity. Discover how a team of professors engineered not just wireless standards, but a business model so powerful, competitors pay tolls just to innovate. If you want to understand the secrets behind modern connectivity, and how one company positioned itself as the gatekeeper of the mobile age, read on—you’ll never look at your smartphone the same way againTranscript: https://empor.top/us/QCOMCoveringI. Introduction & Episode RoadmapII. The Academic Founders & Linkabit OriginsIII. Early Years: Satellites, Trucking & Finding Product-Market Fit (1985–1989)IV. The CDMA Wars: Taking on the Industry (1989–1995)V. Building the Standard: Global Expansion & Infrastructure (1995–2000)VI. The 3G Revolution & Patent Wars (2000–2007)VII. The Snapdragon Era: From Modems to Systems-on-Chip (2007–2015)VIII. Modern Era: 5G, AI & Beyond Mobile (2015–Today)IX. Business Model & The Patent MachineX. Playbook: Strategy & Investing LessonsXI. Analysis & Bear vs. Bull CaseXII. Epilogue & Power Analysis

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