LTE Basebands Accounted for Over 50 Percent of Cellular Baseband Revenue in 2014 says Strategy Analytics

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Based on this research from Strategy Analytics, , , , and grabbed the top-five baseband revenue share spots in calendar year 2014. Qualcomm finished the year 2014 with 66 percent revenue share, followed by MediaTek with 17 percent revenue share and Spreadtrum with 5 percent revenue share.

According to , "For the first time on an annual basis, revenue from LTE baseband sales overtook revenue from 3G baseband sales, thanks to a strong push from the industry. continued to lead this high-growth LTE baseband segment. However, Qualcomm's LTE baseband competitors , , , and made good progress in 2014 and increased their LTE baseband shipments."

According to of the Strategy Analytics service, "Despite taking a hit from reduced TD-SCDMA baseband shipments, registered a ten-fold growth in its W-CDMA baseband shipments and achieved a double-digit share in the global W-CDMA baseband market in 2014. Spreadtrum is well-positioned to increase its W-CDMA and LTE baseband shipments significantly in 2015."

According to of the Strategy Analytics service, " ranked number two in the global LTE baseband market for the first time on an annual basis in 2014. Strategy Analytics predicts MediaTek will continue to gain share in LTE basebands, thanks to increased traction in China . Growing revenue contribution from LTE basebands will lift MediaTek's baseband revenue share over the next few quarters."

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