Qualcomm is an American multinational corporation focused on wireless technology and is expanding its reach into the space industry. Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary, is actively involved in research and development for satellite communications capabilities, particularly in 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), and is working toward unifying terrestrial and satellite connectivity. They partner with companies like Ericsson and Thales Alenia Space to test and validate 5G NTN technologies, including those for direct-to-device services via LEO satellites, in an effort to enable ubiquitous connectivity. Qualcomm is also involved in location based services, and has been working with the European Space Agency (ESA) on the use of Galileo in its chipsets.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite, released earlier in 2025, established a 12 TOPS standard for smartwatches.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite allows wearables to process 2-billion-parameter AI models without tethering to a smartphone or the cloud.
Qualcomm focuses on integrating satellite modems into high-end mobile devices and automotive cockpits.
Qualcomm and MediaTek are integrating satellite support into consumer chipsets to expand the addressable base for direct-to-device services.
Thales says FlytEDGE Aura is six times more powerful than its previous solution and uses a Qualcomm processor embedded in each display.
The Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm collaboration builds on a long-standing partnership that previously validated satellite-to-cell capabilities for the Snapdragon Satellite platform.
Rohde & Schwarz enabled the rapid validation of next-generation Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) networking platforms in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies on March 5.
Qualcomm used the CMP180 radio communication tester to verify its advanced 5×5 MIMO technology across the 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands.
Celeste Technologies completed a series of 5G NR-NTN interoperability tests at Qualcomm Technologies’ laboratories in Lannion, France.
Celeste Technologies’ cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies and Sateliot advances the development of a European LEO infrastructure in which Celeste plays a fundamental role.
The test campaign validated interoperability between Celeste Technologies’ SmartgNB system and a test device using a Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF under the 3GPP Release 17 standard.
The Mobile World Congress demonstration integrates Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 platform and the NESC voice codec from Fraunhofer IIS.
Viasat, Cubic³, and Qualcomm Technologies are conducting a demonstration at Mobile World Congress of satellite-enabled voice calls over a 3GPP-compliant non-terrestrial satellite network for connected vehicles.
Skylo leverages existing cellular chipsets and works with Qualcomm, Samsung, and MediaTek alongside software-defined non-terrestrial network standards.
Viasat led the founding of the MSSA, which now includes more than 20 companies such as Qualcomm, Mavenir, and Ericsson.
Iridium data services have been integrated into the Qualcomm Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio (MTR).
Iridium and Qualcomm intend to make Iridium data services accessible via the Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System through an M.2 modem module.
Devices using Qualcomm silicon with integrated Iridium services are expected to be eligible for activation through the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program after commercial arrangements among Qualcomm, Iridium, and OEMs are finalized.
The pairing of the Iridium waveform with Qualcomm's cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS capabilities supports global connectivity under tight SWaP-C constraints.
Iridium and Qualcomm are showcasing Snapdragon MTR capabilities at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting in Washington DC from Oct 13 to Oct 15, 2025, with demonstrations alongside industry partners.