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Intel captured the top-five cellular baseband revenue share spots in Q3 2020. Qualcomm maintained its baseband market share lead with 40 percent revenue share in Q3 2020, followed by MediaTek with 22 percent and HiSilicon with 19 percent.
5G baseband shipments showed over ten-fold growth in Q3 2020.
For the first time, 5G baseband processor revenue overtook 4G baseband revenue. 5G basebands accounted for over 50 percent of total baseband revenue in Q3 2020.
Sravan Kundojjala, Associate Director, commented, “After experiencing seven consecutive quarters of shipment decline,
Qualcomm finally returned to growth in Q3 2020, thanks to 5G and iPhone design-wins. Revenue from 5G chips accounted for over 60 percent of Qualcomm’s total baseband revenue in Q3 2020. Despite intense competition in the 5G baseband and radio chipset market, Qualcomm increased its 5G share to 56 percent in Q3 2020. Qualcomm is well-situated to continue its 5G momentum into 2021 with its m