How India R&D is helping Qualcomm move beyond smartphones

Hawaii: As chip major Qualcomm aims to go beyond serving the global smartphone industry to cater to a bigger device ecosystem, the company’s over 17,000-strong India workforce is helping it realise the dream to become a connected chip powerhouse, according to top executives.

With centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Noida, the India R&D operation is the company’s largest outside of its US-based headquart