BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., today announced that its innovations in Wi-Fi are leading industry growth, redefining customer experiences and helping to enable smarter homes. The company has been leading the transition to mesh networking with its pioneering Qualcomm® Mesh Networking Platform, with mesh networks accounting for nearly 40 percent of the US retail home Wi-Fi market, up from just 5 percent 18 months ago, and of which Qualcomm Technologies claims leading share, according to NPD Group. Similarly, Qualcomm Technologies has played an integral role in the most significant standards transition ever undertaken by the Wi-Fi industry, the emergent 802.11ax standard. This Wi-Fi leadership attests to Qualcomm Technologies' central role in inventing and supporting technologies that benefit consumers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) alike. This technology leadership continues with a strong design pipeline with support for mesh networking and 11ax design wins targeted for 2018.

The full release is available on the Qualcomm News Center website at(https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2018/02/25/qualcomm-wi-fi-innovations-are-leading-industry-growth-creating-new)

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Qualcomm invents breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects and communicates. When we connected the phone to the Internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our inventions are the foundation for life-changing products, experiences, and industries. As we lead the world to 5G, we envision this next big change in cellular technology spurring a new era of intelligent, connected devices and enabling new opportunities in connected cars, remote delivery of health care services, and the IoT — including smart cities, smart homes, and wearables. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering, research and development functions, and all of our products and services businesses, including, the QCT semiconductor business. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

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Qualcomm Mesh Networking Platform is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

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