Qualcomm gets trial in case that threatens its smartphone dominance

In Q1 2018, Qualcomm maintained its smartphone AP momentum with 45% revenue share followed by Apple with 17% and Samsung LSI with 14%.

Two years after the US Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm Inc, unleashing a series of existential challenges to the company’s business model, the chipmaker is about to get its chance to square the record.

Lawyers for the regulatory agency and the company are set to begin presenting arguments on Jan 4 in a 10-day non-jury trial over claims that Qualcomm is abusing its strength in the market for smartphone components to force Apple Inc and others to pay inflated license fees.