Wireless unit head Ralph de la Vega is scheduled to give a keynote speech on digital content at the Mobile World Congress, the global telecom trade show, in Barcelona next week.
What earlier coursed through manufacturing has spread to the service sectors as a combination of digital technology and ability to outsource is riddling fields such as telecom (including the booming wireless business).
Now, Qualcomm is a promising telecom company with a lock on a technology (called code division multiple access) that is becoming the standard for digital cell phones.