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Strategy Analytics - 2Q 2019 Baseband Market Share: Qualcomm and Samsung Emerge as Early 5G ContendersThe global cellular baseband processor market declined 4 percent year-over-year to reach $5.0 billion in Q2 2019, according to Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report, "Baseband Market Share Tracker Q2 2019: Qualcomm and Samsung Vie for 5G Leadership ." This Strategy Analytics research finds that Qualcomm, HiSilicon, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, and Intel (News - Alert) captured the top-five revenue share rankings in the global cellular baseband processor market in Q2 2019. Qualcomm maintained its baseband market revenue share leadership with 43 percent in Q2 2019 followed by HiSilicon with 15 percent revenue share and MediaTek (News - Alert) with 14 percent.
According to Stuart Robinson, Executive Director of the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service, "MediaTek and Unisoc continued to underperform and both companies struggled to advance their baseband market share in Q2 2019. MediaTek, with its new Helio P90, P70, P65, P22 and A22 chips, performed better on a sequential basis in Q2 2019. Unisoc, the world's third largest baseband vendor in terms of unit shipments, continued its weak performance in Q2 2019, but showed signs of recovery with its new competitive Tiger and Ivy-branded products and significant LTE design-wins. Strategy Analytics believes that the China 5G opportunity has the potential to bring back much needed growth to MediaTek and Unisoc if they execute flawlessly." Christopher Taylor, Director of the Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Components service, added, "Apple's (News - Alert) recent acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem business is likely to reduce the addressable market for merchant baseband vendors in the long-term. Samsung LSI emerged as an early 5G market contender in Q2 2019 and Strategy Analytics estimates that Qualcomm and Samsung LSI were neck and neck in terms of 5G baseband market share. HiSilicon, despite the ongoing trade wars, showed a double-digit LTE shipment growth in Q2 2019 and is well positioned for 5G. Intel's recent decision to exit from the 5G smartphone modem market leaves the market with fewer choices, but reflects the difficulties in navigating network technology transitions."
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