4 ms·
Considering the Qualcomm monopoly on CDMA patents, why should they? CDMA is only used in a single country, one where Android is massively underrepresented, and
by kuschku 9y ago
Considering the Qualcomm monopoly on CDMA patents, why should they?
CDMA is only used in a single country, one where Android is massively underrepresented, and it binds you to a single SoC vendor.
- taoistextremist 9y ago>CDMA is only used in a single country As far as I'm aware, two Chinese carriers, China Mobile and China Telecom, use CDMA. China Telecom I believe for everything, China Mobile for its 3G (4G in general is a bit harder to come by there in my experience, so often the only option for mobile data is 3G).
- kuschku 9y agoYou mean WCDMA? That's usual. But the US uses CDMA instead of GSM for audio and SMS content.
- taoistextremist 9y agoI was wrong about China Mobile, it is just WCDMA, but China Telecom is using CDMA.
- kalleboo 9y ago> and it binds you to a single SoC vendor The next generation Intel modems will support CDMA https://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2017/02/23/intels-new-lte-chip-could-gobble-up-all-of-qualcomms-iphone-business/#5728006eabbb https://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2017/02/23/intels-n... > CDMA is only used in a single country And only on the legacy 3G networks of 2/4 major carriers at that. Even in the US, CDMA is on its deathbed.