Qualcomm is synonymous with top-tier smartphone performance these days, but the market was once much more competitive.

Apple and Google, two key US smartphone brands, aren't planning to take up Qualcomm's Snapdragon modems in future products.

Apple has to make sure that its 5G modem is as good or better than 5G chips from its current modem supplier Qualcomm before transitioning to its own technology. For that reason, we're expecting ...