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 [Energy & Infrastructure](/categories/energy-infrastructure)

 # Qualcomm's Quest To Make Cities Smarter

 

##### By Will Townsend

 

 

 Nov 3, 2021 10:35 AM ET

  Campaign:  [Purposeful Innovation](/news/campaign/purposeful-innovation)  ![Qualcomm\'s Durga Malladi presents in front of a screen at Qualcomm\’s Smart Cities Accelerate 2021](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-08/Screen_Shot_2021-11-02_at_2.01.34_PM_1786679349.png "Qualcomm's Durga Malladi, SVP and GM of 5G and Mobile Broadband Infrastructure. MOOR INSIGHTS & STRATEGY")

 Qualcomm's Durga Malladi, SVP and GM of 5G and Mobile Broadband Infrastructure. MOOR INSIGHTS & STRATEGY 

 

[Originally published by Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2021/10/06/qualcomms-quest-to-make-cities-smarter/?sh=1e8de5987324)

It’s no secret that Qualcomm is driving the overall 5G ecosystem, thanks in large part to having its own R&D in the 5G standards space with 3GPP. Its portfolio includes industry-leading modems, RF-Front End and its class-leading system on a chip (SOC) design. In the past, the company has also supported numerous OEM customers with reference designs. Qualcomm’s three-year journey with smart cities, however, has taken its reference design efforts even further. Mr. Sag and I learned that the Smart City Accelerate program now includes over 400 partners and delivers end-to-end IoT solutions across more than thirty verticals.

[**Continue reading on Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2021/10/06/qualcomms-quest-to-make-cities-smarter/?sh=1e8de5987324)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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