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title: "Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/qualcomm-is-betting-big-on-data-centers-as-smartphone-sales-sink-6ef18a30
published: 2026-11-04T22:42:15.000Z
byline: "Source: The Verge AI"
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# Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink

Source: The Verge AI · Published 2026-11-04 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/qualcomm-is-betting-big-on-data-centers-as-smartphone-sales-sink-6ef18a30

With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line. During its Q4 2026 earnings call, the company laid out its plans to make a splash in the AI data center business, through partnerships with companies like Amazon and Meta announced earlier \[…\]

In this story: [AI Data Centers](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-data-centers), [Qualcomm](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/qualcomm), [Meta](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/meta), [Amazon](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/amazon)

## Sources

- [Read the original at The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1026867/qualcomm-earnings-data-centers)

## On Bluesky

- [The Verge (@theverge.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/theverge.com/post/3mzjgmvmd7u2i) (Nov 4, 2026 · 14 likes): Qualcomm expects data center chips will eventually account for 30% of its business. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
- [TheHourlyShift (@zimba7768.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/zimba7768.bsky.social/post/3mzjkrgmexq2n) (Nov 4, 2026 · 1 like): Latest tech news: Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink Read full article

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