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Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink

The VergeWednesday, November 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM

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With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line.

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Impact: High
Category: Technology
Market relevance: Moderate
Why it matters: Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Qualcomm and Technology.

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What happened

With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line.

Why it matters

Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.

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Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Qualcomm and Technology.

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