# Apple & Qualcomm Fight Over Talent | Nokia Bets All on 5G

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-02-09
- Length: 7m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-02-09-apple-qualcomm-fight-over-talent-nokia-bets-all-on-5g
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/41678360/

## Summary

Volagi Ojo, Aspencore Media's global editor in chief, discusses Nokia's strategic pivot from mobile handsets to network infrastructure and its heavy reliance on 5G for redemption. He argues that while Nokia is a major player, geopolitical tensions and the dominance of Chinese competitors like Huawei limit its ability to regain its former market leadership. The episode also briefly covers Apple's hiring of cellular baseband engineers in San Diego as part of its patent dispute with Qualcomm, and highlights the industry's growing focus on heterogeneous integration.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-02-09-apple-qualcomm-fight-over-talent-nokia-bets-all-on-5g#t=3) Introduction: Apple, Qualcomm, and Huawei
- [1:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-02-09-apple-qualcomm-fight-over-talent-nokia-bets-all-on-5g#t=118) Volagi Ojo on Nokia's History and Strategy
- [3:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-02-09-apple-qualcomm-fight-over-talent-nokia-bets-all-on-5g#t=187) The Decision to Exit the Handset Market
- [4:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-02-09-apple-qualcomm-fight-over-talent-nokia-bets-all-on-5g#t=272) 5G as Nokia's Redemption and Geopolitical Challenges
- [6:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-02-09-apple-qualcomm-fight-over-talent-nokia-bets-all-on-5g#t=360) Nokia's Future: Global Presence vs. Chinese Competition

## Topics

- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Apple (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Huawei (company)
- Nokia (company)
- Arcatel lucent (company)

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