Spreadtrum overtakes MediaTek for # 2 spot in 3G baseband market

Spreadtrum overtook MediaTek to capture the number two spot in the global 3G baseband market in Q1 2015, said Strategy Analytics.

“Spreadtrum will gain share in 3G basebands and is expected to make good progress in 4G basebands through 2015,” said Stuart Robinson, executive director of the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies (HCT) service.

The global cellular baseband processor market rose 27 percent to $5.8 billion in Q1 2015, according to Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report, “Baseband Market Share Tracker Q1 2015: Samsung LSI Grabs Number Three LTE Spot.”
Baseband Revenue Share in Q1 2015
Samsung LSI beat out Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 in Samsung Mobile’s Galaxy S6 and moved up to number three in LTE baseband shipments. Qualcomm’s LTE unit share dropped to 68 percent in Q1 2015 as a result of increased competition and the Galaxy S6 loss.

In LTE basebands market, MediaTek is the solid number two to Qualcomm. MediaTek has captured a double-digit LTE unit share in Q1 2015, helped by strong momentum for its LTE-integrated applications processors in China.

Qualcomm, MediaTek, Spreadtrum, Samsung LSI and Marvell captured the top-five baseband revenue share spots in Q1 2015.
Qualcomm maintained its baseband market leadership with 61 percent revenue share, followed by MediaTek with 18 percent revenue share and Spreadtrum with 7 percent revenue share.

Strategy Analytics today said Spreadtrum overtook MediaTek to capture the number two spot in the global 3G baseband market in Q1 2015, partly helped by market leaders Qualcomm and MediaTek’s shift in focus from 3G to 4G.

Baburajan K
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