Qualcomm Partners with Indian ODMs to Accelerate Edge AI Deployment in IoT

Qualcomm Partners with Indian ODMs to Boost Edge AI Deployment: Report

Strategic collaboration with STMicroelectronics to integrate advanced connectivity technologies. Qualcomm announced on Thursday its collaboration with Indian original design manufacturers (ODMs), including VVDN, Tessolve, Teksun, and Innominds, to accelerate the rollout of Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, including support for the 5G sector, as reported by ET. This announcement from Qualcomm comes on the sidelines of IMC2024. Also Read: Qualcomm Launches Wireless Networking Platform With Wi-Fi 7 and Edge AI Key Features of Edge AI Box Solutions Qualcomm reportedly said its Edge AI Box Solutions offer scalability, ease of use, and performance to meet the demands of industrial and commercial Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Key areas of focus include security and surveillance, factory safety, traffic flow management, energy resource management, video collaboration, real-time data insights, and more. By working with ODMs, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and System Integrators (SIs), Qualcomm plans to enable customers to efficiently deploy tailored, pre-designed solutions. "Our edge AI solutions bring together the industry's leading technologies across powerful computing, innovative edge AI processing, power efficiency, reduced latency, latest 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, crystal-clear video and more to fuel the next-generation of resilient, high-performing IoT applications," the report quoted Suri Maddhula, VP of IoT Solutions Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies. Also Read: Aprecomm Partners with Qualcomm to Enhance AI-Powered Wi-Fi Optimisation Partnership with STMicroelectronics for IoT Solutions Powered by Edge AI In another development earlier in October, Qualcomm and STMicroelectronics announced a strategic collaboration to develop industrial and consumer IoT solutions leveraging edge AI. This partnership will see the two companies integrate Qualcomm Technologies' AI-powered wireless connectivity technologies, starting with a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo system-on-a-chip (SoC), into the microcontroller (MCU) ecosystem from ST. Through this collaboration, developers will benefit from seamless connectivity software integration into STM32 general-purpose MCUs, including software toolkits, facilitating quick and broad adoption via ST's worldwide sales and distributor channels, the companies said on October 1, 2024.

Qualcomm Empowers Indian Companies with Edge AI Solutions to Scale IoT Deployments

Real-time analytics and insights - Deliver real-time insights with low latency to enable on-demand decisions by processing data on the device, reducing dependency on the cloud. On-device data security and privacy - Build better privacy, security, and protection for data by processing at the edge to minimize the risk of unauthorized external access. "Qualcomm Technologies is uniquely positioned to take the IoT ecosystem forward. Our edge AI solutions bring together the industry's leading technologies across powerful computing, innovative edge AI processing, power efficiency, reduced latency, latest 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity, crystal-clear video and more to fuel the next-generation of resilient, high-performing IoT applications," said Suri Maddhula, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.