6G is More Than Just Speed –Qualcomm’s AI-native Blueprint from Edge to Cloud
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Neil Shah interviews Durga Malladi about Qualcomm's AI-native 6G roadmap and its implications for connectivity and computing.
At MWC 2026, Qualcomm announced its roadmap to commercialize "AI-native" 6G by 2029, backed by 58 partners including operators, infrastructure providers, device makers and physical AI companies. Neil Shah, VP of Research at Counterpoint, sat down with Durga Malladi, EVP and GM at Qualcomm (Technology Planning, Edge, and Data Center), to discuss how AI and cellular networks are linked. Durga outlined Qualcomm’s journey from a connectivity solutions company to a connectivity and compute systems...
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Host: Neil Shah
Guest: Durga Malladi
Topics covered
- 6G technology
- AI integration
- Qualcomm roadmap
- cellular networks
- MWC 2026
Keywords
- 6G
- Qualcomm
- AI-native
- cellular networks
- MWC 2026
- technology roadmap
- edge computing
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Organizations: Qualcomm, Counterpoint Research
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