SAN DIEGO: US-based CDMA major Qualcomm Inc has announced the appointment of Rob Chandhok as president of Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS), one of its key divisions.
Chandhok's new position adds to his existing responsibilities as president of Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc. He will report to Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT).
QIS has stimulated the growth of data services in the feature phone market and is now ready to transition to support the smartphone space as well. QIS will continue its track record of delivering successful platforms, such as QChat and Qpoint, and will be the Company's development and commercialization entity for new service platforms in support of wireless operators and OEMs, said Qualcomm in a press statement.
"Rob has been leading Qualcomm's initiatives to integrate mobile operating systems and the applications written to them with Qualcomm's industry-leading chipsets," said Mollenkopf. "As president of QIS, Rob brings a solid track record of driving new product strategies. His leadership will be invaluable to our integration efforts."
Chandhok is currently responsible for Qualcomm's software developer ecosystems, overseeing Qualcomm's relationships with key software partners. As president of Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, Chandhok also manages the development of open source software and has expanded Qualcomm's relationships in the open source community.
Originally joining the Company in 2000, Chandhok has played key roles in developing some of Qualcomm's most significant projects, including MediaFLO technology, the Brew operating system and QChat.