■ China Economic Times reporter Zhang Na

Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm, attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum on March 25 and said at the symposium on "Digitally Empowering Industrial Transformation" that over the past 30 years, Qualcomm and Chinese partners have established a strong, mutually trusting and mutually beneficial relationship. Today, as Qualcomm's technology expands into new industries, Qualcomm is constantly establishing new partnerships.

高通公司总裁兼CEO安蒙（CristianoAmon）

He pointed out that connectivity is a key technology in the digital economy, and 5GAdvanced, which Chinese operators are now actively adopting, will improve the performance and reliability of existing networks and lay the technical foundation for 6G. At the same time, he also emphasized that smart computing will help accelerate digital transformation, help enterprises achieve sustainable growth and innovation, empower new business models, and promote all parties to participate in the digital economy.

At the meeting, Ammon shared Qualcomm's cooperation with partners in various industries in China, and looked forward to sharing opportunities and achieving growth with the global ecosystem.

He believes that intelligent computing will help accelerate digital transformation, help enterprises achieve sustainable growth and innovation, release operational efficiency, enhance productivity, empower new business models, and promote all parties to participate in the digital economy. This opportunity is huge. By 2027, global spending on digital transformation is expected to reach nearly US$3.9 trillion.