Qualcomm promotes the concept of combining routers with smart speakers

(Source: PCWorld) Cristiano Amon, the president of Qualcomm, said the company hopes to help network hardware manufacturers adopt a system-level approach. “You make the router a data-collection platform,” Amon said. “If you’re an operator, that’s the best solution for you to become a hub for the IoT [Internet of Things] and collect data …