Narrative: Baseband Processor Market Share Q4 2025- Clouds on the horizon as memory prices spike

Cellular baseband grows 3% YoY in Q4 2025, with 5G at 50% share, while revenue rises 8% as AI‑capable modem SoCs gain traction.

The global cellular baseband processor market grew 3 percent year-on-year (volumes) in Q4 2025 as 5G baseband leads the market with 50% share. Meanwhile, global cellular baseband processor revenue increased 8 percent year-on-year, largely due to the trend towards more AI capable SoCs with integrated modem. This report tracks and forecasts the quarterly cellular baseband unit shipments, ASPs, and revenues of 21 baseband chip vendors across six air interface technologies and includes data and forecasts from Q1 2008 to Q3 2026.