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Sequans Communications S.A. helps equipment makers connect their products to cellular networks, primarily for the Internet of Things. Customers incorporate its chips or modules into their designs, then buy them as those products enter production. Most revenue comes from selling 4G semiconductor solutions and modules, including the Monarch and Calliope families, directly or through distributors rather than to wireless carriers. Technology licensing and related development and support services provide another significant source of revenue.
The business depends on customers turning selected designs into production orders after lengthy development cycles. A small number of customers supply most revenue, with one strategic partner contributing a particularly large share. Customers generally buy through purchase orders rather than firm long-term commitments. Sequans outsources manufacturing, buying processed wafers mainly from TSMC and also from SMIC. After selling most of its 4G IoT technology to Qualcomm, it continues selling and developing those products under a license; that agreement also restricts some business activities. Certain advanced chip exports require Approved IC Designer status under U.S. export-control rules.
Sequans also holds a large portion of its assets in Bitcoin. Its funding needs depend partly on being able to sell unrestricted Bitcoin at favorable prices and on how much remains available after convertible-debt repayment. This makes Bitcoin's value and availability important to financing the semiconductor business, separate from customer revenue.
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Sequans’ results hinge on a concentrated customer base moving designs into production and on licensing deals; Nordic Semiconductor and MediaTek are additional cellular IoT rivals to watch outside this list.
Qualcomm competes with Sequans to sell cellular IoT chips to device manufacturers, pays Sequans for technology licenses, and grants back the rights Sequans needs to keep selling its existing 4G products. Licensing revenue from their strategic transaction fell from $19.0 million in 2024 to $7.9 million in 2025, making these deals important to Sequans’ revenue swings.
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. competes with Sequans for manufacturers’ purchases of cellular modems, radio chips and modules used in connected devices and industrial equipment. Watch demand for GCT’s lower-priced 4G products alongside 5G: it shows where Sequans still faces competing offerings.
Semtech Corp competes with Sequans to have its connectivity modules chosen by manufacturers designing cellular-connected IoT devices. Its IoT Systems and Connectivity sales are the relevant line to watch, though they also include gateways, routers and connected services rather than modules alone.
Honeywell pays Sequans for wireless semiconductor and technology offerings and was one of its ten largest customers by 2025 revenue, making it a meaningful customer to watch. Honeywell supplies aerospace and automation systems, but the supplied disclosures do not identify which products use Sequans’ technology.
Lockheed Martin pays Sequans for wireless semiconductor and technology offerings and ranked among its ten largest customers by 2025 revenue. It supplies aerospace and defense systems mainly to U.S. government agencies and allies, but its purchases from Sequans are not tied to a specific program in the supplied disclosures.
Silicon Laboratories and Sequans both depend on customers moving connected-device designs into production, though Silicon Laboratories sells short-range wireless chips while Sequans sells cellular IoT chips. Watch Silicon Laboratories’ Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip sales for a view of connected-device demand, rather than a direct read on Sequans’ cellular module orders.
Honeywell International, Inc. earningsHON
Honeywell’s report will show how this important customer’s business is doing, offering a clue to demand for Sequans without identifying what Honeywell buys from it.
Check whether Honeywell’s overall business is growing or weakening. Growth would be consistent with a customer better able to sustain purchases; weakness would raise the risk of reduced demand for Sequans. Honeywell has not identified which products use Sequans technology, so its results are a customer-level clue, not proof of Sequans orders.
Sequans Communications S.A. earningsThis company
Sequans’ report will show whether 4G chip and module sales can support revenue as licensing income fluctuates, and whether module sales continue to squeeze product margins.
Read product revenue alongside product gross margin. Revenue growth with a steady margin would show that higher shipments are adding meaningful profit; growth with a falling margin would show that module mix or inventory costs are eating into the gain. Then check license, royalty and services revenue: a decline would mean product sales have not yet replaced the more variable licensing income.
Qualcomm Inc earningsQCOM
Qualcomm’s report offers Sequans clues about cellular IoT chip competition and the technology-license income Qualcomm pays it, though Qualcomm’s overall results do not directly reveal either trend.
Look separately for cellular IoT chip sales and licensing activity; Qualcomm’s total revenue is not a substitute for either. Strong relevant chip demand alongside continuing license income would show Sequans facing a capable rival while still receiving licensing support. Stronger chip sales but less licensing activity would point to greater competitive pressure and a thinner revenue buffer. If Qualcomm does not disclose these details, its overall results cannot establish Sequans orders or license payments.
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. earningsGCTS
GCT Semiconductor Holding’s report will show whether manufacturers are buying lower-priced 4G products or shifting toward 5G, illuminating the competition Sequans faces in cellular chips and modules.
Look for demand trends in GCT’s lower-priced 4G products versus its 5G products. Strong 4G demand would show manufacturers still buying alternatives that compete with Sequans, keeping price pressure in view; a shift to 5G would show the competitive focus changing, not that Sequans has won orders. If GCT does not break out these products, its results cannot show which demand is strengthening.
