Qualcomm has announced a product longevity programme for its IoT products.

The programme, which began last week, will initially cover 16 Qualcomm IoT systems-on-chip (SoCs) to support longer and more durable life cycles for customer product designs.

The SoCs in the programme have been designed to help address the life-cycle requirements of several different industrial and enterprise use cases, including motion-detecting streetlights, construction safety, drones and warehouse management. The product longevity period for each in the catalogue covers seven, ten or 15 years. The catalogue will be continuously updated as more Qualcomm chips are introduced and others are retired from the programme.

The programme aims to assist users in the manufacturing and enterprise industries who are looking to have a reliable, long-lasting SoC that would outlive the life cycle of their product. Reflecting Qualcomm’s commitment to uphold and meet the needs of its customers, this programme was developed to ensure those in resource-heavy industries have access to products that can potentially last up to a decade or longer.

“As customers’ needs continuously change, a reliable product with a long-term life cycle has become increasingly important,” said Dev Singh, vice president at Qualcomm. “The product longevity programme creates an assurance that Qualcomm’s products are reliable and capable for an expansive period.”