It was symbolic that the final round of meetings to finalize the next wave of 5G New Radio standards took place in the offices of Samsung Electronics (see separate item). Not only has Samsung extended its lead over Intel as the largest semiconductor company in the world by sales, but it has its sights set on leadership in the mobile space too – one that its arch-rival has largely failed to conquer, except through its Infineon Wireless acquisition; and where Qualcomm has reigned supreme. Qualcomm is still well ahead in mobile device modem, processor and system-on-chip (SoC) products, and its 5G NR chipset for small cells (see separate item) may prefigure an expanded move back into infrastructure. But the company…