Snapdragon has launched its first 5G modem - the Snapdragon X50 5G - to help foster a new generation of mobile services. The X50 can support download speeds of up to 5Gbps using very wide bandwidths in the 28 GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band, alongside advanced signal processing technologies. To overcome mmWave's limitations, the X50 works with multi-element antenna arrays that use beam tracking to extend mmWave's mobility and reach to non-line-of-sight situations. The first products featuring the new modem are expected to appear in 2018.
Qualcomm has launched its first 5G modem - the Snapdragon X50 5G - to help foster a new generation of mobile services. The X50 can support download speeds of up to 5Gbps using very wide bandwidths in the 28 GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band, alongside advanced signal processing technologies. To overcome mmWave's limitations, the X50 works with multi-element antenna arrays that use beam tracking to extend mmWave's mobility and reach to non-line-of-sight situations. The first products featuring the new modem are expected to appear in 2018.