Qualcomm’s first 5G modem!

Q.  Qualcomm has just announced the first modern for 5G. What is it called?
- Published on 19 Oct 16

a. Snapdragon X40
b. Snapdragon X50
c. Snapdragon X45
d. Snapdragon X55

ANSWER: Snapdragon X50
 
Qualcomm’s first 5G modem!San Diego based mobile chip giant Qualcomm announced it will be launching the world’s first 5G modem called Snapdragon X50
  • The chip can support download speeds on the smartphone of up to 5GB per second
  • The average 4G download speed in the US is 9 megabits per second short of the global average of 13.5 Mbps
  • Once cellular networks start offering phones access to GB level download speeds, the devices will evolve in interesting manner
  • They may be able to access data in cloud more faster than retrieving data from the flash storage of the device
  • Qualcomm also indicated it will start sending samples to customers in the second half of 2017 and phones with the modem inside will start shipping in early 2018
  • South Korean carrier KT will be the first to launch the 5G network for the 2018 Winter Olympics in India
  • The LTE network might improve in time
  • The company will also launch the world’s first gigabit speed device for an LTE network
  • The LTE hotspot will provide users with download speeds of up to 1 Gbps
  • The next generation mobile network called 5G or fifth generation many years from becoming a reality

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