Qualcomm makes money by licensing patents and baseband chips, while Qualcomm never plays with communication equipment.
Huawei has the largest number of 5G submissions, and Samsung has a large number of applications in key areas.
However, this does not reflect which one is stronger.
Now Qualcomm has developed a Snapdragon X555G baseband chip (the second generation of 5G modem), with a download speed of 7Gbps and an upload speed of 3Gbps. At the same time, it also supports Category 22 LTE to bring download speed up to 2.5 Gbps. Covers all major frequency bands from 5G to 2G multimode, and supports independent (SA) and non-independent (NSA) networking modes.
Qualcomm also announced the world's first Snapdragon Mobile Platform Chip (SoC) integrated with 5G baseband.
Qualcomm announced the 18 OEM partner who used Snapdragon X50 5GNR baseband chip for 20 19 years. Mobile phone manufacturers include Xiaomi, ZTE, OPPO, vivo, HTC, Sharp, Sony Mobile, LG, Fujitsu and HMD.
Obviously, Qualcomm is still the absolute king.
But Samsung stood on its own feet and broke with Qualcomm.
Apple and Qualcomm are at odds, so it is possible for Apple to independently develop 5G baseband (otherwise, it will adopt Intel).
Huawei, MediaTek and Intel should also develop their own 5G chips.
5G has obviously entered the melee stage.
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In addition to this MWC, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon also released another big move:
"More than 20 original equipment manufacturers and 20 mobile operators promised to release 5G networks and mobile terminals based on our 5G modem series this year. When the first batch of flagship 5G terminals are released, we will integrate our breakthrough 5G multimode modem and application processing technology into a single SoC. " According to this point in time, we will probably see Snapdragon 855 or the next generation SoC platform with integrated 5G full-mode baseband.
In order to further reduce the difficulty of mobile phone design and optimization for mobile phone manufacturers, Qualcomm also released the second generation 5G RF front-end solution, including millimeter wave antenna module, sub-6 power amplifier, envelope tracker and antenna tuner, in coordination with the release of Snapdragon X55. Among them, the new generation of 5G millimeter-wave antenna module QTM525, on the basis of the previous generation products already supporting 28GHz and 39GHz bands, the new module also adds support for 26GHz bands. More importantly, its size is further reduced, which can fully adapt to the increasingly thin smart phone design requirements.
It is also the two key components of "baseband chip+RF front end" that make it much easier for mobile phone manufacturers to develop 5G mobile phones. We will finally see so many 5G mobile phones on MWC.
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Baseband requirements are very high. Apple chose Intel instead of Qualcomm in 4G, resulting in poor signal.
Qualcomm's signal quality and baseband service maturity far exceed other competitors.
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The 5G melee has begun, and I can't predict the future.
Is 5G a big cake after all? , or a "red sea"? How many of the first companies to enter the 5G field can survive? What other companies will rise?
5G has opened the door to high-speed wireless networks.
But will 5G dominate the "high-speed wireless network" or a passer-by leading to the "high-speed wireless network"?
5G is a gamble with no direction in sight, and I don't know how many companies have joined the "5G Competition".