How much do you know about 5G? When 5G was not yet commercially available, we were enjoying 5G, just like when 4G first came out, many people expected significant increases in network speed.
After the first year of 5G commercialization, we can also see more and more news about 5G in our lives, whether it is the promotion of smartphones, or the 5Glogo of some 5G base stations and operators in the streets and alleys, all of which remind us that 5G has indeed become ubiquitous.
Of course, for ordinary users and consumers, the most obvious feeling is still network speed, 5G network speed measurement is basically hundreds of MB per second, is 100 times the 4G network, in simple terms, is to download a high-definition movie or thousands of songs in a few seconds, feel free to watch 4K videos online without loading the cache.
Of course, when it comes to the popularity of 5G, it is natural to mention Qualcomm's 5G baseband, in the fourth quarter of 2021, Qualcomm's 5G mobile phone baseband market share accounted for 76%, which is an absolute leading position. As one of Qualcomm's best areas, Qualcomm is also sparing no effort to accelerate the popularization of 5G.
For example, today's 5G mobile phones, even Apple is using Qualcomm's 5G baseband, and the new generation of Snapdragon 8 mobile platform uses the 4nm Snapdragon X65 baseband.
Looking at the smartphone field alone, no one should be the opponent of the new Snapdragon 8 flagship in terms of 5G, because 5G has spread throughout all aspects of mobile phones.
Not only can it provide a better network speed experience when playing, play more smoothly, and provide more convenient and fast signal services where network signals are needed, especially Qualcomm has also launched the 5th generation of 5G baseband - Snapdragon X70!
Snapdragon X70 baseband not only adopts a 4nm process process, but also can achieve a downlink speed of up to 10Gbps, and the uplink speed is as high as 3.5Gbps, and it is the only baseband chip in the world that supports all 5G commercial frequency bands from 600MHz to 41GHz. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Snapdragon X70 also has a built-in AI processor, which is also the first case in the world.
Of course, 5G is not only applied to smartphones, but also has a great help for emerging markets such as the "metacosm" in today's era of internet of everything.
For example, Qualcomm has brought its own XR platform, combined with the high network speed and low latency characteristics of 5G, coupled with the AI engine, to bring a different experience to the mainstream XR devices on the market, the future may be able to seamlessly communicate between the virtual world and the real society through a thin and portable XR device, such as an XR glasses, whether it is to send a message, or to view the map positioning, or work, etc., can be easily realized.
In addition, there is qualcomm's deep layout of the automotive field, there is also a 5G figure, today's smart car, in fact, is like a networked smart terminal, but larger than the mobile phone, the structure is more complex.
In recent years, Qualcomm has also made efforts in the automotive digital cockpit platform, and more than 25 automakers have adopted the Snapdragon automotive digital cockpit, especially the growth rate of the automotive business has exceeded the mobile phone business, and the development potential of this business is also very good.
After all, Qualcomm's 5G technology strength, for the real-time network service of smart cars, determines the real-time response ability of the car to a large extent, which is still quite important.
At present, Qualcomm is also adding bricks and tiles to the popularity of 5G, and 5G will be more and more common in our lives in the future!