Although approaching the traditional Chinese New Year, but Qualcomm as the most active technology maker on the 5G is not slack in. At a recent technology summit, Qualcomm invited half of China's handset manufacturers in the 'jointly announced' 5G pilot The latest plan.
The plan includes vendors such as Lenovo, Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo, under which Qualcomm will create a platform for its partners to develop top-tier and global 5G commercial terminals, and these companies are expected to launch high-end 5G equipment.
The new era of communications Qualcomm lead Chinese mobile phone manufacturers pilot 5G
Qualcomm president Christianiano Amon said that China will become the fastest growing global 5G market in the future, and will also help the global 5G market by virtue of this rapid growth and market volume. This year, Qualcomm will also manufacture Provide 5G new air interface smart phone reference design, China's major handset manufacturers will become Qualcomm's 5G partners.
In fact, the support from Chinese manufacturers is more and more important for Qualcomm, not only because China is currently the world's most important smart phone market, but also Qualcomm's acquisition of NXP only worse off China, and the smooth acquisition of NXP Qualcomm will be against Qualcomm's vicious acquisition of Broadcom counterbalance.Couples, including Lenovo, OPPO, vivo, millet, and even ZTE and Wen Tai, manufacturers have expressed support for Qualcomm vivoCEO Shen Wei said the cooperation with Qualcomm is now the result is very Well, but if Qualcomm was acquired by Broadcom, it will bring uncertainty, as companies are resentful of uncertainty OPPOCEO Chen Mingyong also said that if Qualcomm was Broadcom acquisition may not be a good news for the industry and consumers.
For most Chinese terminal manufacturers, Qualcomm's patent and technology advantages will undoubtedly lead enterprises to enter the fast lane of the 5G .At the same time, the arena will sit opposite Apple, Samsung and other international front-line vendors, and in the past China The distance between manufacturers and them has never been so close.
Mobile 5G ready
In the 4G era, Qualcomm firmly grasp the opportunities for the development of smart phones, and now it attempts to extend this advantage into the 5G era.If the case of Broadcom hostile takeover, OPPO and vivo, millet and other manufacturers support Is the platform position, then 5G level real gold and silver cooperation shows that both parties are optimistic about their future development.
At the summit, Qualcomm signed MOU with OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi and Lenovo respectively, and the four companies intend to purchase Qualcomm RF front-end components valued at no less than 2 billion U.S. dollars in three years. Technology is critical to the mobile experience consumers expect, with Qualcomm's complete system-level modem to antenna solution, OEMs in China will be able to design devices that support a wider frequency range, larger network capacity, broader coverage and advanced energy efficiency The performance of mobile devices addresses the rapidly growing complexity and challenges of 4G and 5G networks.
As an important part of Qualcomm's 5G strategy, Cristiano Armon said the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding further demonstrates Qualcomm's cooperation with China's ecosystems and the strategy of continuing to expand its RF front-end business. RF front-end solutions can help OEMs Manufacturers scale cost-effective ways to build energy-efficient terminals.
Qualcomm 5G more progress comes from the birth of the '5G Pilot Scheme', which appears to be Qualcomm's first public 'show' build capacity in the industry chain.According to CounterpointResearch's research, the world's top 10 in 2017 Seven of the 3G / 4G smartphone makers are Chinese vendors, both with in-depth cooperation with Qualcomm.
Last year, WenTai's smart phone shipments reached 83 million units, and cooperation with Qualcomm 5G testing machine has started.Wen Tai's insiders told reporters that 'at present, only one of our country for Qualcomm and China Mobile R & D 5G test machine, I believe it will be the fastest growing company in 5G.
Not only is Wen Tai, the above handset manufacturers and Qualcomm have launched a 5G in-depth cooperation in the identification of teammates on the road, they are standing behind Qualcomm, the forward looking 5G explosive. Of course, this also brings good revenue for Qualcomm.It is reported that Qualcomm revenue from China OEM manufacturers compound annual growth rate of 17%, I believe with the advent of 5G, Qualcomm partners from China will be more and more.
Charge the first echelon
In the 4G era, China's terminal manufacturers grew up with their own strength and good market soil, but in the 5G era, they will face greater challenges. In fact, mobile operators, telecom equipment manufacturers and handset makers around the world are already targeting 5G networks, and the industry expects the 5G to be fully commercialized by 2019 and 2020. Right now, both Apple and Samsung are stepping up research and development.
On the technical strength, although the rise of China's terminal manufacturers in recent years, but want to win over the battle in 5G is not easy to use Qualcomm's patented technology, you may be able to find a shortcut.
Armon said that from 2017 to 2021, the global smartphone is expected to total 8.6 billion units shipped, while mobile technology is driving the global economic development, and Qualcomm not only to provide Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other technologies for mobile devices Connectivity, but also provide a powerful computing power for AI, VR / AR, Internet of Things and other technologies.
Can see that, including vivo, OPPO and other manufacturers, including cell phone manufacturers in the past year and Qualcomm have more in-depth cooperation in the 5G, not just the first tier in China, perhaps in two years, the international arena from China The voice of the manufacturer will become more catch up with Samsung, Apple is no longer a slogan.