1. Qualcomm MWC will push new generation LTE chip X24 to support 2Gbps download rate;
Set micro-grid February 14 reported (Reporter Zhang Yi group) Recently, Qualcomm held a media communication conference, Qualcomm said in the upcoming 2018MWC, will be released for a number of 5G and IOT product technology solutions, including 7-nanometer process, support for 7 carrier aggregation, downlink speeds up to 2Gbps LTE Modem Snapdragon X24, IoTSDK for the Internet of Things chip MDM9206, Qualcomm Wireless Edge Service, and the latest advances in 5G new air interface to warm up the 2018MWC.
From January's CES to February's summit of cooperation, from the lead of 5G technology to the vision of the Internet of Things era, it is obvious that under the multiple background of 5G development, approaching shareholders' meeting in March and malicious acquisition of Broadcom At one point, Qualcomm is concentrating its efforts on unlocking the creative dynamism of the present and future as well as the industry.
5G key elements ready
Nowadays, the global 5G development is at a crucial point. 5G network deployment is a step-by-step process. Meanwhile, 4G is also evolving and new capabilities are constantly emerging, such as VoLTE, Gigabit LTE, Delay and so on, and in the wisdom of cities and industrial Internet of things have also achieved good support, etc., which makes a certain period of time, the two will complement each other, work together, the entire network also showed a hierarchical structure.
As a result, Qualcomm's Snapdragon X24, an LTE modem that offers more connectivity today and beyond, is designed to enhance its edge 4G capabilities, solidify the gigabit LTE base, and support 5G new air interface multimode networks.
In fact, gigabit LTE bandwidth has been greatly improved every year, from 1Gbps to 1.2Gbps. The X24 released today can already support the downlink speed of 2Gbps. In addition, the 7-nanometer process, the 14-nanometer RF chip and the 7-carrier Polymerization also hit a number of industry first.
According to Qualcomm's plan, the initial deployment of 5G, such as the deployment below 6GHz, will start in some leading countries and regions around 2019 and 2020, and will provide 5G coverage at several Gbps and support 1-2Gbps with existing LTE Covering a wide range of network support.While concentrated in some of the most dense urban core areas such as CBD, gathering a highly demanding dense user base, 5G-based millimeter-wave deployment will provide 10Gbps or even more than 10Gbps ultra-high bandwidth .
'2Gbps has been close to the initial 5G network speed, leaving the highest 5G coverage area, if you can have Gbps LTE coverage, can largely ensure the operator's service quality and user experience continuity.' Qualcomm product market Shen Lei, senior director said.
Shen Lei said the first commercial terminals expected to adopt Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem will be launched by the end of 2018.
X24 brings Qualcomm's capabilities in gigabit LTE to new heights, while Qualcomm and ZTE completed the world's first 5GHz new air interface interoperable data connection at 6GHz starting in November 2017, and Ericsson in December A millimeter wave 5G new air interface interoperability data connection, at the beginning of this month, with Nokia to complete multi-band 5G new air interface interoperability test.
In addition, with the previously announced Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G chipset, including 18 communications carriers and 19 OEMs announced support for Snapdragon X50 5G modem support 2018 5G new air port mobile test and 2019 mobile terminal release.
According to set micro-network reporter learned that Qualcomm recently completed a demonstration based on the Snapdragon X50 chip and millimeter wave spectrum, the Snapdragon X50 baseband and RF front-end and antenna module is concentrated in a reference design that is close to the size of the phone, very close to the commercial Real system, has achieved 4.5Gbps data transfer rate.
At the same time, according to the reporter, at 2018MWC, Qualcomm will also demonstrate the next phase of 5G new air interface development plan to drive the evolution and expansion of 5G air interface in 3GPP Release-16 and its future, including 5G new air interface spectrum sharing and industrial IoT's proprietary 5G new air interface network supporting URLLC, and the new 5G C-V2X for autonomous driving.
In Qualcomm's opinion, all the key elements of 5G ready to go, and all of these will effectively support its completion in 2019 5G puzzle.
New Challenges in the Internet of Things
5G will bring far-reaching impact on the communications industry and other industries.Different from the previous communication technology only serves a vertical area that is the mobile phone industry, more to serve the connection between people in the 5G era, computing power and The level of intelligence is also moving from the centralized cloud to the edge of the network. The 5G will provide a wider range of connectivity features with ultra-high speed, low latency and high area access density. Further contribute to the realization of the Internet of things, thus providing support for the entire economic development.
The development of the Internet of Things is one of the reasons for the above trend, and this is why Qualcomm executives have emphasized on many occasions that 5G has the same resource attributes of power as social development and can give birth to the reasons for the revolutionary change.
The increased speed and reduced latency of 5G networks will allow this technology to deliver explosive growth in critical applications in vertical industries such as industrial automation, robotics, or autonomous driving.
Shen Lei told reporters that 5G attractive place is that it can be extended to various industries, gave birth to previously completely unthinkable terminals, services and business models.
With the smart edge to continue, Qualcomm's vision in the 5G is to serve all smart devices other than mobile phones, to benefit all verticals in all areas of economic and social activities, and Qualcomm's idea is to be in the field of wireless communications thirty Years of accumulated innovation advantages, extended to the broader field of things, to open up a new dimension Snapdragon platform.
Qualcomm is now diversifying into areas beyond handsets, seeing Qualcomm working extensively with automotive, IoT and traditional PC makers to establish scale operations in these areas, and it is expected that by 2020 these will be Car, Internet of Things and mobile computing) will reach $ 66 billion.
But in the meantime, Qualcomm still has to face challenges from the new era of everything in the world, including new terminals and application scenarios, new deployment networks and business models, new ecosystems, etc., which also make Qualcomm itself to make Adapt and change.
In Shen Lei's opinion, the ecosystem of mobile phones is relatively simple. Chip vendors deliver mobile phones to OEMs and ODMs. These vendors directly sell mobile phones to consumers via operator channels or open channels. Only two or three levels and one Cell phone life cycle is also very short, which makes the chip manufacturers for the use of the product cycle control, in the manufacture of mobile phones can be precisely defined.
However, the ecosystem of IoT includes all aspects of industry, city and economy. The form of equipment is incalculable. In addition to chip makers, there are module manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and IoT service providers, which require long-term - more than 10 years) operational management, continuous service interaction, the equivalent of operating a network.
In addition, the business model will change as a result, mainly due to different requirements of the front-end and back-end, such as modules, subsystems, equipment manufacturers, the main purpose is to reduce costs as much as possible to make the product competitive, The back-end enterprises are more concerned about the security, controllability, continuous service and scalability brought by the long period of IoT devices, therefore, the entire IoT business model and the current sales of chips or modules Installation, and the way to re-iterate in the short term is quite different.
Business model evolution to become industry enablers
Over the past 30 years, Qualcomm's technological invention has driven innovation in the entire wireless communications industry, but in the new era, as connectivity technologies expand to more industries and continue to drive patent-driven development of the industry, we will face different past Happening.
Qualcomm needs to reorient its technology and modes in the coming era of the Internet of Things and all things smart, after Qualcomm also on multiple occasions confronted the demands of the new era and Qualcomm's traditional licensing business was evolving.
For example, in the field of Internet of Things, the initial cost should be weighed against the cost of using the entire equipment. The front-end equipment is cost-effective for short-term commercial use. The back-end needs to be replaced after deployment to achieve upgrades, remote diagnostics, Therefore, there is a need for innovative and revolutionary changes in the control of business models and functions of the chip.
In fact, Qualcomm's role in the new era is precisely the connection, balancer, and enabler of the cloud and the terminal.
That is why Qualcomm has introduced the Internet of Things (IoT) wireless edge solution to deliver trusted chipset services to enterprise and IoT cloud providers.
The Qualcomm Wireless Edge Services are designed to be geared toward and will be used in multiple segments, initially delivered via the Qualcomm MDM9206 LTE modem supporting Industrial Internet of Things products, the MDM9628 LTE modem for automotive products, and the QCA4020 for home networking products, Extreme Reliable connectivity and security requirements The chipset's initial support for Qualcomm Wireless Edge Services is expected to begin in the second half of 2018.
Based on the previously released IoT chip MDM9206, Qualcomm introduced the LTE IoT SDK for MDM9206, which is open to the SDKs for hardware communication capabilities, CPU capabilities and GPS capabilities, making it easy for device vendors, application developers and cloud service providers At the same time, mainstreaming the support of IoT cloud service providers into the software organically, which enables the MDM9206 to have both computing power and software capabilities to connect to various cloud service providers.
The LTE IoT SDK is designed to help developers further extend existing support and develop support for other major IoT cloud service providers through the use of the hardware module of the MDM9206 LTE IoT modem and the new LTE IoT SDK that will help OEMs and Developers respond to a large number of existing and emerging cellular and Internet-based business use cases such as smart meters, smart gateways and asset tracking.
In short, QUALCOMM's wireless terminal solutions bring cost-effectiveness through hardware and software integration, reducing the complexity of chip and software redevelopment and equipment deployment.
At the same time, Shen Lei said that the current focus of work is in the entire equipment life cycle, how to improve product safety, upgrade and enhance resilience, as well as provide uninterrupted support. At the same time also reduce power consumption and improve computing Ability and ability to adjust to changes in temperature, industry and other complex environments.
According to Shen Lei introduction, Qualcomm will set up a small cloud, cloud service providers can see the security and capability of the chips that have been sold and deployed, through which you can grasp the operation of each device has been deployed, and adjust its capabilities as needed .
According to the micro-grid reporter learned that if the cloud service provider to follow up the need to upgrade product capabilities may be involved in the resignation of the contract, which is different from Qualcomm in the field of mobile phones one-time fee model, and become a continuous mode of service charges.
At present, Qualcomm's wireless edge service has obtained the favorable support of the ecosystem and has cooperated with many enterprises such as Ali and Baidu.
Shen Lei stressed that Qualcomm will not provide cloud services, customer data will not have to operate, but only to help industrial chain partners, especially platform providers and cloud service providers to further improve and enhance the ability of these partners to help them Long-term management cycle, reduce operating costs management cycle, so that services have a stronger adaptability.
'We are enabling partners and industries, not to do this business,' says Shen Lei. (Proofreading / Fan Rong)
Qualcomm, Broadcom finalized Valentine's Day interview Chen Fuyang media shouted enough empire;
Hock Tan, chief executive of Broadcom, has a fairly high level of media exposure these days, first complaining through the media about Qualcomm's disregard for investor rights and its unwillingness to meet with Broadcom as soon as possible over the weekend Commenced negotiations, and on the occasion of the final conclusion of the first two parties to sit down and negotiate on February 14, Chen Fuyang went back to CNBC on the morning of the meeting and tried his best to defend Broadcom's acquisition of QUALCOMM. , Qualcomm's investors are no better than 4 years ago, because Qualcomm shares fell, investors 11% poorer than 4 years ago; relatively, Broadcom investors but more money than 4 years ago, Broadcom shares Rise, investors are 500% richer than four years ago.Second, NXP can not solve Qualcomm's problem, Qualcomm's problem is outdated patent licensing business model is a fragmented business model, Broadcom Will be within a certain period of time to reset (reset) this set of business models, so that it can continue to operate.Third, Qualcomm once in the process of transition to 4G fall, is bound to transition in the process of transition to 5G Indeed, given Qualcomm's patent licensing business model over the past two years being challenged by major regulatory bodies around the world, Qualcomm's largest client, Apple, since 2017 has confronted Qualcomm, , Not only let Qualcomm this set of authorized business model once again be put on the table to discuss, but also let Broadcom Chen Fuyang found cut into the low-cost acquisition of the opportunity in the industry has not yet priced on the machine or chip pricing model to make a conclusion, Chen Fuyang has When interviewed by Bloomberg, he shouted loudly in the media to stop Qualcomm, the patent troll, from running rampant. Chen's claim was that it should never be against its customers, and most companies should agree Qualcomm, however, may have overestimated its position in the practice of paying its own patent, so it would be prudent to say that Qualcomm is the victim of its arrogant attitude. For a long time, In fact, it is not just a matter of one to two years. The so-called CDMA Since then, it has led to the investigation of many lawsuits and regulators to move, but did not expect the last to evolve into the current confrontation between Apple and Qualcomm, and Broadcom take advantage of the opportunity to buy However, Qualcomm's patent licensing business model may not only In the hands of Broadcom Chen Fuyang in the reform, why Qualcomm can not change it? It depends on the determination of Qualcomm: in the end to hand over the company? Or take a step back to the brighter future? To talk about Chen Fuyang 5G Qualcomm transformation will repeat the same mistakes, the author Chen Fuyang put the Qualcomm 5G devaluation is the meaning? Even if Chen Fuyang has the intention to reform Qualcomm's patent-authorized business model, but hard to believe that once the Broadcom smooth acquisition of Qualcomm, Qualcomm will be the value of the 5G assets cut out ? This piece of asset business can be said to be one of Broadcom and Qualcomm has not overlapped one of the few businesses, but also Broadcom hard to find its own place, let alone Chen Fuyang whether to eat grapes, said the psychology of acid? Well, Qualcomm investors are poorer this claim up, closer to Chen Fuyang want The object, that is, March 6 Qualcomm shareholders' meeting to vote, choose Broadcom's board of directors, or Qualcomm's board of directors? From November 2017 Broadcom for the first time raised the price of 70 dollars per share, then in 2018 Year increase in the purchase price to 82 US dollars per share, and claimed to be the final final bid, in view of Qualcomm's current share price is still 65 US dollars level, Qualcomm management team under investor pressure to meet with Broadcom as soon as possible, the two sides set in February However, the meeting between the two parties may only be formalized more than substantive because the bottom line of both parties has already been clarified in the previous statement. Qualcomm claimed Broadcom's bid was too low to consider NXP, 5G and Apple's settlement after the true value of Qualcomm, Broadcom Chen Fuyang CNBC also responded to the above three points of no value at all, 82 US dollars per share offer is already the final bid, will not increase further. So, what are the two sides to meet Good talk about it? Outlook March 6 Qualcomm shareholders meeting, relative to Broadcom raised hundreds of billions of dollars in silver bullets loaded, comparable to Sun Zhengyi Softbank Long-term Fund Scale, Qualcomm now has to come up with the prospect of independent operation of the company to convince shareholders, NXP mergers and acquisitions now have the last level off the mainland regulatory agencies, before and after it took 15 months before passing through the global regulatory authorities. This point, perhaps Can be used to counter the Broadcom claims 12 months to let global regulators through the acquisition of Qualcomm case, and Broadcom also agreed to buy a solution Qualcomm can also take a $ 8 billion break-up fee (regulatory breakup fee), it touches on the declared thrifty Chen Fuyang more concerned about the DIGITIMES
3. Qualcomm commitment to rooted in China's acquisition of NXP will boost China 5G and the development of new industries;
Enter 2018, the world's largest wireless chip maker Qualcomm is busy with a series of mergers and acquisitions: In response to Broadcom malicious mergers at the same time, Qualcomm acquisition of another semiconductor giant NXP is also coming to an end, is waiting for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's The final release.
Regardless of which of these two acquisitions become a reality, they will all reshape the global semiconductor industry pattern and will have a profound impact on the development of China's related industries. As a result, it has drawn wide attention from all parties.
Qualcomm China chairman Meng Pu told People's Daily reporter interviewed that Qualcomm in China more than 20 years of long-term development, with the Chinese mobile communications industry all the way to grow together in the completion of the acquisition of NXP, Qualcomm will adhere to the 'rooted in China, Share wisdom, achievements in innovation 'concept, covering areas such as Internet of things in the field of 5G, autonomous driving and other emerging industries to partners more opportunities.
Meng Pu said Qualcomm acquired NXP can be completed as soon as possible, help Qualcomm defense Broadcom's malicious mergers and acquisitions Qualcomm 'level-enabling' model is conducive to China's industry, maintaining an independent Qualcomm more in line with the development needs of Chinese enterprises.
The acquisition of NXP will enable more industries
Qualcomm proposed a $ 38 billion acquisition of NXP in October 2016. Almost a year later Broadcom announced the acquisition of Qualcomm for a total of $ 130 billion.
At present, Qualcomm successfully acquired NXP 's way of getting in the way and obtained 8 approvals including the United States, Russia, the EU, South Korea and other countries and regions on a global scale, only passing the examination and approval of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Qualcomm's mergers and acquisitions were rejected, the two sides are still in the game process.
In the 5G era, ultra-high-bandwidth, low-latency networks will make things like Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous driving and more promising. Qualcomm is the world's largest supplier of wireless semiconductors with leading edge in 5G. The largest supplier of automotive chips, mobile payment chips and microcontrollers, has an absolute say in NFC technology in particular.
Meng Pu said Qualcomm and NXP's business almost no overlap, after the acquisition will significantly enhance Qualcomm in the Internet of things, automotive and other industries competitive strength.Meanwhile, Qualcomm's leading technology and concepts in the field of communications, but also be able to enter the traditional industries, Help these enterprises to develop better in the 5G era.
As a technology innovator, Qualcomm has long been a "enabler" in the mobile communications industry and Qualcomm has made related industries more "horizontal" through its "innovation-collaboration-sharing" model. , China's smart phone business collective rise, Qualcomm is a very important driving force.
Currently, Qualcomm has reached a patent licensing agreement with over 130 Chinese enterprises in China, ranging from 3G to 4G, from mobile phones, tablet PCs to modules, etc. Qualcomm is providing advanced chip products to Chinese handset enterprises by investing in R & D and licensing advanced technologies And technical support can be said that the entire smart phone industry has a full set of Qualcomm's deep involvement in the work.The survey shows that half of the current global shipments of smart phones from Chinese manufacturers, while the top ten handset brands, seven are China Manufacturers.
It is precisely because of this, Qualcomm has been widely recognized and supported by China's smart phone business.In the recently held Qualcomm 2018 Qualcomm China Technology and Cooperation Summit, the Chinese mobile phone industry 'half of the country' gathered together OPPO, vivo, Lenovo, millet, etc. Collective companies even behind the high-pass, against Broadcom's acquisition of Qualcomm.
Meng Pu said that looking back over the past 20 years, Qualcomm and China's mobile phone manufacturers and even the entire industry chain closer and closer cooperation, the relationship is getting better and better.We hope in the 5G era, through the acquisition of NXP into the Internet of Things, Automotive Electronics In these emerging industries, we continue to exert our enabling and enabling role in the Chinese industry.
Independent development of Qualcomm more in line with China's industrial interests
While actively promoting the acquisition of NXP, Qualcomm itself is also facing the vicious acquisition of Broadcom by the test.Meng Pu stressed that if the acquisition of NXP can be completed as soon as possible, the Qualcomm defense Boton hostile takeover will play an important role.
Compared with the Qualcomm innovation-driven and industry-oriented development model, Broadcom is a company mainly engaged in capital operation and management, and its business mainly faces and prioritizes large customers. In recent years, with its continuous M & A, Broadcom company rapidly rise, the next acquisition target to Qualcomm.
Domestic relevant industry analysts pointed out that the past Burton acquisition history point of view, the conventional operation is to focus on serving a few large customers and substantially increase the offer.If the future of Qualcomm chips and baseband is no longer sold to Chinese handset manufacturers, or Reduce the priority of supply, then the Chinese mobile phone companies will be a huge blow.
Meng Park believes that if the entire industry eventually only go to the hands of a handful of companies, which for most of China's industries is not good. 'If the smart phone industry is gone, so few customers, profit control in several large In the hands of the company, China's semiconductor components sold to whom?
On the other hand, Qualcomm's acquisition of NXP, if successful, will undoubtedly prevent Qualcomm from defending Boton's hostile takeovers and maintaining its independence at 5G and the Internet of Things era. "After the acquisition of NXP, Qualcomm will promote globalization and promote industry standards Integration, so that many Chinese industries, companies can benefit from the global development, thanks to the 5G covered by the Internet of all opportunities brought together, "Meng Pu said.
Meng stressed that after the acquisition of NXP, Qualcomm promised not to change NXP's business model within 8 years; NXP's original technology and trademark authorization will not change within 8 years, in full accordance with the original mode of operation.At the same time, Qualcomm will not NXP's acquisition of the standard essential patents above the NFC standard, as well as some system patents, will be transferred to third-party companies, free of charge to the entire industry within three years.
Qualcomm more and more China
For Qualcomm, the MOFCOM approval of NXP's acquisition will determine the future direction of development, while the Chinese market has become the top priority for Qualcomm.
Data show that Qualcomm's chip business revenue from Chinese manufacturers in 2017 reached 6 billion US dollars, is expected to reach 8 billion US dollars by 2019, a compound annual growth rate of 17%. In the future, with the deepening of China's reform and opening up, the 5G market is vast The development prospects of Qualcomm will make Qualcomm the Chinese partners as 'the most viable partners, but also the most stable partners.'
Meng Pu said Qualcomm in the past so many years, especially the last two or three years, we have done in China investment and investment to help make progress in China's industry, the industry involved not only the smart phone industry, but also include a number of other industries, Such as the semiconductor industry.
Qualcomm has been cooperating with SMIC, the leading IC manufacturing company in China, for over 10 years. On June 23, 2015, Qualcomm and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (ICIC), Huawei Technologies and Belgium Microelectronics Research Center (imec) On August 10, 2015, SMIC announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 28nm process technology has been successfully applied to the development of China's most advanced integrated circuit research and development platform Mainstream smartphone, which is an important step toward commercialization of 28nm core chips.
In January 2016, Qualcomm and Guizhou Province announced that they will jointly establish Guizhou Huasun Tong Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. to design and sell advanced server chips based on the ARM architecture in China and expand the big data industry cluster. Such cooperation is unprecedented in the past.
In the area of 5G and IoT, Qualcomm opened its Global Innovation Center in Shenzhen in October 2016, the first of its kind in the United States beyond the United States and established the world's first wireless communications and Internet of Things 'Technology Showcase'.
In September 2017, Qualcomm Co-Innovation Center was established in Nanjing and Chongqing to accelerate the innovation of related enterprises in the field of intelligent terminals and IoT, focusing on the Internet of Things and the 5G direction, providing technical assessment for eligible twin startups and providing initial research and development guidance And system compatibility testing.
In October 2017, 'Qualcomm Alliance Automotive Synergy Innovation Laboratory' and 'Chongqing Economic Open Area, Qualcomm Intelligent Internet of Things Joint Innovation Center' was formally established.
'Our cooperation with the Chinese industry is very close. We will have long been rooted in China and will work together with the Chinese industry to move forward.' "Meng Pu said:" Whether it is from the perspective of business model or Qualcomm's commitment to China, Look, we do things, including the acquisition of NXP, the Chinese industry will be supported by more and more larger companies will have more resources to support China's industry, and we work together to make progress. "People's Network
4. Qualcomm 5G technology aspect
Qualcomm announced at 5G Technology Show on February 7 that 19 handset manufacturers and 18 telecom operators have chosen the Qualcomm X50 baseband chip to launch 5G handsets in 2019. Qualcomm also shares many technical details VentureBeat is a top ten spotlight on the list: 1. 5G Faster Than You Think AT & T and Verizon have promised to deploy 5G in the United States by 2018 and other telecom operators will follow up quickly, but unless users want to own AT & T's 5G wireless Hotspot or Verizon's 5G wireless broadband modem, or 5G is still limited in use, but the situation will be very different from 2019, when the world's top four mobile telecom operators and many other telecom operators around the world will actively build 5G network, and will A series of 5G mobile phones and mobile devices come out 2. Speed and reliability will be 5G big selling point 5G will be the first to improve the shortcomings of 4G, will get more improvements over time. Early selling point for the 5G download speed and 1 ~ 2ms delay plus 5G and 4G network reliability at the same time 5G handsets should not be broken in weak areas and will use existing 4G networks to ensure service 3. New use cases can cause a lot of Hing Video, video games, cars and home-based fans should be pleased with everything that the 5G brings, especially since the beginning of the 5G. The demand for fast, high-quality video streaming will fuel early 5G. Virtual Reality (VR) is a huge boost from 5G Qualcomm hopes high-resolution wireless VR headsets can use cloud processing to transmit pre-computed visual data to allow VR headgear to adjust to the wearer's current location. HTC) is one of the first customers of the X50 baseband chip, while self-driving will also benefit from the security of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications and instant video streaming entertainment. Industries that previously were not remotely controlled would also The ability to work from home will increase through wireless remote control 4. Earlier 5G devices could be power hungry Early 5G handsets could be power hungry because of the need to handle both 4G and 5G connections at the same time. To reduce power consumption, but handset manufacturers may consider using a larger battery to ease the problem 5. Some early 5G devices are expected to receive the antenna signal problems Nowadays, mobile phones generally have 2 or 4 mobile antennas, However, the number of 5G handset antennas will increase: the base station may have 128 or 256 small antennas and the handsets will have 2 to 10 small antennas, and Qualcomm executives said there may be signal degradation, especially based on hand, head And body-worn mmWave phones, the other way around is that because of the lack of general consensus about how to get a cell phone, the early 5G handsets were designed to be perfect and the connection speed may vary depending on the handset. Since Apple and Qualcomm are still in court, Qualcomm briefly pointed out that some of the top partners in the current list of partners have not confirmed the use of QUALCOMM products Qualcomm also pointed out that although there are 19 OEMs to join, But some companies think consumers do not care, so the 5G may be on the lookout.Reported that Apple can wait and see on the 5G a little hard to say.While the 3G and 4G transition occurred, Apple is not the world's leading smartphone maker, and now Apple is competing with Samsung Electronics for the top smart phone, with revenues mostly coming from selling the iPhone. If Apple is not launching a 5G handset and all its rivals However, Apple may use Intel or Samsung's 5G baseband chip, it may also use its own 5G baseband chip 7. Qualcomm 5G chip performance may be significantly ahead of rivals , There may be no gap Qualcomm executives in answer to the gap between Qualcomm and Intel 5G baseband chips, said 19 companies have been using Qualcomm 5G baseband chips to build products, Intel is 0. And with the specified X50 phase No one can pinpoint Intel's baseband chipset Qualcomm pointed out that the 5G standardization process has had some controversy over millimeter-wave requirements Qualcomm has pushed for a stronger millimeter-wave standard while an opponent has been trying to weaken it According to the speculation, Qualcomm 5G chips may be ready to provide excellent performance, while the opponent is not ready. 8. The relationship between users and social networks and the cloud may change when the phone bandwidth and delay for mobile phones to access long-range data Just like being stored on a cellphone, can have a big impact. "Before the Qualcomm announcement, it was generally optimistic that handset makers could reduce the amount of storage available on 5G handsets Cost, because the 5G mobile phone can be connected directly to the cloud, and immediately download anything, while the delay of 1 ~ 2ms can fundamentally change the interaction between users and social networks.Although Qualcomm did not provide specific content in this regard, it is reasonable to infer that the user Will be able to share and receive video or VR content anytime, anywhere 9. 5G will be everywhere, but 4G will also expand Today's 4G network almost guarantees that customers can get wireless cell phone signals throughout the United States while the 5G will become more widespread And in-depth. Both telcos and cable providers are announcing plans to deliver 5G services in rural areas without 4G, while 5G signals can not only penetrate more buildings, but also enable billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices The surprise of the 5G transition is that some telcos will continue to operate the 4G network after the introduction of 5G.As 4G data is being transferred from 4G to 5G base stations, 4G base stations will continue to operate LTE users have improved their performance, while LTE has not yet been refined, and many of the initial 5G deployments will include state-of-the-art 4G chips and antennas that will bring LTE speeds to a much better than current level but still below 5G. 10. All And Regional Design Unresolved As the world is still undergoing standardization and wireless spectrum allocation, Qualcomm is not yet sure if 5G handsets will be globalized or regionalized. Ideally, 5G handsets will be global devices that allow testing, manufacturing and distribution DIGITIMES