At the beginning of last year, Intel proposed a data transformation strategy. They believed that 'data is the future of oil' and that the upcoming data flow will bring about brand-new changes. With this big adjustment, Intel put forward the end of the Internet of Things era. Solution. This 5G technology has become the most important pipeline. And Intel is also ahead of schedule in this area.
Recently, Yan Chenyi, Vice President of Intel Client Technology Division and General Manager of Internet Products and Projects Division, interviewed a number of media including Micronet in Beijing, and introduced the latest developments and strategic layout of Intel in the 5G field.
In the current 4G era, many people feel that the data on the mobile Internet is already very fast. It seems that the demand for faster 5G is not expected to be large. Yan Chenxi believes that the understanding of 5G can not be limited to mobile terminals and people-to-people connections. On the floor, 5G is very leaping for the development of communication technology, its bandwidth will be much wider than before, and it will bring more data volume. With the characteristics of high speed and low delay, it will narrow the distance between the cloud and the customer. As a result of the birth of applications in the Internet of Things, industrial fields, and industrial fields, there will be great changes in the form.
However, Yan Chenchen also emphasized that in the early period of 5G, its application will still be the traditional field before it, and it will not be different from the current 4G device form. Currently, 5G will be first applied to smart phones, laptops, home broadband access, etc. The further forward scenario will be areas such as autopilot, car networking and so on.
Specifically, in November of last year, Intel introduced the first multi-mode commercial modem Intel XMM 8000 series supporting 5G new air interface (5G NR). It is reported that this series of products simultaneously supports Intel commercial 5G in the sub-6GHz frequency band and millimeter wave frequency band. The family of multi-mode modems will be applicable to 5G network connection requirements for various devices including PCs, mobile phones, and even automobiles. Yan Chen disclosed that the XMM 8000 series products will reach the mass production supply level in mid 2019 and be used in commercial terminal equipment. .
He said that judging whether 5G technology is leading, besides the commercial time, it is also important whether the terminal product form is diversified, whether it meets different networks and frequency bands worldwide, and the XMM 8000 series can be comprehensive for different network structures, operators, and frequency bands. stand by.
In terms of industrial cooperation, Intel has already started. In the field of mobile terminals, in February this year, Intel and Zhan Rui have announced that the two sides have reached a 5G global strategic cooperation. Two leading companies will jointly develop a new 5G smart phone equipped with an Intel 5G modem for the Chinese market The platform is planned to be launched in 2019 in parallel with the deployment of 5G mobile networks.
In the notebook area, Intel demonstrated 5G fully-connected PC prototyping at this year's MWC. It is currently working with Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Microsoft to introduce 5G to Windows PCs based on the Intel® XMMTM 8000 Series commercial 5G modem. Intel expects 5G fully-connected PCs to be available in 2019.
The 5G Phase 3 trial in China was launched in early 2018 and is planned to be completed by the end of 2018. Yan Chenyi also revealed that Intel actively participates in China's three-phase 5G testing and currently plans to use 5G experimental platform with leading network equipment vendors based on 5G NR, 3GPP R15 Conduct an operative R&D test. You can see Intel’s presence in the second half of the test results announcement.