QUALCOMM

Company confirms vendors for Snapdragon X50 5G modems in 2019

Qualcomm has confirmed which companies will be using their 5G Snapdragon X50 modems in their devices, from next year onwards. The list includes a number of top technology companies; it was reportedly leaked in February of this year. However, it is only now that the companies have confirmed the same.The list contains Asus, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited, HMD Global, HTC, Inseego / Novatel Wireless, LG, NetComm Wireless, NETGEAR, Oppo, Sharp Corporation, Sierra Wireless, Sony Mobile, Telit, Live, Wingtech, WNC, Xiaomi and ZTE. The 5G Snapdragon X50 modems this year are also available for download.However, these companies were unconfirmed; including the likes of AT & T, British Telecom, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, among others. Currently, the first ever 5G phone is set to be the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3; However, some reports indicate that only the 10GB special edition of the phone will have that kind of functionality.

Since Xiamomi was one of the first to get onboard Qualcomm's radar having the 5G Snapdragon X50 in their devices, it makes sense that they would be one of the first to release to 5G phone. The release date for the Mi MIX 3 is set for October 28th, so unless another manufacturer manages to get a 5G phone out in the next few days, they'll certainly be the first to release one.

5G phones are set to be thousands faster than current technology; However, it's speed is only an estimate at the moment, the 5G infrastructure has still not been completely made. That being said, though, its download speeds are set to be significantly faster than 4G networks. It's also set to have a massive improvement in performance.

L. Luby