Qualcomm announced at IFA today that it will be introducing new chipsets from its Snapdragon 6 and Snapdragon 7 series next year, which will include 5G, bringing 5G to the mid-range.
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In addition to smartphones, Verizon will also be releasing a 5G hotspot to consumers sometime in 2019. The device is being demonstrated this week at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Technology Summit.
Today, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced that the company will be one of the first to release a 5G smartphone. The device will include a Snapdragon X50 modem, and will arrive next year.
Qualcomm announced today that its next flagship chipset will be based on a 7nm architecture, and it can also be paired with a Snapdragon X50 cellular modem, supporting 5G and speeds of 5Gbps.
Qualcomm has unveiled its first mass-market-ready 5G modem, dubbed the Snapdragon X50. It can support download speeds of up to 5 Gbps, MIMO antennas, and mmWave technology and it's coming soon.
