5G NR is the foundation to what’s next.

5G New Radio (NR) is the global standard for a unified, more capable 5G wireless air interface. It is delivering significantly faster and more responsive mobile experiences. It continues to evolve to connect and redefine a multitude of new industries. Qualcomm is the R&D engine at the center of the mobile ecosystem — driving core 5G NR technology advancements.

Our inventions lay the foundation to the 5G standard.

Building upon our leadership in 3G and 4G LTE, we’ve been designing 5G for years—creating new 5G technologies that are pushing and often redefining the boundaries of wireless. And through our fundamental contributions to the 3GPP, our technology inventions drove the first 5G NR global standard.

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Millimeter wave (mmWave) — the missing piece of the 5G puzzle

At Qualcomm, we have been working on the key design elements necessary to harness mmWave spectrum bands above 24 GHz for usage in mobile systems. We are proving to both ourselves and the industry that robust mobile broadband communications at these higher frequencies is possible, including non-line-of-sight and device mobility. Learn more about the technology and why you should deploy mmWave to unlock the full 5G potential.

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Accelerating global 5G rollout

Get to know Snapdragon® X70, the world’s most advanced commercial multimode 5G modem that delivers breakthrough wireless performance for a new era of connected experiences.

 

Areas of 5G Foundational Design

5G IoT

Scaling 5G NR down to address a variety of lower complexity IoT use cases. 

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5G Sidelink

Enabling device-to-device communication for next-level system flexibility

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5G Broadcast

Bringing new opportunities for the cellular and broadcast ecosystem

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5G Spectrum Sharing

Enhancing system efficiency by sharing same spectrum at the same time and place.

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