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Qualcomm Dragonwing™
FWA Gen 4 Elite Platform
FWA4

The future of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) with Qualcomm® X85 5G Modem-RF for leading 5G performance, unmatched global platform innovation, and Edge AI to revolutionize network performance and fuel an era of Generative AI innovation.

The Qualcomm Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite Platform is designed for the future of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), featuring the revolutionary Qualcomm X85 5G ModemRF for leading 5G performance. It offers unmatched global platform innovation and Edge AI capabilities to revolutionize network performance and fuel Generative AI innovation. Key features include the world’s first 5G-Advanced FWA platform, AI-enhanced traffic prioritization, long-range mmWave performance, and comprehensive connectivity solutions. The platform supports global OS in...

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Benefits
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Revolutionary Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF
This cutting-edge modem-RF solution, integrated with on-chip AI, delivers unparalleled 5G performance. It is the world's first 5G-Advanced FWA platform, offering AI-enhanced capabilities for personalized, secure, and enriching experiences along with unrivaled coverage and long-range performance for CPE deployments.
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Unmatched Platform Innovation
The most dynamic, feature-rich FWA platform is designed for global deployment. It boasts a powerful on-board processor for high-performance network management and feature-rich applications, comprehensive connectivity and integration solutions for challenging environments, and energy efficiency to meet the most stringent requirements.
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The 5G AI Gateway
This innovation brings Edge AI to the network edge, featuring groundbreaking Edge AI processing that revolutionizes network orchestration and fuels a new generation of Generative AI innovation. Local centralization of AI compute unlocks significant value for the broadband ecosystem.

Features

World’s 1st 5G Advanced FWA platform, featuring the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF
 
  • Speeds:
    • World’s 1st FWA offering exceeding 12.5 Gbps DL (peak speed, FR1 + FR2)
    • 10.3 Gbps peak DL (FR1), 3.5 Gbps peak UL
  • Introduces key, new capabilities to the FWA portfolio:
  • 1st FWA to support Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA), ideal for aggregation, reliability, and enterprise remote management
  • New: Qualcomm FWA Self-Healing Framework leverages advanced self-monitoring and characterization techniques to address real-time issues without user or carrier intervention
  • 1st time supporting NB NTN for satellite communication AI-enhanced 5G Modem capabilities
AI-enhanced 5G Modem capabilities
 
  • Qualcomm® 5G AI Suite w/ AI-Enhanced traffic prioritization:
  • Dynamic gaming traffic prioritization and AIenhanced OTT-voice traffic prioritization
  • Dedicated AI (tensor) hardware accelerator w/ 30% faster AI inference than previous generations
  • Dynamic multi-antenna 8Rx/6Rx/4Rx management for more robust coverage and efficient power handling
  • On-device, advanced Smart Network Selection (SNS) for bad/weak cell avoidance, data stall detection, and enhanced low-latency service Unrivaled coverage and long-range performance
Unrivaled coverage and long-range performance
 
  • Up to 14 km long-range mmWave performance Groundbreaking Edge AI processing
Groundbreaking Edge AI processing
 
  • Featuring a Hexagon NPU co-processor
  • Support for industry-leading LLMs, LVMs
  • Enables virtually all connected devices across types and generations to leverage centralized AI processing capabilities provided by Qualcomm AI Hub Network traffic coordination
Network traffic coordination
 
  • Orchestrates and coordinates AI workloads at the edge Generative AI innovation
Generative AI innovation
 
  • Unlocks new opportunities for service innovation among operators and enterprises, with applications including security, automation, remote health monitoring, elder care, and beyond Qualcomm Networking AI Suite
Qualcomm Networking AI Suite
 
  • Quality of experience (QoE) capabilities like Smart WiFi traffic classification for up to 50% latency reduction across key applications
  • Signal optimization techniques for stronger Wi-Fi stability and range
  • AIOps for improved operational orchestration of vast, managed networks for anomaly detection and interference cancellation
Specifications
Cellular Modem-RF
Modem Name
Qualcomm® X85 5G Modem-RF System
Peak Download Speed
12.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed
3.7 Gbps
Cellular Modem-RF Specs
800 MHz bandwidth (mmWave), 2x2 MIMO (mmWave), 8 carriers (mmWave), 4x4 MIMO (Sub-6), 400 MHz bandwidth (sub-6 GHz)
Performance Enhancement Technologies
Qualcomm® 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite, Beam forming (mmWave), Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave Gen 4, Qualcomm® 5G AI Processor, Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Gen 4 technology, Qualcomm® 5G RF Sensing Suite, Wide Scan Angle (mmWave), Beam steering (mmWave), Beam tracking (mmWave), Qualcomm® 5G AI Suite, Qualcomm Dynamic Antenna Steering Gen 2, Dual-layer polarization in downlink and uplink (mmWave)
Cellular Technology
NSA (non-standalone), 3GPP Release 18, 3GPP Release 17, sub-6 carrier aggregation (TDD-TDD), 5G NR, DSDA, 5G FDD, 1024-QAM sub-6, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave-sub6 aggregation, SA (standalone), 5G TDD, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-TDD), sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-FDD)
Wi-Fi
Generation
Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 6E
Standards
802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11be, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11ax
Spectral Bands
5 GHz, 6 GHz, 2.4 GHz
Spatial Streams
Up to 12
Peak QAM
Up to 4K QAM
Features
OFDMA (UL/DL), Adaptive Interference Puncturing, Simultaneous & Alternating Multi Link, MU-MIMO (UL/DL)
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