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Qualcomm Dragonwing™
FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform
FWA6

High-performance 5G Advanced with Rel-19 and Wi-Fi 8, built to revolutionize network performance for the Agentic AI era.

The Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform combines 5G Advanced, mmWave, Sub-6GHz, and tri-band Wi-Fi 8. The Wi-Fi architecture boasts a 5x5 radio configuration, bringing power, speed, lower latency, and lower power consumption. The platform brings native AI compute to the FWA network edge, complete with the Dragonwing Network AI Suite. The groundbreaking on-device inference and local centralization unlock new levels of privacy, personalization, and reliability in real time.

The Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform features the Qualcomm®...

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Benefits

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New, Groundbreaking Platform Innovation
The Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform is designed to support 3GPP Rel-19, paving the way for 6G as well as 5x5 Wi-Fi 8 system architecture for next-generation connectivity.
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Native AI Compute for the FWA Edge
The Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform evolves the 5G AI Gateway with a 5th-generation integrated Qualcomm® 5G AI processor, introducing agentic AI support for the ultimate 5G Advanced user experience and peak performance.
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Revolutionary Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
This cutting-edge modem-RF solution delivers outstanding performance and spectrum flexibility. It is the first 5G modem to reach peak download speeds of 14.8 Gbps, and 13.1 Gbps specifically on Sub-6GHz.

Features

  • 5th-generation Qualcomm 5G AI processor with dedicated tensor accelerator hardware, optimized for 5G Advanced and ready for agentic AI 
  • Qualcomm 5G Agentic AI Suite—offering agentic AI for: 
    • OTT traffic detection for apps (chatbots, social media) 
    • 5G gaming traffic prioritization
    • Smooth 5G-to-Wi-Fi transitions 
    • 8Rx/6Rx/4Rx antenna management for mobile/FWA
  • Agentic AI for enabling advanced sensing software that can predict and adapt to real RF conditions such as cell congestion detection and mitigation and mobility condition
  • Next-gen modem-RF architecture with world’s first 6 nm node RFIC transceiver (Sub-6GHz/ mmW), reducing power consumption by 30%* and reducing PCB footprint by 15%*
  • 3GPP Rel-19 hardware readiness
  • 8L MIMO on DL and 4L MIMO on UL; up to 4Tx on UL
  • Advanced satellite communications integrated with NR-NTN, NB-NTN, and RFFE modules and filters
  • Qualcomm® Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite
    • Location Suite    
    • Qualcomm Turbo DSDA—with 60% higher throughput (in comparison to previous generation) with Multi-SIM CA support
  • Smart Network Selection
  • Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Plus technology with enhanced spatial averaging of power support—up to 1.5 dB gain in simultaneous Tx in comparison to previous generation
  • Tri-band Wi-Fi 8 with 5x5 radio architecture 

*In comparison to previous generation. 

Specifications
Cellular Modem-RF
Modem Name
Qualcomm® X105 5G Modem-RF System
Peak Download Speed
14.8 Gbps1, 13.1 Gbps2
Peak Upload Speed
4.2 Gbps3
Cellular Technology
3GPP Rel-19, FR1 + FR2 DC, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-FDD), sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-TDD), 1024-QAM sub-6, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), LTE, WCDMA, LAA, GSM/EDGE, CBRS, mmWave, 5G SA (standalone), 5G NSA (non-standalone)
Wi-Fi
Generation
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4
Standards
802.11bn, 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
Spectral Bands
6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz
Maximum Band Configuration
Tri-band
Spatial Streams
Up to 12
Peak QAM
4K QAM
Encryption
AES-CCMP, AES-GCMP
Ethernet
Number of Ports
2
Ports
10 GE
Software Options
Operating System
Open WRT, prplOS
SDKs
RDK-B
Development Software
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Qualcomm® AI Stack
  1. FR1 + FR2
  2. FR1 with 500MHz BD and 1024 QAM
  3. with 4Tx UL CA
Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Our leading-edge AI, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity deliver proven solutions that transform major industries. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.

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