Snapdragon X70 powered by world’s first 5G AI Processor pushes smarter, faster 5G performance [video]

Since the initial launch of 5G in late 2019, we’ve witnessed tremendous 5G adoption globally, with commercial 5G networks deployed by over 175 operators, and another 275+ operators investing in 5G. To realize the 5G promise of connecting everything from smartphones to mobile broadband, private networks and industrial IoT, Qualcomm Technologies is committed to relentless innovation in the underlying technologies and products that drive 5G globally. 

Qualcomm Technologies has been a key driver of 5G globally through four generations of our 5G modem-RF system. Now, to drive the next leap in 5G performance, we’re introducing our fifth-generation solution — Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System — which harnesses its world’s first 5G AI Processor for breakthrough 5G performance. 

The world’s first 5G AI processor in a modem-RF system 

The 5G AI Processor in Snapdragon X70 features the Qualcomm 5G AI Suite. The suite offers new, innovative AI-powered technologies that can enhance 5G data speeds, coverage, latency, and power efficiency for 5G Sub-6 GHz and mmWave devices. 

Built-in AI capabilities in the modem-RF system can enhance 5G performance and user experiences in numerous ways. Here are some of the ways the Qualcomm 5G AI Suite utilizes the power of AI to improve 5G performance: 

• Unmatched average speeds, coverage, latency, mobility, link robustness, and power efficiency, thanks to cutting-edge AI solutions for Sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G  

• Increased average downlink and uplink speeds with AI-based channel-state feedback and dynamic optimization 

• Superior coverage and mobility with AI-based mmWave beam management  

• Increased link robustness with AI-based network selection  

• Higher average speeds and coverage with AI-based adaptive antenna tuning 

Ultimate flexibility for operators and OEMs 

Snapdragon X70 advances the world’s only comprehensive 5G modem-RF system family capable of supporting every commercial 5G band from 600MHz to 41GHz.  

Snapdragon X70’s unmatched global band support and spectrum aggregation across FDD/TDD offer global operators ultimate flexibility. Snapdragon X70 supports 4x downlink carrier aggregation, uplink carrier aggregation, Rel16 switched-uplink, and mmWave-sub6 aggregation, including NR-DC. This expansive set of capabilities allows operators to maximize spectrum resources for deploying the best possible 5G to consumers, enterprises, and the connected intelligent edge. 

Support for standalone mmWave will enable additional flexibility for operators and 5G service providers by allowing them to deploy services with just mmWave spectrum. This helps enable fixed-wireless access services for carriers with only mmWave spectrum as well as accelerates 5G private networks and enterprise deployments. 

Snapdragon X70’s extensive, unmatched level of support for global band configurations and spectrum aggregation, as well as global 5G multi-SIM, including Dual-SIM Dual Active (DSDA), allows OEMs to design 5G devices that meet global operator requirements. 

Unmatched speeds, coverage, and low latency 

Snapdragon X70 inherits the 10 Gbps 5G peak download speed record from its predecessor and introduces new features such as switched uplink, enabling 3.5 Gbps peak upload speeds in more networks globally. Uplink speed is essential for enhancing 5G end-user experiences with more stable, fast-responding applications. Support for switched uplink in Snapdragon X70 complements uplink carrier aggregation, so operators can achieve peak upload speeds by switching between TDD and FDD.  

Peak download and uplink speeds can be viewed as a measure of network capacity. The 10 Gbps 5G breakthrough essentially translates to more data speeds, more often, for more users in a network, in effect broadly improving user experience. 

The Qualcomm 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite in Snapdragon X70 offers a portfolio of advanced latency-reduction technologies to enable hyper-responsive 5G applications.  

With groundbreaking 5G speeds, coverage, and low latency, Snapdragon X70 is poised to power the next wave of devices in the 5G connected intelligent edge. 

Superior power efficiency 

As our fifth generation 5G modem-RF solution, Snapdragon X70 expands on power-efficiency prowess developed over four generations of commercial 5G deployments. 

Snapdragon X70 introduces Qualcomm 5G PowerSave Gen 3 for up to 60 percent improved power efficiency* from advanced techniques including multi-antenna optimizations. Additionally, advanced modem-RF technologies, such as Qualcomm QET7100 Wideband Envelope Tracking and AI-based adaptive antenna tuning, allow superior power efficiency in more indoor and outdoor locations, user scenarios, and network conditions. 

These innovations together allow Snapdragon X70 to dynamically optimize, transmit, and receive paths across a comprehensive set of user scenarios and signal conditions, which significantly reduces power consumption and extends the battery life of your device. 

Ushering the era of 5G and AI

Keeping our innovative system integration from baseband to antenna helps Snapdragon X70 achieve best-in-class performance and power efficiency, while helping OEMs accelerate time-to-launch. This means fewer hurdles to deliver leading-edge 5G devices, complete with the multi-gigabit speeds, low latency, and global scale. 

Anyone can talk 5G and AI. Qualcomm Technologies is pushing 5G and AI forward in real ways for both operators and OEMs as well as enterprises and consumers. Customer sampling for Snapdragon X70 is on track to begin in the second quarter of 2022 and we expect 5G devices featuring Snapdragon X70 to launch by the end of this year. 

Snapdragon, Qualcomm mmWave Module, Qualcomm 5G AI Suite, Qualcomm 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite, Qualcomm 5G PowerSave, and Qualcomm QET7100 Wideband Envelope Tracking are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.