Back to All
Press Note

Qualcomm Showcases Future Technology Roadmap to Drive the Connected Intelligent Edge and Lead the World to 5G Advanced and Beyond

Feb 27, 2022
BARCELONA

Highlights:

  • Qualcomm Technologies’ one technology roadmap scales its leading portfolio of essential mobile innovations to advance the 5G evolution on the path to 6G
  • New 5G R&D innovations span across industries and use cases including advanced MIMO, AI-enabled air interface, the metaverse, positioning, automotive, Industrial IoT, and more

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. unveiled new research milestones and innovations showcasing how the Company is driving digital transformation and delivering premium experiences across industries and use cases through advancements in 5G.

Qualcomm-image

“From smartphones, automotive, industrial, IoT, XR and more, Qualcomm Technologies is defining a new generation of connected devices—the Connected Intelligent Edge—and these innovations begin as breakthroughs within our research labs,” said John Smee, senior vice president, engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Building on our leadership across every generation of wireless communication, we’re leading the way with 5G Advanced technologies, and our latest wireless research is solidifying the foundation of 6G.”

Qualcomm Technologies’ latest research demonstrations showcase how the Company is delivering on its one technology roadmap and enabling the progression and advancement of 10 key wireless innovation areas that will fuel the 5G Advanced evolution towards 6G. New prototypes include:

 

  • Advanced MIMO Evolution: Innovations in RF and MIMO antenna designs are bringing new capabilities, efficiencies and flexibility to the 5G system and enabling further progress toward 6G.  

 

  • Mobile mmWave Evolution: Machine learning, mobility enhancements, and spectrum sharing are improving performance and optimizing deployments for 5G mmWave in more demanding use cases, such as mobile VR. 

 

  • 5G Positioning: 5G can deliver precise positioning for mobile broadband and low-complexity IoT devices across a wide range of indoor and outdoor deployments.

 

  • Industrial Precise Positioning: By addressing challenging indoor industrial environments with obstructed line-of-sight, 5G precise positioning is a key enabler for Industry 4.0.

 

  • AI-enabled 5G Air Interface Design: Machine learning can reduce communication overhead, resulting in improved performance efficiency, increased usable capacity, and extended device battery life.

 

  • Driving green, energy efficient networks: Novel signal quality improvement techniques can make communication both faster and more energy efficient, enabling 5G to become more sustainable.

 

  • Ticket to the Metaverse: 5G is enabling the metaverse and driving the convergence of physical, digital, and virtual worlds.

 

  • Industrial 5G Networks: The smart factory setup combines AI for coordinated multi-point transmissions and 5G sidelink to connect even more devices in the factory of the future with ultra-high reliability. Our innovation platform based in Lannion, France, will allow for end-end research and collaboration with partners on new verticals in a 5G Private Network testbed.

 

  • Wide-area IoT Expansion: Extended coverage and connectivity for a large number of 5G IOT devices is achieved through 5G Reduced Capability devices, also known as 5G NR-Light, along with enhancements for mesh networks.

 

  • Advanced C-V2X (cellular vehicle-to-everything): Connectivity among vehicles and infrastructure/cloud improves safety, positioning, and services for the entire transportation ecosystem.

 

To learn more about the continued 5G technology evolution and see our wireless research focus, our blog includes further details and videos on each of the demonstrations. We also encourage you to visit our booth at Mobile World Congress Barcelona located at Hall 3, Stand 3E10.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is the world’s leading wireless technology innovator and the driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion of 5G. When we connected the phone to the internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our foundational technologies enable the mobile ecosystem and are found in every 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone. We bring the benefits of mobile to new industries, including automotive, the internet of things, and computing, and are leading the way to a world where everything and everyone can communicate and interact seamlessly.

Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business.

Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Qualcomm, Qualcomm Dragonwing and Snapdragon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.

Contact Information
Brett Simpson
Investor Relations
1-858-658-4813
[email protected]
Pete Lancia
Corporate Communications
1-858-845-5959
[email protected]
Related Press Releases
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.

Stay connected

Get the latest Qualcomm and industry information delivered to your inbox.

Subscribe
Manage your subscription
Also of Interest

© Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies.

Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm patented technologies are licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated.

Note: Certain services and materials may require you to accept additional terms and conditions before accessing or using those items.

References to "Qualcomm" may mean Qualcomm Incorporated, or subsidiaries or business units within the Qualcomm corporate structure, as applicable.

Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business.

Materials that are as of a specific date, including but not limited to press releases, presentations, blog posts and webcasts, may have been superseded by subsequent events or disclosures.

Nothing in these materials is an offer to sell or license any of the services or materials referenced herein.