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"Qualcomm" develops processors to run "the fifth generation" on cheap phones

The head of "Qualcomm" confirmed that the new step comes within the company's plans to accelerate the global marketing of fifth generation networks.

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Qualcomm, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phone processors, has revealed that it has developed inexpensive mobile phone operating platforms from the "Snapdragon 4" series, to support work with the fifth generation mobile networks, expecting to receive "mobile" markets around the world at the beginning of the year. Next, 12 models of inexpensive smartphones that reach $ 120 (440 dirhams), but are able to work with 5G networks, after this feature was limited to high-priced phones whose price exceeds $ 1,000 (3670 dirhams).

Qualcomm's announcement of the new step came during its participation via the Internet in the activities of the Berlin Information and Communication Technology Conference, which is currently taking place, and the details of the event were published on the newsroom on the company's website.

Pave the way

The president of the company, Cristiano Amon, gave a lecture in which he announced this development, noting that this step comes as part of Qualcomm's plans to accelerate the global marketing of fifth generation networks on a large scale by expanding its portfolio of processors and technical platforms that operate mobile phones and support the generation Fifth, to include the series "Snapdragon 4", after it was limited to the series "Snapdragon 6, 7 and 8".

Cristiano added that Qualcomm will continue to pave the way to market the fifth generation networks on a large scale, expecting that the last step will enable nearly 3.5 billion users to work on the fifth generation networks.

He stated that the platform for the technology platforms category, "Snapdragon 4" that supports the fifth generation, was designed to exceed market expectations, by offering a variety of high and medium-level features to a wider audience, thus making "Qualcomm" fulfill its promise to make the fifth generation within reach. All smartphone users.

Actual steps

Qualcomm’s announcement of the new development coincided with the disclosure of the companies «Motorola, Xiaomi and Apoo», which produce smart phones of the middle price category and specifications, that they have already started the necessary steps to produce cheap phones based on the new Snapdragon 4 platforms that support the fifth generation mobile. .

Motorola’s president, Sergio Pontiac, said during his speech at the conference that his company is striving to provide smarter technology for everyone while expanding the platforms supporting the fifth generation to include the “Snap Dragon 4” series, adding: “We are in a position to provide a full range of Fifth-generation devices for our customers, with an emphasis on our leadership in this field, and we are excited to continue our cooperation with (Qualcomm) next year, to work on a unified mission, which is to provide the fifth generation for all.

Expansion and spread

For his part, the founder and CEO of OPPO for mobile phones, Tony Chen, expressed his happiness with this step, stressing that it will accelerate and expand the spread of the fifth generation.

He said, "We will continue to cooperate with (Qualcomm) to drive the widespread adoption of 5G technology around the world."

In turn, Li Jun, founder, president and CEO of Xiaomi, said: “The year 2020 marks the year of the spread of the fifth generation, and the company has provided platforms for the operation of the highest-priced smartphones operating with the (Snapdragon 7 and 8) chips that support the fifth generation.”

A new "modem"

Qualcomm, which is the largest manufacturer of wireless communication chips in the world, has produced a "X50" wireless "modem", to work as the first "modem" to support communication and operation with the fifth generation mobile networks.

The new "modem" appeared to work with high-spec smart phones, so that phone manufacturers would buy the X50 as a separate chip that could connect to the fifth generation, and another chip that could connect to the old networks.

And the presence of two modems means a phone that is more expensive, larger and consumes battery power.

But with the announcement by "Qualcomm" to run the fifth generation technology on cheap phone processors, it at the same time introduced the "X55 modem", which is able to work with the old generations of wireless technology, in addition to the fifth generation technology, which addresses many problems of "modem" X50 ».

And "Qualcomm" reported that it will fully integrate the "X55 modem" into the "Snapdragon 4" processor chip, as this will make phones cheaper and more energy efficient.