5G will be heading to 2019 mobile devices thanks to Qualcomm. The company has announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G NR (‘5G New Radio’) modem family will be available to a wide range of OEMS in 2019, eighteen altogether, including Sony Mobile. The press release confirms that the new modem will be heading to new devices from these OEMs, which Qualcomm says will enable “low latency, extreme capacity and fiber-like connectivity to the cloud”.
Izumi Kawanishi – Sony Mobile (Director, EVP, Product Business Group)
“Sony Mobile has been continuously evolving mobile communication and entertainment on our Xperia products. The state of the art 5G technology brings not only an ultra-fast, responsive communication experience, but also a vastly enriched entertainment experience with content to our Xperia product range. We aim to deliver these new experiences to our customers in the coming years.”
