Mainstreaming spatial compute, and giving AI the context it needs for hyper-personalization, is a “Qualcomm-sized problem”
MAUI—Qualcomm is the leader in on-device gen AI; the company effectively defined the concept, brought it to life from a hardware, software and ecosystem perspective, and took it to...
Consumers dislike current device options and worry about social perception and privacy when it comes to XR, according to a report from Ericsson Consumer Lab
Options and adoption of augmented, virtual and mixed-reality devices, applications and services are moving more slowly than expected, with most...
Qualcomm continuously delivering technology upgrades to its XR platform as glasses gradually become next-generation mobile compute devices
The long arc of Extended Reality (XR)—a term that covers augmented, mixed and virtual reality—is toward standalone glasses and headsets that deliver mobile, immersive experiences and gradually become...
Zain initially launched 5G-A services last year in capital Riyadh
Saudi Arabia telco Zain aims to accelerate the deployment of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) services from 2024, the carrier’s engineering executive general manager Mohammed Abdulazis AlNujaidi said.
The telco launched 5G-A services last year. The initial launch took...
The project, dubbed "5G-A Country", seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the Arab country
MWC Barcelona--Chinese vendor Huawei and Emirati-based telco du signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The project, dubbed "5G-A Country", seeks...
The metaverse and extended reality (XR) applications are considered critical to unlocking the full consumer potential of the 5G technology. Rigorous testing is crucial to ensure the performance and market acceptance of these immersive experiences. Rohde & Schwarz and Slalom have collaborated to address...
The telecom industry always expected that taking the next step in 5G network evolution, moving to full 5G Standalone (5G SA) networks, would be a heavy lift. And indeed, 5G SA network deployments saw sluggish growth last year, largely due to the technical challenges...
Huawei said the 5.5G network aims to provide continuous coverage in three key areas, including Beijing Financial Street, the Beijing Long Distance Call Building and the multipurpose Workers' Stadium
Chinese carrier China Unicom Beijing and compatriot vendor Huawei said they have successfully deployed a pilot...
LAS VEGAS--As you’d expect, CES was dominated by positioning, presentations and products designed to capitalize on the (hopefully durable) moment generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is having. As to how this opportunity maps generally to the mobile industry and specifically to Qualcomm, company CEO...
Siemens has announced a bunch of partners and products focused on the industrial ‘metaverse’ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week (January 9-12), mostly linked to its Xcelerator software and platform. These include top-line work with Sony around augmented and...
This webinar offers a comprehensive test and measurement perspective on 5G and 6G technologies as enablers of immersive virtual environments. Watch on-demand to explore spectrum utilization challenges and advancements, with a focus on the FR3 spectrum and THz frequencies. We also examine the critical role...
The XR2+ Gen 2 comes with more GPU and AI capabilities; Qualcomm named Google and Samsung as among OEM partners
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show starting today in Las Vegas, Qualcomm announced the latest-and-greatest in Extended Reality (XR) silicon platforms. The XR2+ Gen 2,...
If 5G was a book, we are just past the first chapter. Now is the time to harness the full potential of 5G and prepare for 5G Advanced through 5G Standalone.Join the 'It's time for 5G to standalone' webinar with Qualcomm on December 14th to get a closer...
China expects the standard-setting for 6G technology to be achieved around 2025
China aims to start commercializing 6G technology by 2030 and expects that the standard-setting for the technology will be achieved around 2025, Chinese press reported, citing Wang Zhiqin, the head of China's 6G...
Nokia said L4S greatly boosts the performance of real-time applications, particularly cloud-rendered extended reality (XR) services
Finnish vendor Nokia announced a collaboration with Hololight to explore how L4S, an internet protocol invented by Nokia, can enable applications and networks to simultaneously achieve high throughput and...
The testbed is supported by 5G infrastructure and private networks from BT’s EE mobile unit
BT Group will begin developing and testing extended reality (XR) applications at its new testbed, with a focus on immersive experiences in the areas of work, home, health and entertainment.
The...
A novel alliance of eight mobile operators, spearheaded by Telefónica and seeking to cajole “disruptive” startups to build applications for their global 5G networks, has signed with Qualcomm in a bid to stimulate the AR/VR startup community, specifically. The group has issued a “global...
No single company, network or technology can build the metaverse. Instead, the industry will have to tap into every available foundational technology across the ecosystem, from the very edge of the network all the way to the devices themselves. 5G and Wi-Fi, high-powered cameras...
BARCELONA--Every year at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) event in Barcelona, the world’s biggest telecom operators gather among the smartphone OEMs and chip vendors to show off their latest achievements. This year, many of the telcos coalesced around Qualcomm’s XR platform, Snapdragon Spaces. Seven...
In my last blog post, I described how we’re in an exciting time to harness the low latency and high capacity of 5G to enable a new era of distributed computing — where workloads can be split between the device, edge cloud, and cloud to enable the...
5G is going mainstream across the globe, and this is an exciting time to harness the low latency, high capacity, high reliability, and flexibility of 5G to enable emerging applications like boundless XR for more immersive AR and VR experiences. These applications distribute processing...
Deutsche Telekom said that the ‘6G NeXt’ project, which involves nine partners, had its kick-off last week in Berlin
German operator Deutsche Telekom announced it will be leading a 6G initiative as part of a wider program funded by the German government.
The research project, dubbed...
‘Customers are unwilling to pay more’ for 5G: Omdia; analysts see 5G and fiber adoption increasing but ARPU dropping in the next five years
Since 5G was commercialized in 2019 (2018 if you count pre-standard offerings), operators have been looking for ways to not only...
Qualcomm updates on diversification strategy, including automotive, XR, IoT and PCs
Ahead of an Automotive Investor Day event on Sept. 22, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano provided an update on the company's growth into the automotive sector—along with discussion of market trends around extended reality (XR), the...
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