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Seamless 5G Connectivity with Beamforming

Qualcomm has developed the first 5G modem designed for early 5G networks. The modem utilizes millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies which allow for much higher bandwidths than LTE. However, mmWave signals do not travel far and cannot penetrate walls. The modem overcomes this using adaptive beamforming and beam tracking to direct signals along the best paths between devices and small cells. It is also designed to automatically switch to Gigabit LTE when out of range of the 5G network to maintain seamless connectivity.

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Seamless 5G Connectivity with Beamforming

Qualcomm has developed the first 5G modem designed for early 5G networks. The modem utilizes millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies which allow for much higher bandwidths than LTE. However, mmWave signals do not travel far and cannot penetrate walls. The modem overcomes this using adaptive beamforming and beam tracking to direct signals along the best paths between devices and small cells. It is also designed to automatically switch to Gigabit LTE when out of range of the 5G network to maintain seamless connectivity.

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QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES FIRST 5G MODEM, DESIGNED FOR EARLY 5G NETWORKS

MOBILIZING mmWAVE
Thanks to abundant spectrum in mmWave frequencies previously unavailable for cellular use,
mmWave 5G bandwidths can be much larger than whats possible with LTE. The challenge?
Transmissions in mmWave cant travel very far. They typically cannot even penetrate a wall.

Heres how we can tap the increased capacity of mmWave and mobilize it too.

Gigabit LTE mmWave 5G

20 20 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

60 MHz 800 MHz

Adaptive beamforming and beam tracking find the best paths for energy to travel between mobile devices
and small cells. And when the device moves out of range of the 5G wireless network, the Snapdragon platform
is designed to automatically switch to Gigabit LTE, allowing for seamless connectivity.

mmWave Base Station

energy

Small wavelengths at these higher frequencies mean At these extreme wavelengths, narrow, directional
antennas can be made much smaller, so many more beams send and receive more energy, with antennas
of them can be integrated into the device and used dynamically directing the energy via the most
together intelligently. efficient paths.

Intelligent beam
searching and tracking
algorithms are designed
What happens when theres no line-of-sight? We can
to activate the best
direct energy along non-line-of-sight paths, including
paths, and handover
bouncing off walls and moving around corners.
seamlessly from one 5G
small cell to another.

Gigabit LTE

mmWave Base Station

As the modem moves out of range of the 5G wireless


network, it is designed to switch to Gigabit LTE
automatically and provide seamless connectivity.

And yes, it is engineered to work for fixed wireless as well as mobile broadband.

Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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