Using evolved, commercially-available 4G LTE technology, T-Mobile, Nokia, and Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, have exceeded Gigabit speeds. In tests at T-Mobile’s lab, download speeds of 1.175Gbps were achieved on T-Mobile’s LTE network utilising Nokia’s 4.9G network powered by the Nokia AirScale Base Station together with the Snapdragon X20 LTE modem.

Subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has announced that its premium mobile platform is powering what it supposedly Samsung’s most advanced smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note8, for select regions. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, which is one of the first commercial SoC manufactured using 10nm FinFET technology.

To bolster its position in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Qualcomm Technologies has announced the acquisition of Scyfer, a company affiliated with University of Amsterdam and focused on cutting-edge machine learning techniques. The value of the acquisition is undisclosed.

Qualcomm Technologies, EE and Sony Mobile Communications showcased Europe’s first commercial Gigabit LTE/4G mobile device and network.

Two companies at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Qualcomm Technologies and 360 announced that together they are working on 4G kid watches and are launching 360’s first product for this industry, 360 Kids Watch 6S, based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform. The 360 Kids Watch 6S combines the Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform with the 360 OS for Wear operating system, both optimised to meet the evolving needs of connected families.

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced at a conference in Shenzhen, a Smart Audio Platform to help manufacturers accelerate the development and commercialisation of smart and networked speakers. The flexible solution offers two Qualcomm SoC options based on APQ8009 and APQ8017, with a range of software configurations that are designed to allow OEMs to create truly optimised smart speakers across various product tiers and categories. 

Qualcomm Technologies has announced at its IoT industry analyst workshop that the company is currently shipping more than one million chips per day for the IoT.

Qualcomm Technologies has announced the winners of the Europe Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QInF) programme. QInF is an annual programme that focuses on recognising, rewarding, and mentoring the most innovative engineering PhD students across Europe and the US. 

Rolling out changes and updates over the next few months, Qualcomm Technologies is working on its product brand positioning to best articulate the value of our technology and products for customers and their end users. One of the first updates is how the Qualcomm Snapdragon brand will be applied.

Qualcomm has launched a Head Mounted Display (HMD) Accelerator Program designed for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of virtual reality hardware at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This virtual reality industry-first program is designed to help manufacturers reduce engineering costs, decrease the time it takes to create and ship new products, and provide means for OEMs to validate performance metrics.

Qualcomm and LG Electronics (LG) announced coordinated efforts to facilitate testing and adoption of 5G and Cellular-V2X (C-V2X) communications into vehicles at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The companies expect to showcase these next-generation wireless technologies through trials during the first half of 2018.

  Taking a significant step towards the realisation of 5G technology for connected vehicles is Ericsson, Orange and PSA Group after conducting field trials to test advanced applications in France. 

Qualcomm has announced that Sensory and Rubidium, members of the Qualcomm eXtension programme, are now offering support for the Alexa wake word on certain Qualcomm Bluetooth Audio System-on-Chips (SoCs), namely CSR8670 and CSR8675.

  PSA Group and Qualcomm Technologies have announced plans to integrate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Automotive (820A) processor in the PSA Group’s next generation vehicles. 

Qualcomm Technologies has announced an end-to-end 802.11ax portfolio, which includes the IPQ8074 System-On-Chip (SoC) for network infrastructure and QCA6290 solution for client devices, making Qualcomm Technologies the first company to announce end-to-end commercial solutions to support 802.11ax.

Panasonic Automotive and Qualcomm Technologies have announced that they are working together to develop a next-generation Android-based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system. As part of the demonstration, Panasonic Automotive and Qualcomm Technologies have integrated Android 7.0 features to give drivers a unified experience across an automaker’s entire vehicle lineup, adjusting for different applications, screen sizes, and resolutions.

At CES 2017, Qualcomm has made various announcements on its latest Snapdragon processor as well as developments in its IoT, 5G and Automotive offerings. These announcements are summarised below, alternatively for those lucky enough to be in Las Vegas you can visit Qualcomm at their stand at CES in North Hall, booth #5609.

  It has been announced that Qualcomm Technologies, Ericsson, and SK Telecom, plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) as standards are being developed based on specifications in 3GPP.

Qualcomm through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies, announced commercial sampling and conducted a live demonstration of the world’s first 10nm server processor. As the first in the Qualcomm Centriq product family, the Qualcomm Centriq 2400 series has up to 48-cores and is built on the most advanced 10nm FinFET process technology.

The new Internet of Things (IoT) technology LTE-M (also known as LTE Cat-M1) has successfully been trialled by KPN, the first European operator. LTE-M (Machine Type Communication) is a new technology that can be rolled out on the existing 4G network. The LTE-M technology is complementary to the recently introduced LoRa network of KPN as well as to existing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) uses cases on 4G.