This is from the -
- Interview with Mr Roberto Medeiros, Senior Director, Product Management at Qualcomm.
How are Qualcomm creating the 5G future?
What will be the key drivers for 5G commercialization?
Note : being published here in expected interest of 5G world.
Q. Why is 5G so important to Qualcomm?
A. Qualcomm has over 30 years of tradition leading the path to
innovation. Our inventions fundamentally influence all aspects
of mobile implementation and user experience synergistically
making the whole wireless system work together to support
advanced services, bringing value far beyond individual
components.
5G is a unifying connectivity fabric that will expand the value
of mobile networks to take on a much larger role than previous
generations, empowering many new connected services
across an array of world-changing use cases. Qualcomm
has vast experience in all technologies and building blocks of
5G and is uniquely positioned to accelerate the launch of 5G
networks, devices and the enablement of new services.
5G will accelerate world transformation, gains in productivity,
and improve life quality. As we like to say: Why Wait.
Q. Qualcomm are being quite progressive with 5G plans –
“creating” rather than “talking” about the 5G future. What
does this “creation” look like?
A. As we did with 3G and 4G, Qualcomm is leading the world
to 5G. We are designing a unified, more capable 5G platform –
pioneering many new technologies to meet 5G’s expanded and
radically diverse connectivity requirements. We are driving 5G
NR from standardisation to commercialisation – contributing
to 3GPP standard activities and collaborating with industry
leaders on impactful 5G demonstrations/trials to prepare for
commercial network launches. At the same time, we are leading the evolution of 4G LTE to its
full potential, pioneering 5G technologies and use cases today
with LTE advancements such as unlicensed spectrum, deviceto-device,
narrowband IoT, and more.
Finally, we are supporting early 5G deployments and field trials
with our first 5G modem solution – the Snapdragon X50 5G
Modem – to gain real-world experience in commercializing
mmWave technology that will be utilised to accelerate the 5G
NR standard.
Q. Where do existing LTE, LTE-A networks fit in the 5G
conversation?
A. The best path to 5G is the implementation of advancements
made available by LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro.
LTE Advanced Pro is a rich roadmap of 4G LTE technologies
which represent progressing LTE capabilities towards 5G.
These new technologies will not only vastly enhance mobile
broadband performance and efficiency, but also expand LTE
technology and ecosystem to new industries such as the
Internet of Things, vehicle-to-vehicle communications, digital
TV broadcasting, and more.
LTE Advanced Pro is leading the path to 5G by pioneering many
of the envisioned 5G technologies and use cases in advance of
expected 5G commercialisation.
Q. What key 5G partnerships are Qualcomm involved with?
A. The deployment of 5G will be a collaborative effort. From
standardization - where Qualcomm is a leading contributor to
the 3GPP 5G NR - to field testing of prototypes, to impactful
trials and demonstrations, we partner with industry leaders
who like Qualcomm are committed to invest and lead in LTE,
5G NR, and early 5G mmWave deployments, ranging from
device and network equipment manufacturers to carriers and
service providers.
Qualcomm has made multiple announcements of milestones
leading to the deployment with 5G and will continue doing so in
collaboration with industry leaders.
Q. What use cases do Qualcomm think will be key drivers for
5G commercialisation?
A. Similar to previous generational transitions, 5G will also
bring significant improvement in data rates and bandwidth, but
this time around we will also see great improvements in key
aspects that will enable new use cases. Ultra-low latency and
higher reliability capabilities will usher in applications such as
Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X), which will ultimately allow mass
adoption of autonomous vehicles.
Remote command and control of mission critical activities
in healthcare, public safety, drones and robots will get to
the necessary level of reliability for mass deployment. Also
important, low-power, simplified communication modes will
allow the massification of IoT applications as an expansion on
the foundation being laid today with LTE technology
Q. How has the 5G landscape changed over the past year?
A. We are transitioning from vision to reality, devices are
becoming available, trials and demonstrations are happening.
The level of excitement has certainly picked up and it will
continue gaining momentum through the next few years.
Q. Why has Qualcomm chosen to take part in 5G Series events,
such as 5G Latin America and 5G World, again in 2017?
A. The pace of wireless technology adoption in Latin America
has historically been lower than that of developed markets.
However, transitions in generations represent catch-up
opportunities. With good alignment among the players in the
region, technology adoption can be accelerated, generating
great value to the entire ecosystem.
5G Series events are a great opportunity to increase awareness
of the impending industry transformations, exchange
information within the community, and discuss opportunities
that are particular to the reality of the region.
The positive results of the 2016 edition encouraged us to
participate in the 2017 5G event. The audience included
companies and professionals we were interested in addressing;
the conference topics and speakers were of relevance to our
business; the event attendees provided interesting networking
opportunities.
Another reason why we saw value in the event in 2017 was
the inclusion of the Broadband segment, an important area for
Qualcomm’s connectivity businesses.
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