Qualcomm and Intel announce modem chip for Gigabit LTE exceeding 1 Gbps

Mobilecomm chip giant Qualcomm and Intel Semiconductor Intel announced a modem chip for wireless communication exceeding 1 Gbps in theory. The communication speed of smartphones is going to reach the gigabit era in earnest in the future.

Qualcomm Extends Connectivity Leadership with Second Generation Gigabit LTE Modem | Qualcomm
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2017/02/21/qualcomm-extends-connectivity-leadership-second-generation-gigabit-lte

Intel Unveils the Intel® XMM ™ 7560 Modem - Enabling the Next Generation of LTE Advanced Devices - XMM 7560 - Fact - Sheet.pdf
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Qualcomm is an LTE chip with a downlink maximum of 1.2 Gpbs "Snapdragon X20 LTE ModemWe announced. For Qualcomm, which already announced the Gigabit LTE chip "Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem", the Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem is the second Gigabit capable LTE chip and is manufactured with 10 nm FinFET process.


Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem supports Category 18 for the first time as a mobile chip in downlink, modulation method256 QAMCorrespond to. It corresponds to carrier aggregation which bundles five LTEs of 20 MHz width and the maximum communication speed is 1.2 Gbps. The upload corresponds to a maximum of 150 Mbps by bundling two LTEs. Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV) function also supports simultaneous standby in VoLTE. The sample shipment of the Snapdragon X 20 LTE Modem has already begun, and the first half of 2018 is scheduled to be adopted for the product.

Intel also announced its first gigabit LTE chip "Intel XMM 7560 ModemWe announced. The Intel XMM 7560 Modem is manufactured with a 14 nm FinFET process.


Intel XMM 7560 Modem supports Category 16 on the downstream, modulation method256 QAMCorrespond to. It corresponds to carrier aggregation which bundles 5 LTE of 20 MHz width and the communication speed is 1 Gbps maximum. The upload corresponds to a maximum of 225 Mbps by bundling three LTEs. Moreover, it supports LTE / LTE multi-SIM. The Intel XMM 7560 Modem is expected to be sample shipped in early 2017.

Both Qualcomm's Snapdragon X20 LTE ModemE and Intel XMM 7560 Modem are compatible with six communication methods: FDD-LTE, TD-LTE, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000, and GSM. With Qualcomm and Intel 's gigabit LTE compatible chip, the mobile communication speed of smartphones exceeded 1 Gbps in 2018,5GThe time will come.