Δnetworks and manufacturers are slowly starting to get into 5G rates, as the development of relevant solutions has begun dynamically. Now, it's her turn Intel to present her own XMM 8160 5G modem.
Note that the Qualcomm, its biggest competitor in the smartphone market, announced its own 5G proposal two years ago, without seeing the market yet consumer products, something that will be done on early next year.
Regarding Intel and its new proposal, the company states that the new chips will be available to manufacturers in the second half of 2019, with the first devices to reach the market 2020.
Why does it take so long? The answer is that Intel will offer one all-in-one sentence, not only with support for 5G connectivity, but also of the older standards 4G, 3G and even 2G, with the company "Wink" in early competing 5G solutions, which require two separate modems for 5G and older type connectivity.
The single chip will allow smaller circuit boards, which for smartphones probably means more space for batteries, but, at the same time, allows others, smaller smart devices to have 5G connectivity - something important as the fifth generation networks will bring great improvements in the world of IoT.
Intel's solution will have"Maximum speeds of up to 6 gigabits per second, six times faster than today's LTE modems".
In fact, it is considered very likely that we will see it Intel XMM 8160 5G modem in the first iPhone with 5G which are also expected the 2020.