Making 5G NR a commercial reality
Ultra-high fidelity media anywhere Immersive entertainment Safer, more autonomous transportation Connectivity is the new Electricity Reliable access to remote healthcare More efficient use of energy/utilities Improved public safety and security Sustainable cities and infrastructure More autonomous/digitized factories 2
5G NR: A unifying connectivity fabric Over $12 Trillion 5G-related goods and services in 2035 1 Live Enhanced mobile broadband Mission-critical services Massive Internet of Things Unifying connectivity platform for future innovation Convergence of spectrum types / bands, diverse services, and deployments 3
The world s first announced 5G connection on a mobile chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 4
5G MODEM FAMILY World s First 5G-NR Multimode Modems 2G/3G/4G/5G multimode Sub-6 + mmwave Premium-tier smartphones in 2019 5
Mobilizing media & entertainment Rich user-generated content Immersive experiences Augmented Reality NR Essential for next-gen mobile broadband experiences Up to 5X upload and download speeds compared to 4G* Much more capacity to efficiently support unlimited data* Significantly lower latency for interactive/immersive content Connected vehicle * Cat16 LTE Congested environments High-speed mobility Connected cloud computing 6
5G NR sub-6ghz mmwave 6 GHz 24 GHz 100 GHz Breaking through key challenges in mobilizing 5G mmwave
Commercializing mmwave in a smartphone form factor 76 mm 157.25 mm ` 11ad in Asus Zenfone 4 Pro 9.7 mm mmwave (60 GHz) viability in handset form factor Qualcomm 5G NR mmwave prototype 5G NR mmwave Qualcomm Reference Design 8
Realizing mmwave in mobile devices Overcoming key challenges Coverage Power Power techniques to meet challenging constraints Relatively short signal range in mmwave requires focused transmit power Size Antenna config. Number of elements Placement Beam forming Antenna design MIMO PA design Innovation to fit mmwave design in smartphone form factor 9
Achieving required transmit power for mobile mmwave λ/4 PA PA λ/4 λ=10.5 mm at 28 GHz λ/2 PA output Element gain Summation gain Beamforming gain Single polarization Physics dictates antenna size and spacing # of antennas in array determines max EIRP Required transmit power (EIRP 1 ) Beamforming and directional architectures allow more gain 1 EIRP = Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power. Represents peak directional power transmitted from the antenna array relative to an isotropic transmission 10
Getting to target smartphone EIRP for mmwave coverage Optimization of RF front-end and antenna architecture for 5G mmwave smartphones Achieving target EIRP: 4-element example PA PA 10-15 dbm 5 dbi 6 db 6 db 3 db PA output Element gain Summation gain Beamforming gain Single polarization 30-35 dbm EIRP 11
Making it all fit in a smartphone Techniques and materials to address size constraints SDR051-based antenna module for X50 Proprietary technology to further reduce size Qualcomm Technologies proprietary 55% smaller footprint Further size reduction achievable for smartphone form factor Antenna architecture allows flexible placements and multiple modules 12
mmwave more power-efficient than 4G at higher throughputs Battery current Cellular mmwave 4G mmwave Power cons. (mw) Wi-Fi 5G mmwave energy/bit lower than 4G at higher throughputs 2000 1000 802.11ac 5 GHz 5X higher throughput for the same power consumption 802.11ad 60 GHz Steep 4G power curve due to 20 MHz bw limit percarrier 500 5G sub-6 can exploit up to 100 MHz Throughput 0.5 Gbps 1 Gbps 1.5 Gbps 2 Gbps Throughput 13
Gigabit LTE is essential to the 5G mobile experience Multi-connectivity fully leverage LTE investments for a phased 5G NR rollout New 5G NR mmwave Ubiquitous LTE coverage Gigabit LTE, VoLTE New 5G NR Sub-6 GHz 5G New Radio (NR) Brings new levels of capability and efficiency 14
Gigabit LTE is paving the path to 5G Sony Xperia XZ Premium Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ HTC U11 Moto Z 2 Force Edition Asus Zenfone 4 Pro 16 commercial devices, including 10 smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Sharp Aquos R LG V30 Sony Xperia XZ1 40 Operators in 24 countries with Gigabit LTE planned or trialed 15
Accelerating 5G NR commercialization 5G NR mmwave smartphone prototype 5G NR mmwave Reference Design Platform and UE evolution mmwave LOS/NLOS demo 5G NR prototype 5G NR connectivity demo 5G trials 2016 2017 1 st 5G call 2018 2019 on modem chipset Silicon evolution FPGAs FPGAs RF ASIC Snapdragon X50 5G modem family Enabling 5G NR mmwave and sub-6 launches 16
Anyone can talk about 5G. We are making it a reality. NR Learn more at www.qualcomm.com/5g 17
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