Mobile World Congress 2024 (MWC 2024) has just begun, and Qualcomm snapdragon x80 5G modem with NB-NTN satellite connection, Qualcomm AI Hub Over 75 AI models optimized for Snapdragon processors, fast connect 7900 WiFi 7, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) chip.
Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System
Snapdragon X80 5G modem specifications:
- Peak download speed – 10 Gbps
- Peak upload speed – 3.5 Gbps
- Cellular modem-RF specifications – 10CC aggregation in mmWave, 5CC aggregation in 5G sub-6GHz
- cellular technology
- 5G NR, sub 6GHz
- Dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS)
- LTE, WCDMA, LAA, TD-SCDMA, GSM/EDGE, CBRS
- Millimeter wave, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-FDD) Sub-6 carrier aggregation (TDD-TDD), 5G FDD, 5G TDD, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-TDD)
- 5G SA (standalone), 5G NSA (non-standalone)
- F+F ULCA, FDD UL MIMO, switched uplink, 3GPP R18 compatible (5G Advanced-ready), 6x CA Sub-6 Downlink Carrier Aggregation, 1024-QAM Sub-6, FR1 + FR2 CA
- Supports all global 5G bands from 0.6 to 41 GHz
- Multi-SIM: Dual SIM support Qualcomm® DSDA Gen 2 (Dual Data)
- Performance-enhancing technology
- Qualcomm 5G Ultra Low Latency Suite
- Qualcomm Smart Transmit Gen 5 technology supporting NB-NTN and supplemental uplinks
- Qualcomm 5G AI Processor Gen 2 with dedicated tensor accelerator, AI-enhanced performance improvements in power handling, coverage, latency, and QoS, AI-assisted mmWave beam management (mmWave (SA) range extension for CPE, and AI-based GNSS location information Gen 3
- Qualcomm Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite
- Qualcomm RF Downlink Boost
- snapdragon satellite
- Qualcomm RF Uplink Optimization
- Qualcomm 5G PowerSave Gen 5 supporting Rel 17 PDCCH Skip and Qualcomm Power RF Efficiency Suite
- Qualcomm Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite and
- Qualcomm Smart Network Selection Gen 3 enables context-based performance enhancements for user scenarios and learning-based network selection on devices
- Nonlinear interference removal
- Qualcomm DSDA Gen 2 – Dual data supporting global bands
- Qualcomm Smart Transmit Gen 5
- Switched Uplink (FDD-TDD) – Global
- Supplementary Uplink – China
Last year, Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon Satellite, a two-way communication based on Iridium services, which was eventually discontinued. Instead, the company started offering standardized 5G NTN satellite solutions for the IoT market using Qualcomm 212S and 9205S Satellite IoT modems, and the technology is now designed for smartphones, laptops, and XR. Featured in the Snapdragon X80 5G modem. Automotive, industrial IoT, private networks, fixed wireless access applications, and more.
Commercial devices powered by Snapdragon X80 are expected to launch in the second half of 2024. Please see the product page for more information.
Qualcomm AI Hub
Qualcomm Snapdragon processors have supported AI acceleration for several years, but to simplify the implementation of on-device AI in mobile apps, Qualcomm has created a library of over 75 pre-optimized AI models. We have launched an AI Hub equipped with
Models include Segment-Anything, stable diffuse text-based AI image generation, Whisper Base Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model for multilingual transcription and translation, and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for both printed and handwritten text. Includes TrOCR for MediaPipe face detection. , Yolo v7 real-time object detection, Open AI clips for visual and linguistic tasks such as image/text similarity and image classification, and the Baichuan 7B Large-Scale Language Model (LLM), which works in Chinese and English, among others.
This model works on various Snapdragon and Qualcomm platforms including Snapdragon 8 Gen 3/2/1 Mobile, Snapdragon 888, Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 855, Snapdragon 845, Snapdragon 778, Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2/1, Snapdragon XR1+ Gen. It is said. 2/1, and Qualcomm Robotics RB5. The AI models can be found on his Qualcomm AI Hub, Hugging Face, and GitHub, and developers can also run the models themselves with a few lines of code on cloud-hosted devices powered by his Qualcomm platform.
FastConnect 7900 WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.4, and UWB chip
Qualcomm introduced the FastConnect 7800 WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 chip in 2022. The FastConnect 7900 is based on a chip with a low-power optimized WiFi 7 radio, Bluetooth 5.4, and various UWB standards that add support for proximity and indoor location.
FastConnect 7900 specifications:
- WiFi 7
- Generation – Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7
- Standards – 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11ax, 802.11be
- Supports 6GHz, 5GHz, 2.4GHz
- Up to 5.8 Gbps data rate with 4K QAM modulation and 320MHz channel bandwidth (160 + 160 in single channel or high band simultaneously)
- Up to 4.3 Gbps on 240MHz combined channel bandwidth using 4K QAM and multiple streams of globally available 5GHz spectrum
- Features – Passpoint, TDLS, OFDMA (UL/DL), Wi-Fi QoS Management, MU-MIMO (UL/DL), Wi-Fi Optimized Connections, Wi-Fi Aware R3, Wi-Fi Location, Miracast, Voice -Enterprise, High Band Simultaneous (HBS) Multilink, Targeted Wake Time, XPAN Technology
- safety
- WPA3 Enhanced Open, FIPS 140-2, TLS, WPA2, AES-CCMP, PAP, MS-CHAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS, 128-bit WEP, MS-CHAPv2, WPA2-PSK, EAP-TTLS, 64-bit WEP, 256 bit AES-GCMP,
- Encryption: 256-bit AES-GCMP, 128-bit AES-CCMP
- Protected Management Frame, WPA3 Personal, WPA3 Enterprise, WPA3 Easy Connect, 128-bit AES-GCMP
- HBS (High Band Simultaneous) technology enables multiple links with 5 GHz and/or 6 GHz performance.
- 40% less power consumption than previous generation (FastConnect 7800)
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Audio codec – Qualcomm aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Voice, aptX Lossless
- audio technology
- Snapdragon Sound technology and Qualcomm XPAN (Expanded Personal Area Network)
- Low-latency game mode with audio backchannel
- LE audio
- spatial audio
- stereo recording
- Multi-stream audio support for true wireless earbuds
- UWB
- Standards – IEEE 802.15.4z, Fine Ranging (FiRa), Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC)
- Send chain – 1
- Receive chain – 3
- Features – Time of Flight (ToF) and Angle of Arrival (AoA) enable “close experience” such as digital keys, object search, and indoor navigation.
- Part numbers – WCN7880 and WCN7881 (the difference between the two SKUs is unknown)
- Process – 6nm
FastConnect 7900 will be included in products such as smartphones, mobile PCs, and VR/XR headsets starting in the second half of 2024. Please see the product page for more information.
Qualcomm’s announcement may also provide additional details and links about the new Snapdragon X80, FastConnect 7900, and Qualcomm AI Hub.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software as a part-time job in 2010, then quit his job as a software engineering manager and began writing daily news and reviews full-time in late 2011.
