Hold onto your data plans, Qualcomm have announced a new modem that boasts download speeds of 1Ggps.
Qualcomm have treated us to a lot of tasty news in the run up to Mobile World Congress, this one got us salivating the most of all. It’s a glimpse into the future of Snapdragon processors as the newly announced X16 modem is the first to support up to 1Gbps speeds.The fibre like speed will have you downloading HD videos in mere seconds and 4K videos in minutes.
It’s a massive upgrade from the X12 modem seen in the Snapdragon 820, we could perhaps be seeing the X16 modem in new devices announced at MWC. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a most likely candidate.
“In addition to serving as a significant milestone for the mobile industry, the Snapdragon X16 LTE modem is a powerful testament to Qualcomm’s continued technology leadership in all things wireless,” said Cristiano Amon, executive vice president at Qualcomm.
“Not only does the Snapdragon X16 blur the lines between wired and wireless broadband, it marks an important step toward 5G as we enable deeper unlicensed spectrum integration with LTE and more advanced MIMO techniques to support growing data consumption and deliver an even faster and smoother user experience.”
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Via Qualcomm.