Qualcomm Announces The World's First Commercial 5G PC Platform

Qualcomm Announces The World's First Commercial 5G PC Platform

- The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G Compute Platform is expected to power the first generation of commercial 5G always on, always connected PCs, transforming both industries and the lives of businesses and consumers -

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BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), announced today at Mobile World Congress the PC industry's first commercial 5G PC Platform, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx 5G compute platform. Featuring the groundbreaking second-generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G modem, the Snapdragon 8cx 5G platform will help PC manufactures take advantage of the global rollout of 5G networks. With the power and performance of a premium thin and light PC, the Snapdragon 8cx 5G will modernize how people connect, compute and communicate with their PCs. This new PC platform will impact consumers, small businesses, the enterprise and those on-the-go, by enabling multi-gigabit connectivity, multi-day battery life* and performance computing in a modern device.

The full release is available on the Qualcomm News Center website at (www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2019/02/25/qualcomm-announces-worlds-first-commercial-5g-pc-platform).

*Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
Always On, Always Connected PCs require network connectivity.

About Qualcomm
Qualcomm invents breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects and communicates. When we connected the phone to the Internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our inventions are the foundation for life-changing products, experiences, and industries. As we lead the world to 5G, we envision this next big change in cellular technology spurring a new era of intelligent, connected devices and enabling new opportunities in connected cars, remote delivery of health care services, and the IoT — including smart cities, smart homes, and wearables. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering, research and development functions, and all of our products and services businesses, including, the QCT semiconductor business. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries.

Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc and/or its subsidiaries.

Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: [email protected]

Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: [email protected]

 

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