01-10-2017, 03:55 AM
Intel has announced that it has a 5G modem comprising a baseband chip and transceiver IC that supports low gigahertz frequencies and millimeter-wavelength bands. It claims its 5G transceiver is the first to do so. The Intel 5G modem – codenamed Goldridge – is its attempt to compete with the Snapdragon X50 from Qualcomm announced in 2016 (see Modem crams early 5G technology into a chipset ). Sampling for the Snapdragon X50 5G modem is expected to begin in the second half of 2017 as is the sampling of the Intel 5G modem.