Qualcomm CEO Mollenkov: 5G Mobile phones will become mainstream from 2019 onwards

According to Reuters September 15, Qualcomm's chief executive predicts that the first 5G mobile phone to meet next-generation mobile standards will be available in the world's major markets in 2019, a year earlier than forecast.

Steven Mollenkov, chief executive of Qualcomm, the world's top smartphone chip maker, said in an interview that consumer and business demand is growing, forcing 5G mobile phones to accelerate the popularity of the original 2020 to 2019. To upgrade the new network and devices.

5G commercialization is critical to the new capabilities and equipment upgrade requirements of network equipment manufacturers such as Huawei, Nokia and Ericsson, as well as handset manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and Apple. Upgrading to a new network means that new mobile services, even new business models, will be enabled, but may also pose challenges for industries that cannot invest in upgrades.

　　

Qualcomm executives said the markets in South Korea, Japan and the United States now have several network operators ready to launch the mainstream network in 2019, and that China may be in the first batch to join the network upgrade.

Referring to the previous 3G and 4G network upgrade history, South Korea and Japan first acted, the United States followed, he said: "I think South Korea, Japan and the United States will still be the first to act." "China's mobile phone market is much larger than the rest of the world, and it lags behind these early adopters, but Mollenkov said this time China is likely to join the ranks of the first countries to adopt 5G technology."

The Winter Olympics, held in Pingchang, South Korea, in February 2018, is expected to be the first full public showcase of 5G network services.

Qualcomm CEO Mollenkov: 5G Mobile phone from 2019 onwards will become mainstream (turn)