Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 1: Announcing 5G Partnerships and Snapdragon 855

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The third annual Qualcomm Tech Summit has just started, and the first announcements from Day One have been made. To start this event, Qualcomm President Cristano Amon is sharing the company’s vision for 2019, primarily around 5G networks and 5G enabled devices. The Tech Summit has a few surprises in store over the next couple of days, including the upcoming announcement of the company’s first 5G mobile platform, Snapdragon 855.

Qualcomm Tech Summit: Day One Overview

Due to embargo timing, we will be following up this post with a deeper look into the announcements made at the event along with some hands on with the demos.

The march to 5G has been on a major conversation point through 2018, 2017, and discussions about standards and ecosystem deployment even further back. The promises of 5G, according to the main ecosystem players, involve quicker response times, more bandwidth, and with the right deployments, better coverage. Qualcomm took today to expand on its vision for 2019 and how it will be the year of 5G.

For device functionality, as demonstrated in the promotional videos Qualcomm are releasing today, this includes:

• Live Multi-Player Gaming over mobile connections
  
• Capturing 4K HDR Video
  
• Professional Video Editing capabilities
  
• Augmented Reality Shopping or Meal Recommendations
  
• Multi-Language Video Chat with Real-Time Voice Translation
  

Full reading: https://www.anandtech.com/show/13662/qua...dragon-855