According to the Global mobile Suppliers Association’s (GSA) newest 5G chipset report, the number of discrete 5G modems more than doubled during 2020, and number of 5G processors increased ninefold.
The report indicated that 29 commercially available 5G mobile processors/platforms and 11 commercially available discrete 5G modems have been identified. The existing discrete 5G modems span five semi-conductor companies — Hi-Silicon (Huawei), Mediatek, Qualcomm, Samsung and UNISOC, formerly Spreadtrum. There are also two pre-commercial 5G modems in the works.
