Qualcomm today gave a first look at its new Snapdragon X75 Modem/RF System that is being positioned as providing device OEMs an evolutionary path forward to 3GPP Rel. 18 compatibility. Rel. 18 is not yet finalized—expect substantial completion of the standard in late 2023/early 2024—but marks the beginning of the 5G Advanced era.
5G Advanced, based on ongoing work items, will bring system-level enhancements to 5G covering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra reliability low latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine-type communications (mMTC). Additionally, Rel. 18 will more tightly couple 5G with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and bring a robust feature set to new categories of devices with vertical- and use case-specific optimizations.
