With 5G poised to change the world, Qualcomm is fine-tuning its strategy to take the tech from handsets and the enhanced mobile broadband use case on to vertical enablement requiring the full scope of 5G, which is that eMBB component along with support for massive internet of things and ultra reliable, low latency communications.
At the Future of 5G workshop, executives highlighted the company’s foundational role as an R&D powerhouse that feeds its learnings into the 3GPP standardization process, and, with 5G networks popping up around the world and set to scale out in 2020, Qualcomm discussed how it will continue to help drive growth in consumer adoption while also honing its product set to address high-value vertical markets like automotive and manufacturing.
