Qualcomm Aims for 5G

Frank Meng, chairman of China ’s mobile phone chip giant Qualcomm, said that Qualcomm will further deepen its cooperation with the Chinese industry, not only in the field of smart terminals, but also in related fields such as industrial Internet, smart transportation, and smart cities.

Frank Meng said that despite the global crowning of the new crown epidemic, Qualcomm is full of confidence in the development of global 5G. In particular, China has proposed to develop "new infrastructure", and telecommunications operators vigorously promote the construction of 5G networks. .

Frank Meng accepted an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency in Washington on the 29th. On the same day, Huawei held the launch of its flagship new Honor 30S in Beijing. The chip Kirin 820 5G was officially unveiled. The full upgrade of Hisilicon Kirin 820 chip, the market is expected to dominate the mid-end market, making people sweat for Qualcomm.

Qualcomm is currently a core manufacturer capable of providing highly optimized 5G terminal semiconductor solutions. However, facing the market competition of mainland domestic brand technology upgrading, Frank Meng said that during the epidemic, Qualcomm did not relax technology research and development while protecting employees And support for Chinese partners. As an important partner of Chinese mobile phone companies such as OPPO, vivo, and Xiaomi, Qualcomm provides support in terms of supply and technology to jointly promote the development of 5G.

He said that the supply chain of the mobile communication industry is more globalized than other industries, the industry chain is longer, and the daily supply chain management is more sophisticated. In the global spread of the epidemic, compared with other industries, the mobile communications industry has been relatively less affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Qualcomm is confident about the global 5G development and the ability of the mobile communications industry to respond to the epidemic.