Vivo and Qualcomm collaborate on breakthrough 5G antenna technology
Shenzhen, China, 22 June 2018 – Vivo today has detailed its
collaboration with Qualcomm to address a critical 5G development milestone with
their ground-breaking 5G antenna technology. This collaboration has resulted in
the successful design and integration of new 5G mm-Wave (millimeter wave) antenna arrays into a Vivo
commercial form factor as well as the measurement of system-level OTA (over-the-air)
performance.
This milestone
is significant as the arrival of 5G is creating major design challenges for smartphone
manufacturers and network operators. To fully support the rollout of 5G
services, even greater complexity and tougher requirements have been added to
antenna designs and technologies.
For end users, mm-Wave technology can attain higher
data rates to enable the 5G peak data rate of around 10-20 times higher than
that of existing 4G LTE technology, providing a better wireless experience
especially with AR, VR, AI, and UHD (ultra-high definition) video applications.
“Through this landmark
cooperation between Vivo and Qualcomm, Vivo's industry leadership and
innovation on 5G mm-Wave antenna design will contribute to creating optimal devices
for end users,” said Dr. Huan-Chu Huang, Antenna Technical Director/ Principal
Antenna Expert at Vivo. “After this successful completion of 5G mm-Wave antenna
design and measurement based on a Vivo commercial form factor, consumers will
soon see the next round of new device designs offering superior performance
benefits and a taste of the next generation mobile experience.”
It is expected that both 5G
sub-6 GHz and mm-Wave antenna technology will be deployed in every major market
around the world, with some markets by 2019 and others to follow in 2020. Beyond
this collaboration, according to Dr. Huan-Chu Huang, Vivo is also proactively applying for patents
and publishing international research papers on mm-Wave antenna designs to prepare
for the arrival of 5G age.
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