Ultra-fast 5G mmWave is creating new use cases for technologies like connected intelligent edge for immersive XR and powerful AI through distributed computing.

Qualcomm is taking advantage of such feat. Commswire reported yesterday that Qualcomm introduced its Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, a headworn augmented reality developer kit that blurs the lines between physical and digital realities.

Qualcomm also unveiled its AR smart viewer based on the Snapdragon XR1 Platform, which promises high-performance, immersive experiences, and low power consumption.

More than personal connectivity technology, 5G, Qualcomm says, connects people to their homes and cars, businesses to their supply chains, robotics, and security, and cities to their transportation and infrastructure systems.

Fast, low latency 5G networks are making this a reality, Qualcomm claims. Qualcomm cites the IoT industry as an example. It capitalises on lower latencies and more bandwidth for billions of connected devices with 5G and edge computing.

Qualcomm’s Smart Cities Accelerate 2021 event also emphasised how 5G is fostering connected spaces and systems throughout US cities.

“While this has direct benefits for citizens like smarter traffic systems and faster event connectivity, technologies like 5G private networks are also laying the foundation for fast, reliable, and low-latency connectivity among businesses and industries,” Katouzian says.

“IoT and XR are two big applications we all agree will be defined by continued 5G deployments and advancements in the coming years, fuelled by connected intelligent edge computing and ultra-reliability. Of course, smartphones will continue to become faster, smarter, and more efficient with the help of 5G networks growing throughout the world,” Katouzian concludes.

This first appeared in the subscription newsletter CommsWire on 11 November 2021.