With the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 ongoing, we could see several enhancements in the fields of technology, connectivity, and artificial intelligence. In this regard, the American multinational semiconductor company Qualcomm has unveiled its X85 5G Modem-RF, which is the world’s first 5G Advanced fixed wireless access platform. With this, the tech giant has paved lengths to the advancements in 5G Open RAN and AI-driven solutions. With the introduction of X85 5G Modem-RF, the company is setting a new standard for fixed wireless access (FWA).
The company writes, “The Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF is the leading 5G platform, leveraging integrated AI for unrivaled performance, efficiency, speeds, and spectrum flexibility. It can accelerate 5G Advanced adoption across segments like smartphones, mobile broadband, fixed wireless access, compute, industrial IoT, and 5G private networks.”
Experience the next level of 5G connectivity with the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF. Unrivaled connectivity and flexibility, even when your RF signal isn’t the strongest. pic.twitter.com/Ke6c3u62Yu
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) March 3, 2025
What is X85 5G Modem-RF:
The Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF is the leading 5G platform that will deliver unrivaled performance with the help of integrated AI. The Platform aims to deliver efficiency, speeds, and spectrum flexibility. The platform will accelerate 5G across several segments including smartphones, mobile broadband, fixed wireless access, compute, industrial IoT, and 5G private networks.
The latest launched Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF platform is powered by Qualcomm 5G AI Processor that performs 30% faster AI inference. It delivers superior 5G performance that features ‘first downlink carrier aggregation with 400MHz bandwidth in Sub-6GHz with 1024 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and the first UL carrier aggregation with 4-layer for sub-6GHz bands.’
Additionally, the semiconductor giant has equipped it with the Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Plus technology that can reach up to 12.5 Gbps with sub-6, mmWave. It supports all global 5G bands, from 0.6 to 41GHz and comes with 6Rx support for Smartphones. It delivers 12.5 Gigabit 5G DL peak rate with 1024 QAM sub-6GHz support and 6x CA with 400MHz Bandwidth.
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