World's first 5G modem From Samsung

Samsung launches world's first 5G modem

South Korean  Consumer electronics giant Samsung has launched the world's first 5G modem. The company claims that Exynos 5100 5G modem is compatible will all the 5G standards. The modem is made using power-efficient 10 nanometer process technology and supports radio access technology.

The Company Also Said  that it successfully conducted an over-the-air (OTA) 5G-NR data call test under wireless environment utilizing a 5G base station and 5G end-user equipment prototype embedded with Exynos Modem 5100. Along with this, the company is also working closely with global mobile carriers and partners to quickly bring 5G mobile communications to the market.

The Exynos Moderm 5100 supports both sub-6GHz and mmWave spectrums specified in 3GPP’s 5G standard as well as legacy networks, including 2G GSM/CDMA, 3G WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, HSPA, and 4G LTE, with a single chip solution.

“As the industry prepares the shift toward 5G, Samsung will continue to drive the growth of innovative ideas and new services in mobile applications and other emerging industries.”

Speed Up To 2-gigabits per second (Gbps) in 5G’s sub-6-gigahertz (GHz) settings and 6Gbps in mmWave settings, which are about 1.7 and five times the data transfer speeds of its predecessor respectively.