Intel Accelerates Timing for Intel XMM 8160 5G Multimode Modem to Support Broad Global 5G Rollouts
November 12 2018 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
What’s New: Intel today announced the Intel® XMM™
8160 5G modem, a multimode modem optimized to provide 5G
connectivity to devices like phones, PCs and broadband access
gateways. Intel has accelerated the timing of this modem by pulling
in the launch by more than a half-year. The XMM 8160 5G will
support peak speeds up to 6 gigabits per second, making it three to
six times faster than the latest LTE modems available today. It
will be available in the second half of 2019 and will deliver the
features and experiences to accelerate widespread 5G adoption.
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The Intel XMM 8160 5G modem will offer
very clear improvements in power, size and scalability in a package
that will be smaller than a U.S. penny. It will be released in the
second half of 2019, and it will support the new standard for 5G
New Radio (NR) standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes as
well as 4G, 3G and 2G legacy radios in a single chipset. (Credit:
Intel Corporation)
“Intel’s new XMM 8160 5G modem provides the
ideal solution to support large volumes for scaling across multiple
device categories to coincide with broad 5G deployments. We are
seeing great demand for the advanced feature set of the XMM 8160,
such that we made a strategic decision to pull in the launch of
this modem by half a year to deliver a leading 5G solution.”– Dr.
Cormac Conroy, Intel corporate vice president and general manager
of the Communication and Devices Group
What It Handles: The Intel XMM 8160 is a multimode
modem, meaning it will support the new standard for 5G New Radio
(NR), including standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, as
well as 4G, 3G and 2G legacy radios in a single chipset.
Why It Matters: With single-chip multimode baseband
capability, the Intel XMM 8160 5G modem will enable device
manufacturers to design smaller and more power-efficient devices.
This can be achieved without the added complexity, power management
and form factor adjustments of two separate modems for 5G and
legacy connectivity, as will be introduced in early competing 5G
modems. By advancing directly to a multimode solution, Intel will
offer very clear improvements in power, size and scalability.
Intel’s integrated multimode solution supports simultaneous
connectivity (EN-DC) for LTE and 5G – critical as 5G mobile network
devices must be backward compatible to 4G if 5G is not available at
any moment or at any location.
The modem offers advanced technology needed to support new
millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum as well as sub 6 GHz 5G NR
support (including FDD and TDD bands from 600 MHz to 6 GHz) and
download speeds up to 6 Gbps. The industry move to mmWave and
mid-band spectrum addresses the enormous need for more bandwidth
for users, devices and connected machines.
Finally, the modem is designed to scale. With worldwide carrier
support, broad platform certification and broad OEM support, the
Intel XMM 8160 modem delivers 5G capabilities that operators and
device makers can rely on for their global deployments.
When I Can Get It: The Intel XMM 8160 5G modem is
expected to ship in the second half of 2019. Commercial devices
using the Intel XMM 8160 5G modem including phones, PCs and
broadband access gateways are expected to be available in the first
half of 2020.
More Context: 5G at Intel
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