Qualcomm fleshed out its Dragonwing platform as it launched a series of fixed wireless access building blocks designed to enable AI inference use cases as well as industrial applications.
At Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm aimed to stretch beyond its 5G modems, smartphones and PCs to enterprise use cases. Qualcomm launched its Dragonwing branding designed to target enterprises and industrial IoT use cases as well as a partnership with IBM.
The company is looking to expand from handsets, autos, PCs and augmented reality to industrial, networking and other devices.
Qualcomm launched Dragonwing Fixed Wireless Access Gen 4 Elite, a platform that has 40 TOPS Edge AI integration, tops downlink speeds up to 12.5 Gbps and has on-device AI-enhanced traffic classification.
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To go along with Dragonwing, Qualcomm launched X85 5G Modem-RF. The Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite platform can deliver long-range 5G mmWave, NTN Satellite communication and dual SIM connectivity along with cellular, Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
The news from Qualcomm is part of a broader strategy to be seen as an AI processor company as more workloads go to the edge of the network. The company launched a series of modems--Qualcomm E41 4G Modem-RF, Qualcomm E51 4G Modem-RF and Qualcomm E52 4G Modem-RF--designed for industrial use cases.
According to Qualcomm, the modems are designed to be deployed in multiple environments such as warehouses, manufacturing plants and other areas with poor signals. The modems can be positioned in any environment and incorporates iSIM technology into the hardware for easy programming.
With the effort, Qualcomm is looking to develop use cases in energy and utilities, retail and autonomous robots.
