Qualcomm Showcases AI and Connectivity Innovations at MWC Barcelona 2025
Qualcomm Technologies unveiled its latest products and wireless connectivity and on-device AI advances at MWC Barcelona.
From 3G to 5G and now 5G Advanced, Qualcomm has led the way in next-generation wireless technology for 40 years. The Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF guarantees connection leadership for the Android ecosystem, and it remain the company setting the standard for cellular connectivity. High-performance, industry-leading 5G connectivity is necessary in the era of artificial intelligence, as well as the impending hybrid and agentic experiences.
Presenting the World’s Top Modem-RF for Unprecedented 5G Speeds and Intelligence: the Qualcomm X85
With the release of the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, its eighth-generation 5G modem-to-antenna solution and fourth-generation AI-powered 5G connectivity system, Qualcomm Technologies is continuing to raise the standard for connection. With faster speeds for smooth streaming, downloads, and uploads, increased network dependability in crowded areas, longer battery life, and improved location accuracy for an all-around better user experience, the X85 is built for the next generation of connected and AI-enabled apps.
Android handsets will experience connection leadership with Qualcomm X85’s industry-leading 5G Advanced capabilities. In addition to PCs, fixed wireless access points, automobiles, XR, and other devices, the Qualcomm X85 is designed to provide 5G Advanced features.
The most cutting-edge modem-to-antenna system in the world, the Qualcomm X85, is expected to deliver the greatest 5G experiences. It makes it possible for smartphones to reach speeds, power efficiency, and dependability levels that are exclusive to high-end Android devices. It focus has been and will continue to be on technology leadership. It is appropriate that Qualcomm announce this market-leading platform to commemorate 40th anniversary and usher in the era of agentic and on-device AI. It is in a unique position to lead this next generation of linked intelligence because to it advancements in modem-RF and on-device AI.
Qualcomm Dragonwing Fixed Wireless Access Gen 4 Elite redefines mobile broadband
With the release of the Qualcomm Dragonwing Fixed Wireless Access Gen 4 Elite, Qualcomm redefines mobile broadband.
The first 5G Advanced-capable FWA platform, the Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite, was unveiled by Qualcomm Technologies. The platform, which is powered by the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, establishes a new standard for 5G broadband performance. The Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite platform incorporates a potent network Edge AI coprocessor with up to 40 TOPS of NPU computing capability and offers extensive AI improvements. A more dependable and consistent user experience is made possible by this, which maximises wireless connectivity across 5G internet and Wi-Fi while releasing the potential of generative AI for additional devices.
The Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite Platform is a technological breakthrough, building on over 500 5G FWA designs to date, and extends tradition of delivering platforms that solve the broadband industry’s greatest challenges. “This platform offers ultra-fast speeds, reliability, and flexibility at a lower total cost than wired broadband by integrating unprecedented Artificial Intelligence and connectivity capabilities, with the Qualcomm X85 at its core. In the end, this paves the way for a future where seamless, intelligent networks transform it’s way of life and work.”
By offering up to 14 kilometres of long-range 5G mmWave performance, NTN Satellite communication capabilities, and Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) for high-performance aggregation, dependability, and remote management, the Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite Platform sets new standards for the FWA category. For optimum performance over 5G cellular, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi, the platform has a powerful quad-core processor with specialised network acceleration.
Bringing 5G Open RAN to bear
The business declared that top network operators and infrastructure suppliers worldwide are showing a strong interest in its 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) solutions. Viettel, the biggest mobile network provider in Vietnam, has used Qualcomm Dragonwing Cellular Infrastructure technologies to launch a live 5G O-RAN Massive MIMO network. Furthermore, for its countrywide 5G vRAN network implementation, NTT DOCOMO, the biggest mobile network operator in Japan, has chosen O-RAN virtualised Distributed Units (vDUs) that take use of Qualcomm Dragonwing X100 Accelerator Cards’ exceptional performance and power efficiency.
Redefining Mobile Broadband
With the introduction of the Qualcomm Dragonwing Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Gen 4 Elite Platform, the first 5G Advanced FWA platform globally, Qualcomm Technologies has completely redesigned mobile broadband. With downlink rates of up to 12.5 Gbps, this platform, which is powered by the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, offers very fast wireless mobile internet experiences. Its 40 TOPS edge AI integration and on-device AI-enhanced traffic categorisation greatly improve network performance and open the door for cutting-edge generative AI innovation at the network edge. With a potent quad-core CPU, specialised hardware acceleration, integrated 5G modem-RF, GNSS, Tri-band Wi-Fi 7, and wide carrier middleware compatibility, the next-generation FWA platform provides a complete answer for wireless communication in the future.
Leading the industry to 6G
Qualcomm Technologies leads the market in 5G Advanced, 6G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and UWB wireless research. Its main objectives are to provide immersive experiences and integrated sensing, optimise operations with AI and digital twins, and establish the basis for global coverage and vast capacity. MWC will demonstrate wireless technology’s latest advances.
Showcasing Edge AI Leadership
The company is demonstrating leadership in hybrid AI at MWC with a number of previously unheard-of partnerships and demos that highlight how edge computing and on-device AI unleash the full potential of AI on devices, resulting in more responsive and intuitive user experiences:
- IBM and Qualcomm Technologies announced a broader partnership to advance enterprise-class generative AI solutions on the cloud and edge. In order to address security, efficiency, dependability, and governance on AI solutions for businesses, this partnership includes showcasing integration of Watsonx. governance across edge devices powered by Qualcomm Technologies’ platforms and enabling support for IBM’s Granite models through the Qualcomm AI Hub.
- Using Snapdragon-powered smartphones, PCs, and smart eyewear, the company will showcase agentic AI through on-device, multimodal experiences. They will showcase a range of use cases utilising an AI agent user interface on smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platforms, including as tasks involving music, navigation, weather, and messaging data. They will showcase on-device commercial AI experiences for productivity and media applications on Snapdragon X Series PCs. A large language model (LLM) will be operating on a smartphone with a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and TCL Ray-Neo Smart Glasses as part of the company’s on-device, multimodal agentic AI demonstration.
