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- Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X80 modem.
- The new modem is expected to appear inside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.
Qualcomm is the leader of the pack as far as smartphone connectivity is concerned, with its modems used in its own flagship processors and in Apple’s iPhones. Now, the company has announced the Snapdragon X80 modem at MWC 2024.
Qualcomm says the X80 modem supports 3GPP Release 17 and is Release 18 “ready.” It also features a number of firsts compared to the X75 modem seen in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.