Vivo Initiates the Development of 5G on NEX With Qualcomm X50 Modem

Chinese smartphone makers are already racing through the testing phase of next-generation mobile network 5G on their smartphones. After Xiaomi announcing that it’s indeed testing 5G on the upcoming Mi Mix 3 smartphone, it’s now the turn of Vivo to announce the same. Vivo, the BBK Electronics-owned brand has revealed its plans to initiate industry development of pre-commercial 5G smartphones by introducing 5G software and hardware based on Vivo NEX smartphone series. The brand has successfully completed the initial development of 5G smartphone software and hardware on Vivo NEX, courtesy of Qualcomm X50 modem.

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Vivo Successfully Concluded Initial 5G Testing on NEX

The Chinese company today released a press statement which says that it has concluded: “initial architecture planning, 3D placement stacking, RF /antenna designs and optimised battery space within NEX to deliver 5G capabilities.” And for this, Vivo has used Qualcomm’s X50 modem which is 5G compatible. Furthermore, Vivo stated that the 5G version of NEX had completed the first phase of the protocol and signalling tests with Keysight UXM 5G signalling.

Now, the Vivo’s 5G pre-commercial smartphone will enter IODT tests with 5G infrastructure and networking equipment, as Vivo will work towards its goal of launching the first batch of 5G smartphones to the public by 2019. Vivo also confirmed that the 5G version of NEX supports the non-standalone Architecture (NSA) model which includes a dual connection for both Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR), based on 3GPP Release 15 standards.