In a most recent announcement, Samsung Electronics has given details into its new Exynos Modem 5100 especially for 5G networks and is also compatible with 3GPP standards. The South Korea-based company claims that the Exynos Modem 5100 can be said to the world’s “first 5G modem that is fully compatible with 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 15.”

It is the latest standard specification for 5G New Radio (5G-NR). The new model is built on 10-nanometer (nm) process technology and supports legacy radio access technologies designed into a single SoC.

The new Exynos Modem 5100 has features such as sub-6GHz and mmWave spectrums which support in 3GPP’s 5G standard. As per the claim by the company the modem is capable to provide a maximum downlink speed of up to 2Gbps in 5G’s sub-6Hz settings and 6Gbps in mmWave settings. As per a report, it is said to be around 1.7 and five times the data transfer speeds compared to its predecessor respectively. The model is also capable to support legacy networks like 2G GSM/CDMA, 3G WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, HSPA, and 4G LTE, with a single chip solution, Samsung said in a blog post. The company said that fast and stable data communication can also be easily seen on 4G networks with a downlink speed of 1.6Gbps.

Equipped with 5G capability to transmit large-capacity data volumes and real-time low-latency communication, Samsung is up with plans to bring new user experiences in smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT), ultra-high resolution videos, holograms, real-time artificial intelligence (AI), and autonomous driving. Samsung also said that it is working with a number of mobile carriers around the globe and several partners to “quickly bring 5G mobile communications to the market.”

Samsung announced about its recent successful of an over-the-air 5G-NR data call test on a 5G wireless network with a 5G base station and a prototype smartphone. The test simulated real-world like conditions, ensuring mobile devices that adopt the new modem can be commercialized faster, it said

The company said that the Exynos Modem 5100 is also being offered with radio frequency IC (RFIC), Envelope Tracking (ET), and power management IC (PMIC) solutions. Interestingly, Samsung has confirmed the availability of the new modem to customers by the end of 2018.

Dr. Inyup Kang, President and Head of System LSI Business at Samsung Electronics said, “Samsung’s leadership in communication technologies and market-proven knowledge allowed us to develop the industry’s first 5G modem, the Exynos Modem 5100, which fully complies with the latest 3GPP standards. As the industry prepares the shift toward 5G, Samsung will continue to drive the growth of innovative ideas and new services in mobile applications and other emerging industries.”

It is worth noting the fact that the Exynos Modem 5100 is not the first 5G modem. Qualcomm had already unveiled the X50 modem, back in 2016, and companies like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, and others are already on board to cater the 5G market by using it in phones starting next year. Additionally, earlier this year, Qualcomm had announced the “world’s first fully-integrated 5G NR millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-6GHz RF modules” for all smartphones and other mobile devices. Samsung plans to pair both the new Qualcomm QTM052 mmWave antenna module family and the Qualcomm QPM56xx sub-6 GHz RF module family, with the Snapdragon X50 5G modem, with a target to deliver modem-to-antenna capabilities across several spectrum bands.

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