The QTM052 antennas could make ultra-fast gigabit 5G a reality Photo: Qualcomm There’s a lot of pieces that need to come together to get 5G networks to work on mobile devices — new standards need to be agreed on , new modems need to be developed6 , and new networking hardware for towers needs to be rolled out. But Qualcomm might have just cleared one of the major hurdles with the announcement of its new QTM052 mmWave antenna modules, the first that have been announced that will enable the high-speed swath of networking spectrum to work with mobile phones. That’s a big deal, because not all 5G is created equal. As Qualcomm’s own simulated test results from MWC earlier this year showed, users will already get big jumps in speed with lower-bandwidth 5G solutions, but the truly impressive leap forward will come from the mmWave network. RELATED Xiaomi Mi 8 SE 128 GB version arrives But in order for that to work, we first need viable mmWa...
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