Intel today announced substantial advances in its wireless productroadmap to accelerate the adoption of 5G. Highlights include theintroduction of the Intel XMM 8000 series, Intel’s first family of 5G new radio(5G NR) multi-mode commercial modems, and Intel’s latest LTE modem, the IntelXMM 7660. Intel also announced it has successfully completed a full end-to-end5G call based on its early 5G silicon, the Intel 5G Modem – a key milestone inits development. Finally, the Intel XMM 7560 modem unveiled at Mobile WorldCongress 2017 has achieved gigabit-class speeds.
“Intel is committed to deliveringleading 5G multi-mode modem technology and making sure the transition to 5G issmooth,” said Dr. Cormac Conroy, Intel corporate vice president and generalmanager of the Communication and Devices Group. “Our investments in a fullportfolio of modem technologies and products are critical to achieving thevision of seamless 5G connectivity.”
Press Kit: 5G at Intel
5G is more than the device, it requires a cloud-ready, virtualized5G network. Intel is unique in bringing the network, cloud and clients togetherin a powerful end-to-end 5G solution.
“Today’s wireless networks are theequivalent of data driving down a single-lane highway; tomorrow’s will need toserve as a multilane superhighway as data moves at warp speed with 5Gnetworks,” said Sandra Rivera, Intel senior vice president and general managerof the Network Platforms Group. “Our roadmap progress shows how Intel is movingat gigabit speeds to help the industry create this superhighway and benefitfrom the speed, capacity and low latency that 5G promises.”
A summary of Intel’s wireless roadmapupdates includes:
Intel XMM 8000 series: Intel’s family of commercial 5G multi-modemodems, operating in both sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave global spectrum bands.The series will enable a range of devices to connect to 5G networks – from PCsand phones to fixed wireless consumer premise equipment (CPE) and evenvehicles.
Intel® XMM™ 8060: Intel’s first commercial 5G modem is capable ofdelivering multi-mode support for the full 5G non-standalone and standalone NR,as well as various 2G, 3G (including CDMA) and 4G legacy modes. Expected toship in commercial customer devices in mid-2019, the Intel XMM 8060 willaccelerate deployment of 5G-ready devices prior to anticipated broad deploymentof 5G networks in 2020.
Intel XMM 7660: Intel’s latest LTE modem delivers Cat-19capabilities and supports speeds up to 1.6 gigabits per second. This powerfulLTE modem features advanced multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), carrieraggregation and a broad range of band support. It will ship in commercialdevices in 2019.
Additionally, Intel is helping set the pace for the industry withthe Intel® 5G Modem. Announced at CES 2017, Intel’s early 5G silicon issuccessfully making calls over the 28GHz band. Along with the Intel® MobileTrial Platform, Intel technology is at the heart of dozens of trials around theworld, giving Intel and the industry valuable learnings about the technologiesthat will make 5G a reality. Wi-Fi will play an increasingly important role formobile networks as we move to 5G. Intel will continue its Wi-Fi leadership bycommercializing gigabit Wi-Fi soon and plans to deliver the nextgeneration of Wi-Fi, 802.11ax starting in 2018.