Vivo Trials 5G-Enabled NEX S Smartphone With Qualcomm X50 Modem
Sep. 11, 2018Chinese handset maker Vivo has announced it has successfully trialed a 5G-ready smartphone by modifying itsNEX Ssmartphone by putting in a Qualcomm X50 modem, which was introduced in February.
“The device set-up included a non-standalone architecture model that combined both LTE and NR (New Radio) antennas, based on 3GPP Release 15 standards. The test has completed the first phase of protocol and tests with Keysight UXM 5G signaling,” GSM Arena reported late on Monday.
Notably, this comes less than a month after OPPO successfully tested 5G modems in its devices.
This also means Vivo andOPPO, both owned by Guangdong-headquartered multinational company BBK Electronics, are likely to be among the first smartphone players to offer 5G-enabled devices to the masses.
