Posted on 05/29/2019 7:20:29 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
COMPUTEX 2019, the world’s biggest computer trade show, opened in Taipei with dazzling 5G, AI & IoT, blockchain, and gaming offerings, but little interest in China.
Computex, following the launch of 4G/LTE, peaked in 2012 with over 140,000 visitors inundating 1,800 exhibitors in 5,400 booths. The trade show then suffered a six-year decline as customers moved from desktops and laptops, to phablets and high-functioning smartphones. But 2019 boomed to a recovery high -- 1,685 exhibitors in 5,508 booths as China was set to launch the world’s first commercial 5G network in 2020.
Although the Peoples’ Republic of China does not recognize Taiwan, the island remains the top notebook PC production hub for tech giants such as Apple and Hewlett Packard.
That is why Qualcomm opened Computex with release of its first Snapdragon-powered 5G PC made by PRC-owned Lenovo as “the world’s first 7nm platform purpose-built for PCs that offers 5G connectivity.” The platform’s 5G modem offers download speeds of 2.5 Gbps and a battery that can last for several days on a single charge.
Wireless technology has advanced about every ten years since 1G made cellular communications possible in the 1980s; 2G added mobile text messaging and secure phone calls in the 1990s; 3G launched smartphones in the 2000s and 4G/LTE provided data speeds required to stream high-definition video in 2010s.
But unlike the first four evolutionary generations of wireless technology, 5G is revolutionary because it offers 1) 10 times faster data transfer speeds that will slash high-definition movie downloads from 10 minutes to less than a second; 2) latency reduction that will eliminate glitches in augmented and full immersion reality; and 3) more than tripling the number of connected devices by 2025.
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The key to China’s IoT dominance has been China’s commitment to state-controlled telecommunication giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation. The two firms now hold 34 percent of the 74,500 key standard essential patents (SEP) for 5G. That compares to 25 percent for South Korea and just 14 percent for the once dominant U.S.
IoT Analytics identified the biggest IoT projects at the end of 2018 as 367 Smart Cities; 265 industrial settings; and 193 connected building IoT projects. The United States accounted for 45 percent and Europe accounted for 35 percent of the projects. But President Trump’s ban and European observance may have effectively barred Chinese 5G telecommunications suppliers from up to 80 percent of the global market.
From what I have read 5G will be a game changer. This will probably put a lot of the small Internet providers out of business. At the same time it will create more opportunities.
HD movies download in a second.
We just dont have to wait for anything anymore, it seems.
It is what it is and technology has been Great, esp. For developing countries..regarding food and communications, etc.
Still and all, I will cherish the excitement of waiting 2 years for your favorite movie to be shown on a small CRT TV with “limited” commercials :)
It was so rare and that made it so special.
Or maybe I am an idiot.
Or both :)
Trump Card, nationalize all of their US patents or force them into compulsory licenses and seize all of the license fees.
Wonder what Computex geeks know about HAMR?
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