Qualcomm Teaming With 6 Chinese OEMs to Speed 5G Devices to Market in 2019

Qualcomm will team with six large Chinese smartphone OEMs in a “5G Pioneer” initiative to speed “availability of commercial 5G premium tier devices” starting in 2019, the companies said Thursday. Joining are Lenovo, Oppo, Vivo, Wingtech, Xiaomi and ZTE. Through the initiative, Qualcomm expects to be able to supply Chinese manufacturers “with the platform they need to develop premium tier and global 5G commercial devices,” said the announcement.