5G Promises ‘New Dimension of Location Awareness’: Qualcomm

The “precise positioning” that 5G can render will benefit “a broad range of use cases and devices,” by bringing a “new dimension of location awareness” to IoT devices, blogged Qualcomm Technologies Friday. Though satellite-based global positioning works very well when there’s “clear line of sight” to multiple satellites, accurate positioning in “urban canyons with tall buildings” and other more challenging radio environments “needs the support of other technologies,” it said. When combining “next-level 5G connectivity” with AI, Qualcomm envisions a “wireless innovation platform” it calls the “connected intelligent edge” that leverages “on-device capabilities and analytics” that will grow stronger with “smarter, more capable devices,” it said.