Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the Snapdragon® X65 and X62 5G M.2 Modules, developed in collaboration with Foxconn Industrial Internet and Quectel. This product portfolio brings Qualcomm Technologies’ leading 5G connectivity to laptop and desktop computers, enabling easy 5G adoption for PCs.
“Qualcomm Technologies is making an intelligently connected world possible through our leadership in connectivity and high-performance, low-power computing. This announcement of the Snapdragon X65 and X62 5G M.2 Modules is further evidence that we are committed to enabling the ecosystem and proliferating the 5G opportunity beyond smartphones,” said Gautam Sheoran, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We’re committed to leading the proliferation of 5G beyond smartphones and remaining at the edge of innovation, providing our customers with premium speed, reliability and deployment time.”
“We believe the birth of Snapdragon X62 and X65 5G M.2 Modules comes from one of our best cooperations,” said Kevin Liu, vice president, Foxconn Industrial Internet. “The 5G-driven future will inspire opportunities far beyond our imagination. Through continuous and substantial R&D investment, we are committed to providing the most comprehensive technologies and solutions to our partner to create more opportunities that make up the connected world smarter, and more, completely changing the experience of the future.”
“Quectel is excited to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies on these 5G M.2 module developments for the expanding computing segment using the most advanced 5G chipsets in the industry. We believe this joint effort would turn out to be huge success on enabling enormous computing devices with ubiquitous 5G broadband connection,” said Patrick Qian, chief executive officer, Quectel. “Through our broad IoT portfolio, Quectel has helped IoT companies build a smarter world for more than a decade. Now we are expanding our experience to more segments and bringing global customers a smarter, more efficient and convenient production and lifestyle.”
Based off the reference designs announced in May 2021, the modules are powered by the Snapdragon® X65 and X62 5G Modem-RF Systems. These turnkey modules begin with the world’s first 10-gigabit 5G and 3GPP Release 16-compliant modem, delivering high power efficiency, unmatched spectrum aggregation, and truly global 5G with both sub-6 and extended-range mmWave.
In Collaboration with Foxconn Industrial Internet and Quectel, Qualcomm Technologies developed a portfolio of M.2 modules that seamlessly integrate with the latest desktop and laptop computers. Utilizing Qualcomm Technologies’ leadership and expertise in 5G, Snapdragon X65 and X62 M.2 Modules enable OEMs not only to reduce time to launch for 5G-enabled products, but also to offer leading 5G connectivity without compromising form factors or power efficiency.
The Snapdragon X65 and X62 5G M.2 Modules are currently sampling and are expected to be available commercially through Qualcomm Technologies in the second half of 2022.
