Qualcomm touts global momentum for the fastest version of 5G


Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon gives a keynote speech by video conference during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) fair in Barcelona on June 28, 2021. — Getty Images/TNS

It's no secret that Qualcomm aims to ride the 5G wave for growth – supplying processors not only for smartphones but also connected cars, laptops, virtual reality headsets and myriad other devices as they link up to these fifth-generation cellular networks.

That strategy got an update on Monday, as the region's largest publicly traded company launched a new smartphone, and small cell and infrastructure semiconductors at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona.

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