We’re now getting closer than ever to the new world of 5G! Today, Samsung has officially announced the world’s first ever 5G modem – Samsung Exynos 5100. Read on to catch the full news today!

Samsung Exynos 5100: the world’s first ever 5G modem!

Based on many reports, Samsung has been working on the development of their 5G modem. Previously, the Korean manufacturer presented the first demo device at the CES 2018 event last March. Today, the brand formally announced the finished product under the name Exynos 5100. Notably, this is Samsung’s first 5G modem and complies with the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards, the most up-to-date standard specification for 5G New Radio (5G-NR).

In details, the Samsung Exynos 5100 has many similarities to the processor in the current Exynos 9810 chipset. Firstly, the modem is built on the 10nm manufacturing process supporting legacy networks like 2G GSM/CDMA, 3G WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, HSPA, and 4G LTE within a single chip solution. Moreover, the Samsung Exynos 5100 is a fully capable 5G networking hardware. It can support sub-6GHz and mmWave spectrum defined by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project).

On the other hand, the chip can reach theoretical speeds of up to 2Gbps using the sub-6GHz frequency and up to 6Gbps on the mmWave. This is 1.7 times and five times faster transfer speeds over its predecessor when using the sub-6GHz and the mmWave settings, respectively. As a result, the chip is a significant breakthrough for the end user as well as help bringing closer some long-anticipated technologies like IoT (Internet of Things), holograms, ultra-high resolution videos, real-time AI and autonomous driving technologies.

Samsung Exynos 5100 release date

According to Samsung, they are planning to release the Exynos 5100 by the end of 2018. Which device do you think will carry this processor? Drop a comment to let us know!