Qualcomm is reportedly testing its much talked-about Snapdragon 810processor with the new Cat. 9 LTE modem support. According to reports, the new modem supports Category 9 Carrier Aggregation and peaks download speeds of up to 450 Mbps over three 20MHz LTE carrier. The processor is expected to make debut in several flagship devices during 2015, a number of which might be showcased at the upcoming CES 2015 event in Las Vegas.
The report about Qualcomm’s current Snapdragon 810 testing comes couple of weeks after the firm’s announcement on December 11, stating that it will expand ‘LTE capabilities in Snapdragon 810 to add Category 9 Carrier Aggregation.’
Enrico Salvatori, Senior Vice President and President of Qualcomm Europe to Fudzilla said that the transitioning from Category 6 to Category 9 LTE-A connectivity will mean 1.5x faster peak download speeds, swift application response times, reliable connectivity and connections to the fastest networks.
The testing for Snapdragon 810 processor with Cat. 9 modem support is being done in the UK with the help of Huawei, which reportedly has the infrastructure support for a particular modem. The tests are also being done with EE carrier, which might be the first in the region to upgrade to this network.
The firm earlier this week also announced its fifth-generation LTE solution called the Gobi 9×45 modem, which also comes with the same download speed of 450Mbps, but a faster 100Mbps upload (50Mbps in Cat 9). This is also the company’s “first announced Category 10 LTE cellular modem.”
There are also rumours about a new Samsung Exynos processor that will feature Cat. 10 LTE connectivity. The report from earlier this month indicates that the new Exynos chipset might ship with upcoming Samsung devices as early as next year, probably in the anticipated Galaxy S6 as well.
