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Taiwanese disk designer MediaTek Inc. on Monday released a new 5G chip aimed at gaining market share in the United States.
Together with Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., MediaTek is one of the few providers of modem chips that help devices such as smartphones connect to cellular data networks. The company supplies chips to phone manufacturers such as Xiaomi Corp and LG Electronics Inc.
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To date, however, MediaTek’s 5G chips have been compatible with only the ‘sub-6’ variant of 5G networks, which is the variety commonly used in countries such as China.
Taiwanese disk designer MediaTek Inc. on Monday released a new 5G chip aimed at gaining market share in the United States. (Photo by Ali Balikci / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
MediaTek’s modem chip announced on Monday, called the M80, will also support so-called millimeter-wave technology, which is being developed by US airlines such as Verizon Communications Inc. used.
Verizon uses the name “5G Ultra Wideband” for the service. Qualcomm is currently the dominant chip supplier to take advantage of the millimeter wave technology, with its chips used in the US versions of Apple Inc’s iPhone 12.
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Finbarr Moynihan, general manager of international corporate sales, told Reuters in an interview that MediaTek hopes to win more contracts to supply chips for US models.
“It is a very different market in terms of operators and technological requirements, but we are very pleased with the good progress in our volume and market share” with device manufacturers such as Samsung and LG, he said.