According to an official release, NTT Ltd., an IT infrastructure and services company, announced an engagement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a semiconductor technology-based platform, to invest in and accelerate the development of the 5G device ecosystem to facilitate private 5G adoption.
NTT and Qualcomm Technologies are expected to help 5G-enabled devices accelerate innovation with global enterprise customers in driving widespread enterprise adoption of private 5G, a market which IDC estimates will exceed $8 billion by 2026.
As per the release, the collaboration will help to meet the need for 5G-enabled devices that support use cases, such as push-to-talk devices, augmented reality headsets, computer vision cameras, and sensors, among others at the edge across the manufacturing, automotive, logistics and other industries.
“Together with Qualcomm Technologies, we plan to upgrade the 5G ecosystem delivering the devices our customers require in a simple and cost-effective way, as they continue along their digital transformation journey,” Shahid Ahmed, executive VP, New Ventures and Innovation at NTT Ltd, concluded.
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