Qualcomm touts global momentum for the fastest version of 5G

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. Perhaps more interesting than the new products, however, was Qualcomm's commentary on the traction globally for the fastest —...