Mr. Cristiano Amon

CEO

Qualcomm

Mr. Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, insisted he has never been more optimistic about the industry and the opportunities for technology, despite all the challenges in the world, but the key is working together to advance innovation.

Amon stated this is an incredible industry, which has been built not by one company or another being able to innovate, but everyone. That continues to be the great spirit of this industry. Cooperation and partnership is probably more important now than ever. With 5G deployments spreading globally, Amon said connectivity is quickly expanding beyond the smartphone, and sees a great opportunity ahead enabled by 5G.

He also highlighted moves to advance the 5G roadmap. Qualcomm is working with China Mobile on 5G Advanced initiatives, jointly publishing an action plan for innovation focused on three areas: network excellence, open and intelligence 5G networks, and green 5G.