'Connected 4G, 5G laptops to be mainstream in 3 years'

Qualcomm is working on devices that will connect to the internet through mobile networks

- Gulveen Aulakh

Connected 4G and 5G laptops will become mainstream in the next couple of years, with the system-on-chip maker Qualcomm working with its vendors to launch devices that will latch on to the mobile networks without the need for a wi-fi connection to access the internet.

In an interview, Rajen Vagadia, vice president and president of Qualcomm India and SAARC, said it has been providing technology to mobile handset makers for decades and helping vendors build laptops that use SIM cards to connect to networks, offering constant connectivity, but with longer battery lives.

“We understand power efficiency because of the phone. Qualcomm laptops are fanless. The chips are designed to take care of those kinds of thermals. You will see the kind of form factors already existing, so probably in another two years, every laptop in India will be a connected laptop. You won’t have to worry about whether there’s wi-fi. You just have to open it like your phone and begin using your laptop," Vagadia said.