MediaTek’s Technology Diaries Vol. 3 – Into the 5G, AI, and NB-IoT

MediaTek, the market leader in manufacturing power-efficient SoCs for mid-range smartphones had opened up the next chapter in its technology diaries. The Taiwanese chipset maker hosted a tech meetup in Bengaluru led by a popular radio host RJ Sriram Sullia [Fever 104FM] along with Anku Jain, Managing Director and Anuj Sidharth, Sr. Manager, Marketing and Communications, MediaTek India. In the past, their previous chapters were led by RJ Naved and RJ Malishka respectively.

These interactive sessions are meant to bring awareness as well as make technologies accessible to everyone. In terms of market share, MediaTek is already powering 1.5 billion devices a year and has been integrated into mobiles, healthcare equipment… and next-gen wearables. In the third chapter of MediaTek technology diaries, they’ve targeted the upcoming technologies such as 5G, AI and NB-IoT and shared their opinions on how they’re planning to connect the world.

Speaking on this occasion, Anku Jain, Managing director of MediaTek India said, “MediaTek is committed to delivering the latest technologies across a range of products and solutions that play an integral part of the daily lives of consumers. Nearly one of every three mobile phones is powered by MediaTek and you will find us in 20 percent of homes globally,” He also added – “With the Technology Diaries, we are excited to help consumers better understand and become more comfortable using these technologies.”

The below is the list of Next-Gen Technologies that were covered in MediaTek Technology Dairies Chapter 3 – 

1. Narrow-Band Internet of Things [NB-IoT]  – enables to install the devices where the locations are not accessible
2. MediaTek NeuroPilot – enhances the AI features and applications thereby further improving the performance and power efficiency
3. MiraVision – a display technology developed to improve the visual quality of smartphones

Besides the interactive session, here’re the key markets that MediaTek already exists.

Key Markets of MediaTek:

• In terms of mobile technology, they’ve recently launched a new chipset in the market and it is Helio P70. It is both powerful as well as power efficient chip for the mid-range mobile segment.
• Some of the Amazon consumer products like Amazon Fire TV, Fire HD 8 and 10 tablets are also powered by MediaTek chipsets.
• MediaTek has partnered with Vu, a television manufacturing brand to provide a high-end and cost-efficient 4K TVs to masses.
• Using AI, mmWave, machine learning, etc. the company has set a path to the future in delivering the latest tech in the automotive sector