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Wayne Williams

Obscure laptop brand is first out of the blocks with revolutionary Qualcomm 5G modem — 5G RedCap Snapdragon X35 is 4G on steroids and deserves better than the NL73

CTL NL73 Chromebook.

5G RedCap (reduced capability), also called NR Lite, maintains key 5G characteristics like quick response time, low energy usage and improved security, while restricting the bandwidth to a few hundred Mbps. When Qualcomm announced its 5G RedCap Snapdragon X35 Modem-RF System last year, it envisioned the modem appearing in a wide range of devices, including Chromebooks.

Realizing the potential it offers, CTL has produced a new NL73 Chromebook with the Snapdragon X35 modem, and demonstrated a prototype of this to interested parties at this year’s MWC Barcelona.

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