Apple is going to have to jump on the 5G bandwagon at some point, and all signs point to a 5G iPhone launch in 2020. Intel has already unveiled its 5G modem, which is supposed to launch in 2020 and would be a perfect partner for Apple’s iPhones that year. […]
Read MoreAT&T is at it again. A generation ago, AT&T began marketing 3G technologies as 4G in order to make up for its initial lack of 4G coverage. Fast forward to 2019 and AT&T is doing the same thing. The company is marketing LTE 4G as “5G E” on select Android devices in order to fool […]
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During a 5G-focused Mobile Innovation event at last year’s CES, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said he hoped to appear at 2019’s show with a working 5G phone on a live network. Since there were exactly zero 5G phones or networks in existence at that point, his plan sounded ambitious, but his quiet […]
Read MoreA series of recent iPhone 11 rumors claimed that Apple would launch three new devices this year, including the successors of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, with the iPhone 11 Max expected to feature up to three rear-facing cameras. Different reports also claim that the upcoming iPhones would feature faster wireless […]
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5G can be easily viewed as the next-generation in mobile connectivity, and it can also just as easily be simply thought of as just “faster internet”, but could there be more to 5G than we think? We know that Disney and Verizon are working together to figure out what 5G […]
Read MoreAfter a couple of flat years, the mobile industry is abuzz, flush with innovation. 5G will arrive in 2019 to transform the way we consume data, while flexible, foldable smartphones will reshape the way we interact with technology — or so various manufacturers and industry pundits would have us believe. Our industry needs some optimism to relieve […]
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(Reuters) — Apple held talks with Samsung Electronics and MediaTek along with existing vendor Intel to supply 5G modem chips for 2019 iPhones, according to an Apple executive’s testimony at a trial between Qualcomm and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday. Between 2011 and 2016, Apple relied on San […]
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As 5G starts to become the norm, which is going to happen sooner rather than later for some customers, wireless companies are going to start finding new ways to tap into the more powerful wireless technology. And it turns out that for Verizon, that means video games. As was first […]
Read MoreVodafone Latency is the most powerful aspect of forthcoming mobile 5G networks, says Jan Geldmacher, president of Sprint Business, and may usher in the true age of the internet of things. Smartphones became truly powerful after the dawn of 4G networks. The improved speed and capacity of LTE 4G connections gave phones the juice to […]
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Enlarge / A smartphone with AT&T’s “5G E” network indicator. reader comments 35 with 29 posters participating Share this story An AT&T executive defended the company’s rebranding of 4G phones as “5G E,” saying that the name change has helped AT&T “br[eak] our industry’s narrative” and get inside of its “competitors’ heads.” Speaking at CES […]
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After covering live 5G demos at Qualcomm’s and Intel’s 2019 CES booths, I went to Samsung’s booth to see what sort of 5G gear might be on display. Ahead of the show, Samsung told me that it wasn’t going to have any major 5G announcements or new hardware to show, […]
Read MoreIt’s not surprising to see 5G-ready smartphones at trade shows such as CES and other similar events, as we’ve been talking about the next-gen telecom standard for years. But 2019 is really the year when 5G smartphones will be available to buyers in several markets, as local carriers are ready to launch both real and […]
Read MoreAT&T drew the ire of consumers and rivals alike this week when it started changing 4G icons on select smartphones to a fake 5G icon. The so-called “5G E” icon stands for “5G evolution,” but the carrier’s network is still based on 4G. Now, Igal Elbaz, AT&T’s senior vice president for wireless technology, has defended […]
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AT&T already launched its initial mobile 5G network in parts of 12 U.S. cities last December, but it’s now preparing for full nationwide coverage — a dauntingly large task that its millimeter wave small cells won’t be able to handle alone. This morning, the carrier revealed that it will “offer nationwide […]
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Chipmakers and carriers spent most of 2018 talking about their 5G plans for this year, but when it came time to actually show up at the 2019 CES with 5G devices, the differences between companies couldn’t have been starker. Only one major U.S. carrier, AT&T, has yet to hold its press […]
Read MoreAT&T ruffled a few feathers when it weirdly decided to brand portions of its existing 4G LTE network as “5G Evolution.” In response to AT&T’s antics, Verizon took out full-page ads in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. The letter suggests that Verizon won’t conduct the same misleading […]
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reader comments 22 with 19 posters participating Share this story While AT&T pretends to kick off the 5G mobile era early by slapping a 5G network indicator on 4G phones, Verizon Wireless says it won’t be doing the same. “[W]e’re calling on the broad wireless industry to commit to labeling something 5G only if new […]
Read MoreT-Mobile AT&T has updated several smartphones with a fake 5G logo. The 5G E logo seems designed to mislead users into thinking they’re on a 5G network. AT&T’s 5G E service isn’t 5G at all, using the same technologies as the likes of T-Mobile. AT&T has come under fire after it emerged that it was […]
Read MoreSamsung’s CES 2019 press event had a number of big announcements from the company, but perhaps the most surprising was the reveal that its home-grown Bixby digital assistant will soon be able to control apps made by Google. The press event didn’t reveal this news on stage, but Samsung briefly mentioned it in its CES […]
Read MoreQualcomm Chipsets and RF Front End Power More than 30 Commercial 5G Mobile Devices Scheduled to Launch in 2019— Interoperability Tests and Pre-commercial Activities with Major Global Operators, Infrastructure Vendors and OEMs Show Ecosystem Readiness for Global 5G Commercialization Using the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Mobile Platform with Snapdragon X50 5G Modem Family — JAN 7, […]
Read MoreSprint Planning to Debut 5G Smartphone from Samsung in Summer 2019 January 07, 2019 Sprint (NYSE: S) today confirmed plans for an innovative, standards-based 5G smartphone expected to launch in summer 2019 from Samsung. Sprint customers will be among the first in the world to experience the incredible speed, reliability and mobility of 5G on […]
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Though Sprint’s merger with T-Mobile is expected to be approved this year, the timing remains ambiguous, leaving the fourth-place U.S. carrier to continue discussing its plans for independent 5G service and devices. This morning, the company officially announced that it will release a Samsung 5G smartphone in Summer 2019, enabling Sprint customers […]
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