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5G connectivity in 2019 was the launch of the first step in what’s shaping up to be a long game. All four wireless carriers began to launch their 5G network offerings in earnest and unveiled their first devices capable of tapping into the technology — new, faster wireless networks.  A lot will change next year as …

Global smartphone shipments grew 2% annually to hit 366 million units in the third quarter of 2019. It’s the first period of positive growth in two years, said research firm Strategy Analytics on Wednesday.  “The global smartphone market grew for the first time since the third quarter of 2017,” said Strategy Analytics’s Linda Sui in a release, adding that demand …

The UK’s  Dec. 12 general election — brought on by the Brexit negotiations — will further delay the country’s decision on allowing Huawei access to its 5G network, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was apparently gearing up to follow predecessor Theresa May‘s lead and give the controversial Chinese telecom access to “non-contentious” parts of the UK’s next-generation wireless infrastructure. The move to …

You may have heard the term “ultra wideband” getting thrown around by both Apple and Verizon, but their two use cases are actually very different. Here’s what you need to know about UWB. Apple’s ultra wideband U1 chip Apple’s U1 chip is the company’s first use of sophisticated location-tracking technology that’s faster, more precise and more secure than GPS-based location tracking. …

AT&T’s unlimited plans are getting a refresh. One day after showing off HBO Max, the wireless giant has announced that on Nov. 3 it will begin offering two new unlimited plans: AT&T Unlimited Starter and AT&T Unlimited Extra.  Unlimited Starter — which replaces the company’s current Unlimited &More plan — lowers the starting monthly price for a family of four …

Samsung was hit hard in its third quarter by the slowdown in tech. The company on Wednesday reported a steep drop in operating profit amid ongoing weakness in the chip industry. But the company’s bottom line was buoyed by stronger smartphone sales. The South Korean electronics giant reported its third-quarter operating profit for the three-month period ending on Sept. 30 …

It seems like Apple is preparing to launch a trio of 5G iPhones next year, after leaving the next-generation wireless technology out of this year’s iPhone 11 lineup. The modem will be designed by Qualcomm, Nikkei reported Wednesday. The Cupertino, California, company intends to ship at least 80 million of the 5G iPhone models and “has set an aggressive sales …

T-Mobile‘s position as the fastest-growing US wireless carrier, which it has held more than two years, continued into the third quarter of 2019. The growth bolstered the nation’s third-largest carrier while it awaits the status of its pending merger with Sprint and prepares to launch a 5G network that runs on lower-band spectrum and can reach more people than ever.  In …

The Federal Communications Commission plans to cut off funding to wireless carriers that use equipment the agency says may pose a national security risk.  The FCC said Monday it’ll vote next month to bar operators that receive Universal Service Fund money from purchasing gear from companies such as Chinese telecom gear makers Huawei and ZTE, which national security agencies in …

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint said Thursday they’ve formed a joint project to “transform messaging.” In a rare move, all four big US carriers are working together on the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative, which will use the Rich Communications Service standard to make text messages as smart as iMessage — and it will work on Android phones. The service will …