Tag Archives: 5g

White House calls meeting over 5G tensions, report says

On the same day US President Donald Trump held a social media summit without inviting the two biggest social media companies, Twitter and Facebook, the White House also reportedly held an in-house meeting on 5G policy. The discussion was meant to “combat infighting” about the new mobile network technology, Axios reported Thursday afternoon. 5G, already launched …

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FCC paves the way for more 5G spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to free up another band of wireless spectrum for next-generation 5G wireless service. But the vote wasn’t without controversy.  On Wednesday, the agency voted 3-2 to auction spectrum in the 2.5GHz band. This sliver of airwaves, known as the Educational Broadband Service, had been set aside for educational purposes during the 1960s. License holders …

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AT&T to bring 5G streams to NBA summer league in Vegas

AT&T’s super speedy 5G network is coming to the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this month, the carrier said Wednesday. AT&T will work with the NBA to use 5G to stream video at games on July 10 and 11. 5G, the next-generation mobile technology, provides faster speeds, more capacity and lower latency (the time it takes a …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus: Purported images leak

The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus have reportedly been revealed in leaked images. The pictures show a front-facing camera positioned in the middle of the handset and three cameras vertically aligned on the rear of the device, said German tech publication WinFuture. The images come from official marketing, WinFuture reported on Wednesday. Last month saw the revelation that …

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Europe’s 5G difference: Unlimited data without a big surcharge

We can thank Europe for building much of what made the modern mobile phone. Companies like Nokia and Ericsson built the first blockbuster devices, and the continent gave us GSM, the network technology used around the world. With the latest generation in mobile data speeds, though, Europe isn’t leading, it’s following. Over the past year the US and South Korea …

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Qualcomm asks appeals court to delay contract renegotiations because of 5G

Until its appeal is heard, Qualcomm has asked for a delay to reforms ordered by a district court, including the requirement that the chipmaker must renegotiate licensing deals with phone makers. And it’s using the 5G race to help justify a reprieve.  The company on Monday filed a motion with the US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit, asking the …

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Fastest 4G LTE network in the US? AT&T leads according to Ookla

Next-generation 5G networks may be finally coming online around the country, but there is still plenty of progress being made on 4G.  In its latest report chronicling US wireless network performance during the first half of 2019, Ookla found that AT&T’s 4G LTE network — err, “5GE” — was the fastest 4G network in the US, though all four networks …

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New report highlights 5G’s early improvements over 4G

There are plenty of lofty promises of 5G being thrown around by governments and carriers in the early days of the new network technology. And while it may take some type to reach up to that hype, some of the first 5G networks are starting to show some of that promise.  A new report from wireless tracking firm OpenSignal show …

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5G doesn’t just need to be fast

5G, the next generation of wireless technology, promises to do a lot of things. It’ll allow you to download big games and movies in a flash. It’ll connect all sorts of devices around you, from street lamps to self-driving cars. It’ll enable new fields such as streaming VR experiences and telemedicine. There’s at least one more potential impact coming: a …

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Vodafone launches 5G across seven cities

Vodafone on Wednesday switched on its new 5G mobile network in seven UK cities. Customers are able to choose between the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G or the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. Vodafone is also offering a 5G router for home and office services called the 5G GigaCube. The carrier is charging 5G customers the same as 4G, offering unlimited mobile data plans starting at …

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