The Federal Communications Commission has set the date for its first wireless spectrum auction to usher in the era of 5G. The five-member commission voted unanimously at its April meeting this week to begin the auction of 28 Gigahertz spectrum on Nov. 14. Another auction for spectrum in the 24GHZ band will immediately follow. All …
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In the race to get to 5G wireless technology in a real way, China is poised to lead the world. That’s according to a study conducted by Analysys Mason, which found that China had the best combination of wireless carriers committing to the technology, government backing for research, a clear rollout plan by 2020 and government commitment of spectrum, or …
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Your mobile speeds could be a lot faster soon thanks to 5G. How fast, exactly? According to AT&T, pretty damn fast. Specifically, around 1 gigabit per second, give or take. AT&T has been running test trials of 5G service in preparation for deployment in 12 US markets later this year. The carrier shared its speed test results and a few …
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The ultrafast speeds of 5G are coming, and they could be at your place as soon as January 2019. Optus announced Thursday that it’s in the final stages of testing a commercial 5G router for consumers, and that the hardware should be ready to launch at the start of the new year. “We want to make sure Australia is one …
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When it comes to 5G, the possibilities are the stuff science fiction dreams are made of. We picture our lives inside our seamlessly connected smart homes, with autonomous cars to take us to work and the speediest, most reliable internet connectivity ensuring that our streaming video never buffers. After all, 5G has been hailed as the advent of the fourth …
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The Federal Communications Commission is altering regulations so wireless carriers can deploy 5G faster. In a 3-2, party-line vote Thursday, agency commissioners passed a measure that exempts small cell radio deployments from federal environmental and historical preservation reviews originally meant for large cell phone towers. The vote didn’t affect reviews from towns and cities. The agency may consider exemptions for …
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Donald Trump just stepped into the global 5G “arms race.” President Trump has killed the Qualcomm-Broadcom deal. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The US president late Monday issued an executive order blocking a corporate merger, Broadcom’s proposed $117 billion deal to buy mobile chip giant Qualcomm, citing national security concerns. The order came a week after the Committee on Foreign …
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Now playing: Watch this: Trump blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm merger 1:24 What would have been technology’s biggest merger is no more. Broadcom, which makes chips for everything from TV set-top boxes to servers, said Wednesday it has withdrawn its $117 billion bid to acquire Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of chips for smartphones. The move comes two days after US President Donald …
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Snowflakes begin to fall upon Nokia’s makeshift Finnish village at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. For a moment, I’m charmed by the company’s all-in commitment to re-creating a scene straight out of Lapland on the Mediterranean coast, via what I presume is a fake snow machine. But then it dawns on me: there is nothing fake about …
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The British government on Saturday announced the winners of a £25 million competition to test 5G technologies across the UK. The fund will be split six ways, with amounts of between £2 million and £5 million spread across projects exploring the benefits of 5G for rural communities, tourism, health care, agriculture, manufacturing and self-driving cars. The introduction of 5G is …
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