Now playing: Watch this: Trump blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm merger 1:24 5G promises to be the solution to everyone’s problems. For Broadcom, it’s the potential key to completing its hostile takeover of fellow chip maker Qualcomm. Qualcomm, with its Snapdragon processors, is the world’s biggest maker of mobile chips and an attractive target for Broadcom. Qualcomm Broadcom, …
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai took to Twitter on Tuesday to praise the House of Representatives for passing the Ray Baum Act, a bill that supports development of next-generation wireless services in the US. The bill, named in honor of the late Energy & Commerce staff director who died last month, is a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize the FCC …
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On this podcast, we talk about: What to expect from the upcoming rollout of 5G mobile speeds. Impressions of the new Samsung Galaxy S9 phone. The proliferation of iPhone X notch clones. Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy S9, 5G: Our favorite things from MWC (The 3:59,… 4:36 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …
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One of the best things about coming to Mobile World Congress is getting away from the cold, dreary weather in London and much of the US to spend a few days on the sunny and pleasant Mediterranean coast of Spain. The 2018 show started off that way, but Barcelona on Tuesday, like much of Europe, was hit by frigid weather, …
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I put on a pair of smart glasses and look up at the mock living room before me. On top of a gray wall, I see a colorful bull’s-eye symbol with a “2” on it. Next to it is a bag of balls. Neither is real. I center my gaze at the target and tap a button on the right …
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On this podcast, we talk about: New deployments of 5G wireless technology from both Sprint and T-Mobile. The Asus Zenfone 5 and 5Z, two iPhone X copycats that are half the price of their Apple inspiration. Amazon’s purchase of video-doorbell maker Ring, reportedly valued at $1 billion. Now playing: Watch this: 5G is coming sooner than you might think (The …
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The race to turn 5G from hype into reality has hit another gear. T-Mobile will deploy mobile 5G to 30 cities this year, including New York and Los Angeles, Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said Tuesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company still plans to launch the service next year and provide nationwide coverage by 2020. The move …
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If you’re a resident of Atlanta, Dallas and Waco, Texas, get ready to strap in for 5G. AT&T on Tuesday said that it would connect the three cities to its mobile 5G network by the end of the year. The three cities are part of a dozen markets that are supposed to get 5G from AT&T this year. The announcement …
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The first phones to tap into ludicrous 5G speeds won’t land until 2019, but you won’t have to have one to start taking advantage of supercharged 4G LTE. Qualcomm, the world’s largest mobile chipmaker, unveiled a new ingredient for future phones that will help devices zip through photo uploads and video streaming at up to double the speed of today’s …
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Sprint believes it can take the checkered flag when it comes to the great 5G race. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier by subscribers has set a goal of building the first nationwide mobile 5G network by early 2019, CEO Marcelo Claure said on a conference call with analysts on Friday. He added that the company plans to launch commercial service …
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