Tag Archives: 5g

Intel fights to build communication chips into your next phone

Intel’s years-long effort to supply the processor brains for our phones was a flop, but the company is working hard to bring its communication chips to our phones. A series of developments the company announced Thursday could help its mobile prospects and perhaps improve next year’s iPhones with a faster version of today’s network technology …

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5G networks could bring ‘unlimited data’ to your phone in 2019

When it comes to 5G networks, there’s something beyond pure speed to get excited about. Next-generation mobile networks will be able to accommodate a lot more people and a lot more data as carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T and manufacturers like Nokia and Ericsson improve the total capacity of the network. That means your phone won’t be fighting against …

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Gigabit LTE: Speedier pre

With all the hype around 5G, it’s easy to miss a wireless technology that’s making its way to smartphones right now. It’s called Gigabit LTE, and it promises to give your mobile experience a shot in the arm.  Over the last two years, carriers have been upgrading their networks to allow for higher speeds and more capacity, so “The Walking …

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EE reaches 750Mbps download speeds as it shows off Gigabit LTE

How fast is fast enough when it comes to internet speeds? There’s no such thing, according to EE, as it showed off its Gigabit LTE technology at Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday. The technology, which is already available to EE Max customers in London’s Tech City and Cardiff, is faster than regular 4G, slower than 5G, but a massive …

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Mobile data use is about to explode

In the not-so-distant future, you’ll see driverless buses navigating city streets, robots performing surgery and the use of augmented reality in manufacturing – all thanks to next-generation wireless tech called 5G. Just don’t expect it to show up any time soon.  By 2022, 15 percent of the global population is projected to have 5G coverage, while 25 percent of subscriptions …

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Verizon drafts off Indianapolis 500 to hype 5G

Verizon is hoping that auto racing fans on hand for the Indianapolis 500 will take a look at ultra-high speeds of another sort. The company said Monday that it has worked with Ericsson and Intel to set up a house near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with 5G mobile fixed broadband service — think a replacement for your wired DSL or …

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T-Mobile wants to take the lead in 5G — even if it’s not the kind of 5G you’re expecting to get. The nation’s third-largest carrier on Tuesday unveiled plans to build out its next-generation wireless network using the radio airwaves it just purchased in a government auction. The focus for its 5G network isn’t necessarily speed, but instead broader coverage …

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Not just speed: 7 incredible things you can do with 5G

You can’t walk around Mobile World Congress without 5G slapping you in the face. If there’s a phenomenon that’s dominated this week’s trade show besides the return of a 17-year-old phone, it’s the reality that the next generation of cellular technology has arrived. Well, at least it’s real in the confines of the Fira Gran Via convention center in Barcelona. …

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This ‘Gigabit’ phone is 5G hype’s jump

Pop quiz: When is a phone not a phone? When a company is trying to tap into the ever-increasing hype over cutting-edge 5G wireless technology. That’s what ZTE tried to do on Sunday with the debut of its “Gigabit Phone” at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. ZTE touts the device as the world’s first phone capable getting a 1 gigabit …

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5G phones are coming earlier than you thought

5G’s coming — and it will be here faster than predicted. 5G New Radio (5G NR), a flavor of the next-generation wireless network that’s expected to be the global standard, should be available for large-scale deployments in 2019, a year earlier than anticipated, nearly two dozen companies said Sunday. The companies who’ve vowed to reach a standard for 5G for …

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