US President Donald Trump is planning a global 5G summit for early April, CNBC reported Friday. The White House summit will invite companies like Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, which all provide the networking equipment behind mobile networks, according to the report. It’s aimed at preventing Chinese giant Huawei from gaining a 5G foothold in other …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. AT&T is joining the likes of Amazon, Facebook, LG, Ericsson and Sony in withdrawing from the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona over coronavirus concerns. In a statement shared with CNET on Tuesday, the wireless carrier said it’ll no longer participate as …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is guarding against coronavirus and associated worries at its Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco. The company is offering face masks and hand sanitizer to attendees and has posted signage to recommend that people wash hands and take other steps to protect themselves. …
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Facebook is the latest company to withdraw from MWC in Barcelona later this month due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. It joins a growing list of companies — including Sony, Amazon, Intel, Ericsson, LG and Nvidia — deciding that the risks of attending the mobile trade show outweigh the benefits. “Out of an abundance of caution, Facebook employees won’t be attending this …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. E-commerce giant Amazon is pulling out of Mobile World Congress, citing concerns over the spread of novel coronavirus. Amazon will withdraw from MWC 2020 “due to the outbreak and continued concerns about novel coronavirus,” a spokesperson for Amazon Web Services said Sunday. The …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is the latest company to pare back its presence at MWC, dealing a blow to the world’s biggest mobile conference. According to people familiar with Samsung’s plans, the South Korean electronics giant has been considering its options when it comes to the …
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Another company has decided to skip Mobile World Congress due to concerns over the global coronavirus outbreak. Graphics-chip maker Nvidia said late Friday that it’s shelving plans to attend this year’s MWC, the world’s largest mobile trade show. “Given public health risks around the coronavirus, ensuring the safety of our colleagues, partners and customers is our highest concern,” the company said …
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The race for 5G goes beyond just faster download speeds for the average phone user. Concerned about Chinese tech companies such as Huawei taking the lead on the next-generation wireless technology, the US attorney general says the United States should take a stake in foreign tech companies to compete. Attorney General William Barr proposed that the US could take a …
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Around 2.6 billion customers will have subscriptions to 5G service by the end of 2025, according to a forecast by Ericsson on Monday. The new wireless networks will cover up to 65% of the global population by then, and handle 45% of all mobile data traffic, the networking giant predicted. That’s quite a jump compared with two years ago when Ericsson predicted …
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You may not want a 5G phone today, but your opinion will change very soon. That’s because the network and devices — limited today — will get supercharged heading into 2020. 5G is touted as a game-changing technology, with the ability to dramatically boost the speed and coverage of wireless networks. It can run between 10 and 100 times faster than …
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