At this year’s CES you’ll hear plenty of talk about driverless cars, connected homes and the internet of things. (Yes, we promise IoT, perhaps the buzziest of tech trends, is more than just hackable baby monitors and $400 internet-connected juicers.) Here’s the technology that will drive all of those innovations over the next decade: 5G. …
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Telecom equipment maker Ericsson predicts there will be at least 1 billion 5G subscriptions in 2023. This is double the number of connections the company predicts for 2022, the company said in its semiannual Mobility Report. The technology is expected to be first deployed in dense urban areas. Ericsson said more than 20 percent of the world’s population will …
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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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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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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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Las Vegas is the city of splashy, neon-lit promises. When the hype circus known as the CES trade show arrives in early January, well, things get even crazier. This is, after all, the show that last year brought you Samsung’s super-fridge. So there’s no better place to talk about 5G, which is simultaneously the one of the most overhyped technologies …
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Flawless VR experiences, driverless cars, mobile signals beamed directly to your phone — Telstra is talking up the potential of 5G technology for all Australians after successfully completing the first live trials of 5G in Australia. The 5G test, which was also one of the first in the world, took place in Melbourne in partnership with Ericsson, and included live …
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Cellular connection or not, I am not a good drone pilot. That’s what I learned from my brief time at telecom-gear maker Ericsson’s booth at the Mobile World Congress trade show last week in Barcelona. I had a chance to pilot a drone more than 1,400 miles away in Stockholm with the help of an Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset and …
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Two Sony Ericsson Android phones made their debut in the U.S. today, although they are only available through the Sony Store. The Xperia Arc S from Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson The handset manufacturer unveiled the Xperia Arc S and the Xperia Neo V. The Arc S is $549.99 and the Neo V is $349.99, and both come unlocked. Xperia neo …
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On Wednesday, Sony Ericsson introduced the latest member of its Xperia family, the Xperia X8. The company did not release specific launch dates but it did say that the Android-based smartphone would sell for less than 200 Euros (about $250), so it will offer customers in Europe a more affordable choice than the pricier Xperia X10. Given the lower price …
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