Moore’s Law, the drumbeat that for decades has marked progress in the chip industry, has been faltering of late. But Samsung has a few more generations of processor improvements planned, it detailed Tuesday at its Samsung Foundry Forum. A key part of chip progress is shrinking the components called transistors — extraordinarily tiny electronic switches …
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Los Angeles will be one of four US cities to get Verizon’s 5G service later this year, the company’s CEO, Lowell McAdam, told CNBC on Tuesday. For the last couple of years, Verizon has hyped its next generation wireless service, saying it’ll be 10 to 100 times faster than the company’s existing cellular network. But the carrier has been cagey …
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AT&T is getting more than 100 cities ready for 5G. Just don’t be misled by how it’s doing it. The Dallas telecommunications giant said on Thursday that it’s rolling out its “5G Evolution” technology to parts of 117 markets, bringing its total to 141. New cities include larger cities like Miami and Dallas and smaller cities like Reno, Nevada, and …
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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 told, the FCC hopes to …
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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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You’ve likely seen artificial intelligence technology spread into apps, devices and services, doing things like recognizing your friends’ faces in photos and endowing smart speakers with human-sounding voices. Well, good news: The processor industry has noticed, too. That means we’ll see a slew of new chips that should speed up AI tasks not just on your phone or laptop but …
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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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It looks like 5G deployments in the states will be getting a kick-start. The $1.3 trillion US government spending bill signed into law Friday includes a bipartisan effort to speed the rollout of 5G: the Ray Baum Act, named in honor of the late Energy & Commerce staff director who died last month. The legislation folds in language from the …
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GoPro is going more professional. The iconic action cam company has entered a licensing partnership with Jabil, a manufacturing services company with expertise in electronics design. “This collaborative approach with Jabil will enable innovative, GoPro enabled products and services from some of the most exciting hardware and software companies out there,” said Sandor Barna, GoPro’s chief technology officer in a …
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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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