As carriers continue expanding their 5G networks across the US, a new report shows how far they’ve come this year. And while Verizon has the least 5G coverage, its 5G speeds remain unmatched as even its 4G LTE network speeds “often rival the 5G speeds of other carriers,” a Rootmetrics report showed Monday. Rootmetrics performed …
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Samsung has won a $6.6 billion contract to provide network equipment to wireless provider Verizon, providing a big boost to Samsung 5G market ambitions. The Korean electronics giant will install and maintain equipment for Verizon, the company said in regulatory filing Monday. The order, which was finalized Friday, runs from June 30, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2025, Samsung said in …
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The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it could cost an estimated $1.8 billion to remove and replace Huawei and ZTE equipment that’s in US telecommunications networks receiving federal funds. In June, the FCC officially classified Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, though since 2019, the agency has barred carriers from using its $8.3 billion a year Universal Service Fund to …
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This story is part of Road Trip 2020, CNET’s series on how we’re preparing now for what could come next. It’s wildfire season again in California as the second and third largest blazes in the state’s history continue to burn. More than a thousand structures across 10 counties have been destroyed and (so far) five people have died as hazardous …
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Verizon is expanding a test of quantum computing technology that the carrier believes could help secure its networks. A pilot project of a technology called quantum key distribution in Washington DC was successful, so Verizon it will now test it across the US. Quantum computing could solve some computing problems impossible for conventional machines, the most famous being an ability to crack conventional …
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As schools start around the US, many face a problem with getting all their students connected for virtual classes. To help with that crisis, T-Mobile on Thursday launched its grant program that aims to eliminate the so-called homework gap. Unveiled a year ago, Project 10Million will provide hotspots and free connectivity for millions of students around the country. Now that …
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Verizon on Thursday detailed some of the work it’s doing on its 5G network security. Verizon said its network security engineers are experimenting with artificial intelligence and machine learning cybersecurity, network accelerators, data “fingerprints,” and connected vehicles security. It’s part of an effort to protect its 5G network against possible threats in the future. “In all aspects of our network, …
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T-Mobile has added 81 cities and towns to its midband 5G network, the company said Wednesday, promising peak download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and average speeds of around 300 Mbps. The carrier network said each midband 2.5 GHz 5G site can cover tens of thousands of times the area that one mmWave site can cover, and can also …
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Verizon Communications and Dish Network were the big winners of the Federal Communications Commission’s 3.5 GHz spectrum auction, which concluded last week. A total of 228 entities bid on so-called midband spectrum licenses worth nearly $4.6 billion. The spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band is considered important for building 5G wireless networks across the country, because it allows for broader network …
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What a world we live in when the announcement of a $2,000 price tag for a phone seems… not that bad. Samsung on Tuesday provided more details about its new Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G, which it first showed off at a virtual Unpacked event on Aug. 5. The biggest tidbit shared during “Unpacked Part 2” was the device’s price: …
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