Cable Haunt – what it is and how to prevent it

It’s the year 2020. A new decade is upon us, and the time for progress is now. Commercial spaceflight is becoming a reality, consumers are buying electric cars, cell phones with more RAM than desktop PCs will soon be released, but some things never change either… What never changes? Our reliance on internet connected devices, […]

iPhone vs Galaxy competition will make 5G phones more affordable

Being an early adopter of new technology usually means spending more on equipment, but the competition between Apple and Samsung may mean that 5G phones will have a lower price than you’d think. Apple does not yet have a 5G-capable iPhone, but rumors indicate that they’ll be launching at least 2 5G iPhones in 2020, […]

Verizon to release 20 5G-capable devices in 2020

Verizon was very aggressive with their 5G rollouts at the end of 2019, and in 2020 it looks like they plan to offer customers a lot more options to use the new network. Right now they only have 5 options available that work on the 5G network: a 5G hotspot and 4 smartphones (Samsung Galaxy […]

2019 top products at 5Gstore.com

The scoring of 5Gstore’s top products comes from a combination of their popularity as well as the number of customer reviews they received and the average rating customers gave the product. Many of this year’s winners, like the IP Switch (both the single outlet and dual outlet versions) and Pepwave Max BR1 Mini are perennial […]

Des Moines, Iowa becomes the 20th market with Verizon 5G

After launching 5G in Los Angeles yesterday, Verizon continued their speedy deployment this month by launching service today in Des Moines. Coverage maps are not available yet, but service is expected to be available in parts of downtown, East Village and West Des Moines and around popular landmarks like the Iowa State Capitol, Hyvee Hall, […]

FCC launches auction of more spectrum that can be used for 5G

The Federal Communications Commission has launched its latest spectrum action, which makes available the next batch of high frequency millimeter wavelengths. The auction encompasses 3,400MHz of spectrum with licenses in the upper 37GHz, 39GHz and 47GHz bands, which are vital for 5G. These high frequencies allow for the speed and low-latency that make 5G such an […]

First T-Mobile 5G reviews report performance compared to LTE

T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G service went live on Friday, and reports and reviews from early adopters are now rolling in. While T-Mobile has promoted that their 5G service will be significantly faster than LTE (although not as fast as Verizon’s or AT&T’s 5G service, due to the frequencies being used), initial reports indicate that the real-world […]

Amazon Web Services partners with Verizon for AWS Wavelength

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), part of Amazon.com, has announced their latest service: AWS Wavelength, which will give developers the ability to build applications for end-users with single-digit millisecond latencies over 5G. Wavelength incorporates the power of AWS with the advantage of Verizon’s 5G network, so developers can segment out the parts of their application […]