As part of their effort to get 5G launched in some markets in 2019, Sprint is making updates to their backhaul network. A recent SEC filing made it clear that Sprint is taking efforts to improve its backhaul capabilities in anticipation of 5G, including canceling some existing Ethernet contracts so that they can make changes, […]
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3Gstore.com Changes Name To 5Gstore.com
3GStore.com Changes Name To 5GStore.com – Delivering Same Great Products, Same Great Experience, Same Great Service After more than 30 successful years in business and 14 years as 3Gstore.com, cellular product and services leader modernizing presentation of company with name upgrade. Crystal Lake, IL – February 5, 2019 – 5Gstore.com, the leading provider of […]
LG to unveil first 5G phone next month
LG’s yet-to-be-named first 5G smartphone will be unveiled on February 24th at Mobile World Congress, sporting a Snapdragon 855 processor, a vapor chamber, and a 4,000 mAh battery. LG Electronics will unveil its first 5G smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company has announced. It will be announced on the 24th […]
AT&T Reveals 5G road map
AT&T plans to roll-out a nationwide, fifth-generation wireless network for businesses in 2020, the company said on Monday, intensifying the battle between top cellular providers to be the first to unveil the high-speed offering outside of select U.S. cities. The Dallas-based firm said its new 5G network, currently available in 12 cities including Atlanta, Dallas, […]
Ericsson and Huawei Both Test 5G NR at 2.6 GHz
5G deployments from Verizon and AT&T are based on millimeter wave frequencies, but both Ericsson and Huawei are currently testing non-standalone 5G New Radio standard on the 2.6GHz band. “In the early stage of 5G network deployment, C-Band and 2.6 GHz are undoubtedly the most mainstream frequency bands, Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei’s 5G product […]
Samsung Shows off Prototype 5G Phone at CES
Photo via scmp.com 5G is a hot topic already in 2019, but surprisingly Samsung was the only manufacturer to debut a 5G-capable smartphone at CES in Las Vegas last week. Samsung showed off their 5G-capable prototype from within a locked glass case, and president and CEO Kim Hyun-suk said it would be available in 2019. […]
Sprint President Points Out that AT&T 5G is not True 5G
In an interview with Yahoo at CES last week, Sprint president of Business Jan Geldmacher expressed his irritation at AT&T’s decision to market their upgraded LTE network as “5G E”. “They call it 5G, but we believe it’s not 5G. We roll out the real 5G. It’s based on our 2.5 gigahertz spectrum. It’s based […]
SureCall Introduces Force8 5G Cellular Signal Booster
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Special to CES – SureCall, the performance leading cell phone signal booster manufacturer, today announced the Force8, the industry’s first 5G signal booster. Available in Q2 of 2019, the Force8 will give users increased 5G connectivity for commercial buildings in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the United States. […]
Study Shows Americans Expectations for 5G
A survey from HarrisX, commissioned by T-Mobile, shows that more than half of Americans are aware of 5G and excited for what it will offer – even though most Americans do not have access to 5G yet. Respondents who were aware of 5G have high expectations for it, with 90% believing it will be better […]
Georgia Senators Pursue Regulations to Promote 5G Development
A Georgia Senate study committee voted unanimously last week to pursue statewide regulations related to where and how cellphone companies can install their equipment. The goal of the regulations is to promote 5G wireless development in the state by giving cell carriers access to public rights of way to install their cell equipment as long […]
