AT&T has announced its first 3 cities where its new 5G network will be deployed. Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco. From AT&T: 2018 will be the year you can experience mobile 5G from AT&T*. We plan to offer mobile 5G to customers in a dozen cities, including parts of Dallas, Atlanta and Waco, Texas, by the end of […]
Author: Michael Ginsberg
Verizon claims first 5G NR call using licensed millimeter wave spectrum
4K video streaming 5G test used 28 GHz spectrum Earlier this month, inside a Nokia facility in Murray Hill, N.J., the network infrastructure vendor worked with Verizon and Qualcomm to complete what is being billed as the first over-the-air call based on 3GPP’s non-standalone 5G New Radio specification and using licensed millimeter wave spectrum. Verizon, […]
5G at the Winer Olympics
As 5G trials have started to rollout worldwide, new use cases for the high throughput network have been put into testing. The most recent test is at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Real time VR and 360 degree videos with motion tracking, stats, multiple camera angles, and more, are being tested. Traditional networks simply don’t have […]
5G Phones To Arrive in 2019
Eighteen carriers and 18 device makers have already backed it. The promise that we’ll see the first 5G phones by 2019 has now become even more of a sure thing. Eighteen global carriers will start 5G speed trials in 2018, using a new Qualcomm modem that’s built to handle huge amounts of data at almost instantaneous speeds — at […]
First 5G Spec Completed!
Members of the 3GPP (the group who overseas cellular standards and specifications) has just approved their first 5G spec! The specifications will be posted next week, but this is the official standard that future 5G networks will be built off of. Up until this time, operators running 5G trials have only had a loose outline […]
Verizon 5G Better Than Expected
Verizon CFO Matthew Ellis said that Verizon 5G is working better than expected in test markets, which has led Verizon to deploy 5G fixed wireless in up to 5 US markets. “The distance that we see that you can get over gigabit speeds, north of 2,000 feet, is part of the economics of the business […]
Ericsson and Movistar Demo 20Gbps 5G
Telefónica-owned operator Movistar and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have brought the first 5G test system to Argentina, allowing telecom operators and ecosystem partners such as academic institutions and industry representatives, to test 5G capabilities in a live network. Trial conducted during launch of the first 5G lab in Argentina Ericsson’s 28GHz mmWave 5G Test Bed […]
T-Mobile On The Road To 5G
T-Mobile has just doubled its LTE-Advanced capacity, reaching more than 900 markets across the US. In half of those new markets, 4 x 4 carrier aggregation has been activated as well. This means end users with Gigabit LTE phones are seeing around double the speed as before. One user submitted a photo of a phone […]
The World’s First 5G Phone?
A post on Twitter a few days ago stirred up talk of the world’s first 5G phone. This unnamed phone looks to have a dual camera, amongst other sensors, and a Qualcomm logo. Given the involvement in 5G from Qualcomm this wouldn’t be surprising, but what is surprising is this leaking out early without any […]
Verizon May See Commercial 5G In 2019
Verizon has been testing its 5G technologies for some time now, and they are now officially ramping up their 5G field trials. In a Verizon press release, they stated they are working to bring 5G to customers by the end of 2019. Its important to realize though that this does not mean 5G phones for […]
