Author: Pat Kline

Apple recently posts on support communities forum about new iPhone 12, the new iPhone 12 models might be having a dependability issue when connecting to 4G LTE and 5G networks. The problem has yet to be fixed by Apple as posts dated of December 1st. According to those experiencing this problem, the new iPhone 12 model will lose all cellular signal bars and on the display it will say “Your iPhone is not Activated.” As we said, this occurs on both 4G LTE and 5G networks and toggling Airplane mode on and then off returns the connection. Other say that they have to restart their phone or remove and replace their SIM card to get their handset to sync with the cellular carrier’s network.

Qualcomm has released its most powerful mobile processor, the Snapdragon 888. The successor to the existing Snapdragon 865 series of chipsets, this new mobile platform has been launched for premium segment smartphones. With the new Snapdragon processor, Qualcomm will offer improved performance across the board for a higher level of performance.

In the following year, the new chipset is expected to come to a new line of smartphones like the OnePlus 9 series and the Mi 11 Pro from Xiaomi. Other phone makers including Asus, Oppo, Vivo, and Samsung are also expected to merge with Qualcomm to bring the Snapdragon 888 5G chipset to their phones.

It’s easy to find a 5G signal in the USA, but what 5G service can you depend on? OpenSignal might help. The OpenSignal wireless guru platform has shared a study outlining 5G availability in five major US urban areas, and it’s clear that real-world coverage is better for some carriers than others.

Of the major three cellular networks, T-Mobile offered the most consistent 5G availability in the Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, DC areas between mid-July and mid-October 2020.

When speed matters, Verizon’s mmWave service was consistently the fastest, with overall speeds ranging from 49.2Mbps in the Washington area to 72.7Mbps in Houston. AT&T and T-Mobile, but were generally slower with data transfers averaging around 38.3Mbps and 48.5Mbps.

The results reflect what many have suspected. T-Mobile’s focus on lower-frequency 5G gives it an edge in availability — you can find coverage in more areas, and you’re more likely to hold on to a signal indoors. Verizon only had mmWave 5G coverage during the study period, so you had to be extremely close to a cell tower or antennas.

Understanding the future of 5G with expected speeds of 1-gigabit speeds vs speeds of 4G LTE. Peplink has supplied a Webinar that helps to explain the future of Bonding and 5G services.

Watch Peplink Webinar on 5G

Peplink is now offering total solution packages with Speedfusion cloud service. Peplink has added SpeedFusion cloud to Care plans ( Essential care, PrimeCare, Smartcare and TotalCare). This means any device under a Care plan can now leverage the SpeedFusion with just on click.

Each model comes with a different SpeedFusion package. Click the following link to discover what plan is available for your specific device.

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Wilson has announced that the newest models of the Enterprise 4300 and 4300R has built in a real time monitor. This network monitors & tracks cellular signal power, bands and quality and frequency.

The Network monitor runs on WilsonPro Cloud. The users and local integrators can manage monitor, troubleshoot and adjust the amplifiers from the website using Wilson cloud. Clients are also able to receive real time updates to any mobile device, This helps reducing on site visits.

AT&T is finally making its faster, mmWave 5G network which it calls “5G Plus” available to customers this Friday the 6th of March, alongside the release of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and S20 Ultra. The 5G launch will be the first time that customers will be able to access both the sub-6GHz and mmWave parts of AT&T’s network.

The mmWave unleash comes just a few months after AT&T opened up access to its sub-6GHz 850MHz network back in December 2019. AT&T’s mmWave network has technically been available for months, but access has been limited to select commercial partners and development teams until now.

Intel’s new 5G strategy involves a combination of server chips, ASICs, and base station SoCs that are needed to power the growing 5G infrastructure around the world. After losing the consumer side of things to Qualcomm, Intelfocusing on what it sees as a $25 billion opportunity by 2023 with the 5G market grown.

Apple is reportedly working on two separate designs as it ramps up preparations for the 5G support iPhone 12 later this year

The company is widely expected to use Qualcomm modems to offer fast wireless connectivity with 5G support, but it is now being reported that Apple may not use Qualcomm’s QTM 525 millimeter-wave antenna as it does not fit into the slim design of the upcoming iPhones.

According to reports, Apple feels that the new iPhone’s industrial design may not have enough space for the Qualcomm antenna, and is instead working on a couple of design variants right now, with one design using both the X55 modem and Qualcomm’s antenna, causing a slightly thicker build, alongside another thinner design that uses Apple’s in-house antenna.

In March 2019, T-Mobile announced that they have started to test home Internet services using 4G LTE. At this time, T-Mobile limited the test to 50,000 customers. Recently T-Mobile promised if the merger happened, they would roll it out nationwide. Now that the merger has been approved, look for this to become a reality soon.

This new home service will offer 50 Mbps home Internet for $50 a month with no data caps. T-Mobile is quick to add that the new 5G home Internet service will be far faster when available, According to T-Mobile, this service comes with no annual contracts, no data caps, no hidden fees, no price hikes, and no hardware costs. This is part of three initiatives new T-Mobile promised would happen after the Sprint/T-Mobile merger