Verizon and AT&T mobile phone carriers are racing to build 5G networks in Cleveland. The 5g networks are built on much smaller cells than current cellular systems. They are looking to launch their service by the end of 2019/early 2020. Verizon thinks end of 2019 and AT&T are saying early 2020. 5g technology is promised […]
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Apple will release two iPhones with 5G in 2020
Apple plans to launch three different iPhone models in 2020 with 6.7-inch, 6.1-inch and 5.4-inch screen sizes. All three models will have OLED screens, which are more colorful than LCD panels. The 6.1-inch model will not support 5g, but the others will support 5g. The two 2020 iPhones will use Qualcomm’s 5G modem, since they […]
Half of the world will have 5G coverage in five years
Ericsson (ERIC) a Swedish telecom-equipment maker says that “rapid early momentum” and consumer enthusiasm means the switch to 5G is happening much faster than anticipated. In the report 45% of the world’s population will be able to access the next generation wireless networks in 2024. They also revised its estimate for global 5G subscriptions, which […]
How to view 5G networks where you live
A 5G coverage map from Ookla, maker of Speedtest.net app, provides a detailed look at which 5G networks are live in a given place from a given network, and whether that coverage is commercially available or limited. Want to know how to find out? Follow these steps to track 5G with Ookla’s map: 1: Navigate to www.speedtest.net/ookla-5g-map from any […]
T-Mobile’s 5g speed test results before the official launch
Last week one person was able to get onto T-Mobile’s 5g network and he reached 500Mbps speeds. This week PCMag was able to sneak onto it with an unlocked Verizon Galaxy S10 5G. They ran many tests in New York City. The tests were run between 42nd and 46th Streets on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan […]
US comes in 30th place for average 4g speeds
Recently OpenSignal ranked 87 countries based on average download and upload speeds, 4G availability, video experience, and latency. US came in 5th place for 4G availability, 58th for video experience, 50th for latency experience, and 39th for upload speeds. The US had an average mobile network download speed of 21.3 Mbps. That was just above […]
5G is changing the game for first responders
First responders are excited for 5g too! 5g will allow firefighters to see through smoke, police to instantly track gunshots, and give security professionals a better look at where you’re going. Qwake Technologies, has a way where firefighters are seeing in the dark while they fight fires. Firefighters on the scene wear the thermal cameras […]
5G may interfere with Weather Forecasts
The new era promised by the advent of 5G technology provides some exciting opportunities. These include much faster data speeds that will enable far quicker downloads. Besides making it possible to download your favorite movies and videos in a flash, these higher speeds could enable the Internet of things and make for improvements in autonomous […]
Verizon 5g for free?
This month Verizon launched 5G in Chicago and Minneapolis and then they announced 20 more cities they plan to have 5g in 2019. Verizon planned on charging an extra $10 per month for 5g with the fee waived for the first three months. However, Verizon now announced this fee will not be charged for users […]
Millimeter-wave 5G will never scale beyond dense urban areas according to T-Mobile
We keep hearing about 5G mobile networks arriving in very limited areas and it having misleading claims by carriers. What about T-Mobile? T-Mobile is being honest, T-Mobile’s CTO, Neville Ray wrote in a blog post that millimeter-wave spectrum used for 5G “will never materially scale beyond small pockets of 5G hotspots in dense urban environments.” […]
