Good news for tower technicians. Brendon Carr, a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission told a college this week domestic 5G roll out will require 20,000 new “skilled workers,” based on estimates from wireless workers. He is working with the National Wireless Safety Alliance to establish training programs for future telecom tower technicians (TTT-1), […]
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Apple’s 5G iPhone Is Back on for 2020, thanks to Qualcomm Deal
Apple and Qualcomm have settled their dispute finally, the companies announced today and announced a “multiyear chipset supply agreement,” which sets the date for a 5G-powered iPhone in September 2020 at the latest. They have been in court for about two years over the royalties Qualcomm wanted Apple to pay for using its chips and […]
AT&T adds seven new cities to the 5g rollout
AT&T just added seven new cities to the 5g rollout. You can now find it in parts of Austin, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose. AT&T is now available in 19 cities. So far AT&T only offers one 5G device, the Netgear Nighthawk 5G mobile WiFi hotspot. It will offer […]
New iPhone in 2021?
NO, the rumor going around is upsetting all those iPhone lovers. We won’t be seeing a 5g iPhone until 2021. At least other 5g phones will still be coming out with other manufacturers. That claim comes from a source “with knowledge of the situation” speaking to Fast Company. The source says that Intel has been […]
AT&T is the first 5G carrier in the US to reach gigabit speeds
So far gigabit-class speeds have not been seen. Now AT&T, is moving towards that goal. The provider will be the first US telecom to top 1Gbps on a mobile 5G network, achieving the feat in “multiple cities” using Netgear’s 5G hotspot. However, AT&T’s 5G is only available in certain areas in some cities, and now […]
AT&T iPhone update, doesn’t make it 5g
This week there was a new update for AT&T iPhone users for iOS 12.2. Sadly downloading the iOS 12.2 doesn’t mean that your iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS or XS Max just became a 5G phone. The new update, gives the phones features including Apple News+, new Animoji and support for the new […]
U.S. Cellular’s rural 5G service will use 600MHz and old 4G spectrum
We have heard about other carriers with there 5g plans and now the fifth largest carrier is coming out with plans. U.S. Cellular, plans to launch 5G services in places this year, which may be aimed at benefiting rural customers. The carrier is taking a different strategy and will focus on using low frequencies like […]
3 New Innovations Made Possible by 5G
The next generation of wireless technology will be over 10 times faster than 4G and it will reduce latency in connections. Which will make the network appear even faster. Some industries are already developing new technologies of their own. Here are three innovations that will happen as 5G is rolled out. Read more about self […]
Sprint’s 5G Experience Center
If you’re in the Kansas City area, you can now visit Sprint’s 5G Experience center. The center was created to help demonstrate and educate visitors on how the next-generation wireless technology works and it’s benefits. 5G will enhance gaming and entertainment, impact public safety and power billions of connections with IoT. Read more Related posts: […]
Verizon to start 5G mobile service in 2 U.S. cities starting in April
Want to be able to use Verizon’s fifth generation wireless network in Chicago and Minneapolis starting in April? Verizon announced this week you can on April 11 by paying $10 per month with any of its unlimited mobile plans. The Motorola Z3 mobile and a device called 5G moto are the devices that you will […]