LG’s popular mid-range Stylo series, which boasts a stylus and classic design, is rumored to soon see a 5G model added to its lineup. @OnLeaks revealed the first leak of the LG Stylo 7, including details that point to two versions being available: one with LTE-only and one with 5G. Per the rumors, the Stylo […]
Category: 5G
Why you shouldn’t upgrade your iPhone 12 data plan just to get 5G
If you are lucky enough to get a new iPhone 12 this holiday season, there are two things you need to do first get yourself a 20W USB-C power adapter and pick out the right case. The one thing you don’t need to do is changing to a more expensive wireless plan just to get […]
Verizon iPhone 12 users advised to turn off 5G in some cases
iPhone 12 users in New York City have reported that, counter-intuitively, speeds when their phone indicates they’re using 5G are often slower than 4G LTE. The reason for this is because in order to provide more “5G” coverage, Verizon uses a method called dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) which reuses parts of 4G channels for 5G. […]
5G auction continues and breaks records
The Federal Communications Commission’s auction for spectrum licenses on the C-Band, a mid-band spectrum between 3.7 and 4GHz, has been going on for three weeks now, and bidding as reached a record $66.4 billion. Experts agree that mid-band frequencies are critical for 5G usability, since they can provide both improved speeds vs 4G LTE while […]
Apple’s iPhone 12 outsell all other 5G smart phones
Apple’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models show the best sales during their Oct. 23 launch that they became the first and second best-selling 5G smartphone worldwide. The sales tallies, from Counterpoint Research, indicated that Apple’s initial two iPhone 12 models tallied an estimated 24% of all 5G phone sales for October 2020. There […]
2020 top products at 5Gstore.com
The scoring of 5Gstore’s top products comes from a combination of their popularity as well as the number of customer reviews they received and the average rating customers gave the product. Many of this year’s winners, like the IP Switch (both the single outlet and dual outlet versions) and Pepwave Max BR1 Mini are perennial […]
Partnership to Innovate 5G Wireless Drone Technology
T-Mobile and The Drone Racing League, the global, professional drone racing property, announced a broad-reaching partnership to advance 5G-powered drone technology. As part of the multi-year deal, T-Mobile has made an investment in Drone Racing League with the company’s T-Mobile Ventures fund, T-Mobile has signed on as the league’s exclusive U.S. 5G Wireless partner. Together, […]
T-Mobile president of technology talks about 5G plans for 2021
At the virtual Oppenheimer 5G Summit this week, T-Mobile President of Technology Neville Ray discussed the present and future of 5G. T-Mobile has made a big push to promote their “nationwide 5G” coverage, which Ray described as coverage in about 1.4 million square miles, a major difference between Verizon’s 400,000 square miles of 5G coverage […]
5G will start to live up to its hype in 2021
The rise of the 5G service rejuvenated the mobile phone industry, setting the stage for a big 2020. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. The world, and phone sales, halted. Then in the middle of a global crisis, phone sales bounced back. As the virus was contained, and Asia opened back up, millions of customers in […]
Newest Samsung Galaxy S21 5G leak
A Samsung store employee recently confirmed the Galaxy S21 launch date and several other details. Now another leak authenticates the planned colors and reveals more information including the storage options.Samsung’s Galaxy S21 will offer 128GB of base storage. It remains to be seen how much RAM is going to be included inside each model its […]