Verizon wireless Revenue fell short from expected fourth-quarter earnings as they add 1.2 Million postpaid customers that are awaiting the release of the 5th generation network. Read more Related posts: Verizon’s CFO Discusses Progress with C-Band & Fixed Wireless What’s New with T-Mobile’s 5G Fixed Wireless Service Who Acquired Sierra Wireless? How Verizon Business is […]
Category: 5G
How fast will 5g be?
How fast of speeds will you receive using 5g? Just like other technologies(3g/4g) it will depend on many factors, including your location, what network you’re connecting to, the load at the tower, and what device you’re using. Speeds might reach from 1Gbps to 10Gbps, possibly even higher. Even the latency can go as low as […]
AT&T Reveals 5G road map
AT&T plans to roll-out a nationwide, fifth-generation wireless network for businesses in 2020, the company said on Monday, intensifying the battle between top cellular providers to be the first to unveil the high-speed offering outside of select U.S. cities. The Dallas-based firm said its new 5G network, currently available in 12 cities including Atlanta, Dallas, […]
Sprint President Points Out that AT&T 5G is not True 5G
In an interview with Yahoo at CES last week, Sprint president of Business Jan Geldmacher expressed his irritation at AT&T’s decision to market their upgraded LTE network as “5G E”. “They call it 5G, but we believe it’s not 5G. We roll out the real 5G. It’s based on our 2.5 gigahertz spectrum. It’s based […]
Apple Planning for 5G iPhone in 2020
An Apple insider is reporting that Apple plans to release a 5G-capable iPhone in 2020, using Intel’s 8161 5G modem chip. Apple has had some concerns about the heat dissipation qualities of Intel’s chips, which is important for 5G modem chips due to the burden millimeter-wave signal puts on the modem (both AT&T and Verizon […]
Investments in 5G Pay off for Ericsson
With Verizon launching their Home 5G service and other major carriers in the US and abroad dedicated to get 5G networks built out and service deployed to the public as soon as possible, manufacturers who have invested in 5G are feeling the benefits already. Ericsson, who has committed a great deal of resources towards 5G […]
Qualcomm Launches WiFi Chips Fast Enough to Rival 5G
Qualcomm’s latest WiFi chips utilize the latest generation of the WiGig standard, with the ability to deliver speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. This is unlikely to make a practical real-world difference in any current scenario, but WiGig may be used more in the future in the way that 5G is likely to […]
Verizon Discusses How 5G Can be Used in Factories to Improve Automation and Efficiency
Verizon is heavily promoting their recently launched nascent 5G network, and in an article published today they explained how they envision the technology making an impact in environments like factories. In a 5G-driven smart factory, they say, “thousands of sensors at floor level can send a continuous stream of data to the cloud….This robust network […]
White House Shows Commitment to 5G at Summit
Wireless industry leaders and government officials met at the White House today for a summit on 5G, where a commitment to America being a leader in 5G was reiterated. Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council, described the White House’s approach to 5G as being “free market and free enterprise.” With a commitment to […]
FCC Issues Order Regarding 5G Reviews
The FCC passed new rules today that will require cities to approve or deny carriers’ requests quickly when a carrier asks to deploy 5G networks. This will prevent cities from taking an inordinately long time to review these requests, which should allow carriers to move forward more quickly with their rollout plans. Read more Related […]
