CAMARILLO, Calif., & VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, and Sierra Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWIR) (TSX: SW), a world-renowned Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, yesterday announced a definitive agreement under which Semtech will acquire all outstanding shares of Sierra Wireless for […]
How Can We Improve Cellular 5G at Sea?
Have you ever been out at sea and found yourself with weak or no cellular signal? Or maybe you’ve just avoided cellular altogether and paid for expensive satellite service? Well, with 5G technology, we may see a change. JET Engineering, out of Cedar Rapids Iowa, is working on a way to make 5G service accessible […]
When Will There Be More 5G Coverage?
More announcements of 5G expansions are coming in from carriers this week. We already heard about Verizon and their C-Band and now news is coming from AT&T about their mid-band spectrum. T-Mobile is even adding more coverage in California for its 5G Home Internet services. AT&T 5G is now covering 70 million people. In January […]
What Does More C-Band Mean to Verizon Customers?
Despite what T-Mobile says about their own 5G network, Verizon continues to call its 5G Ultra Wideband, “the nation’s most reliable 5G network.” It may become more reliable now. Verizon has gained headway in their efforts by deploying more C-Band spectrum. It’s now using 100MHz in many US markets. This is almost double what they […]
5Gstore / Peplink Service Automation
All router manufacturers offer or require yearly service/subscriptions and/ or special service add-ons that need to be renewed. This is a tedious process not only for the end-user (customer) but also for the reseller and the manufacturer as well. Here is how it works now. Place an online order for a service item. The reseller […]
What Alternatives Can Be Used to Expand 5G Coverage
Qualcomm Technologies, Ericsson and French aerospace company Thales announced this week that they would be starting work together. Their intention is to make 5G connections available everywhere through the use of space. The partnership formed within months of 3GPP having been approved for satellite-driven 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (5G NTNs). This global effort will be accomplished […]
What Frequency Bands Does 5G Use?
If you’re in the market for a 5G cellular modem or router, you may want to consider its supported frequency bands. There are three types of 5G. Sub-6 (also called FR1) refers to low band frequencies below 6GHz, and mmWave (also called FR2) refers to frequencies over 24GHz. You also have mid band, or the […]
What is the Current 5G Experience in the U.S?
Over the course of 3 months (Mar 16 – Jun 13, 2022), OpenSignal gathered 5G data points from each of the major U.S. cellular carriers – Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. This data was put into a report they call the 5G Experience Report, and it was just released. Big surprise…it shows T-Mobile as the winner […]
How Many 5G Devices Were Certified in 2021?
The Global Certification Forum (GCF) tests, certifies, and connects mobile and IoT products to networks and services. Each year, they publish a Mobile Device Trends report. Its recent report highlights the quick moving migration to 5G, with over 30% of all devices in 2021 integrating the technology. GCF has over 150 device manufacturers, located across […]
When Can I Get the New Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini HW3?
With the release of the new Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini Hardware Revision 3 (HW3) comes faster speeds and an improved overall throughput than the previous HW2 version. Peplink is also introducing a feature pack that users have the option to add on. This pack enables you to use the Ethernet WAN, WiFi WAN, Hot Failover, […]
