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 […]

Today, T-Mobile launched its first dedicated hotspot for its 5G network: the Inseego M2000. The M2000 hotspot supports low and mid-band 5G as well as 7-band aggregation on T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network, for areas where 5G isn’t available, a combination of service T-Mobile is referring to as “Ultra Capacity”. T-Mobile has several plan options for […]

The auction for spectrum licenses on the C-Band, a mid-band spectrum between 3.7 and 4GHz, kicked off this week and as expected US carriers bid eagerly in hopes of utilizing the spectrum to vastly improve their 5G networks. Experts agree that mid-band frequencies are critical for 5G usability, since they can provide both improved speeds […]

On Dec. 8, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission will begin selling off another chunk of wireless spectrum to accelerate the country’s stride toward the full commitment of 5G. In an auction projected to measure as much as $50 billion to the U.S. Government, 57 companies have qualified for the opportunity to bid on 5,684 spectrum […]

This week, Finnish cellular vendor Nokia reported on research completed with Telefónica which confirms that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy efficient than 4G networks. The report characterized 5G as “a natively greener technology with more data bits per kilowatt of energy” than any earlier wireless technology generations, but noted that additional action […]

Apple recently posts on support communities forum about new iPhone 12, the new iPhone 12 models might be having a dependability issue when connecting to 4G LTE and 5G networks. The problem has yet to be fixed by Apple as posts dated of December 1st. According to those experiencing this problem, the new iPhone 12 […]

At a FierceWireless 5G virtual event this week, AT&T’s VP of Mobility & Access Architecture Gordon Mansfield discussed the carrier’s strategy for building out their 5G network. AT&T’s big competitors in the 5G space are Verizon and T-Mobile, who have adopted different approaches to their respective networks: Verizon primarily uses mmWave frequencies, which provide very […]

Qualcomm has released its most powerful mobile processor, the Snapdragon 888. The successor to the existing Snapdragon 865 series of chipsets, this new mobile platform has been launched for premium segment smartphones. With the new Snapdragon processor, Qualcomm will offer improved performance across the board for a higher level of performance. In the following year, […]

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to create the 5G Fund for Rural America, which will distribute up to $9 billion in funding over the next decade to bring 5G to rural areas of the country. The 5G Fund will use multi-round reverse auctions in two phases to target support from the Commission’s […]

It’s easy to find a 5G signal in the USA, but what 5G service can you depend on? OpenSignal might help. The OpenSignal wireless guru platform has shared a study outlining 5G availability in five major US urban areas, and it’s clear that real-world coverage is better for some carriers than others. Of the major […]