5G iPhone and iPad Pro models coming in second half of 2020

Taiwanese publication DigiTimes is reporting that Apple is on track to launch iPhone and iPad Pro models with 5G capability by fall of 2020, according to their sources. The reports indicate that the devices will use 5nm-based A14 chips and support a combination of mmWave and sub-6GHz, which is important as US carriers are using […]

T-Mobile Will Soon Offer Home Internet

In March 2019, T-Mobile announced that they have started to test home Internet services using 4G LTE. At this time, T-Mobile limited the test to 50,000 customers. Recently T-Mobile promised if the merger happened, they would roll it out nationwide. Now that the merger has been approved, look for this to become a reality soon. […]

T-Mobile / Sprint merger approved by federal judge

U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero has cleared the path for the long-awaited merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, rejecting a claim by a group of states that said the deal would violate antitrust laws and raise prices and approving T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint. The deal, originally valued at $26 billion, already had federal approval, but […]

Barr’s call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

Trump administration officials, progressively intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running next-generation 5G wireless networks. But the notion isn’t terribly popular — not even within the administration. On Thursday, Attorney General William Barr said the U.S. government should consider […]

Get Ready for a New 5G Galaxy

AT&T and Verizon both expanded their 5G ultra-wideband reach in January AT&T much more than Verizon, but none of the cellular carriers made truly major moves in the past few weeks with the 5G network. That’s all about to change with the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup on February 11, and the Mobile […]

5G-capable Galaxy S20 specs leak online

Samsung is set to announce the latest Galaxy phones on February 11, and rumors indicate the new lineup will be called the S20 instead of the S11 as previously thought. The new models are rumored to be the Galaxy S20 5G, S20 Plus 5G and S20 Ultra 5G. Pricing for the new 5G phones is […]

Winners of Verizon’s “Built on 5G Challenge” show innovative uses for 5G technology

Verizon’s “Built on 5G Challenge” asked innovators to submit ideas that showcased how 5G could increase business efficiency, improve immersive experiences and/or solve customers’ most challenging problems. They received over 550 submissions, from which they selected three winners: First Place: The $1 million winner is Ario. The company has developed an augmented reality (AR) productivity […]

Verizon CEO explains why millimeter wave makes their 5G network unique

Several carriers have launched 5G service in various parts of the country now, but each one utilizes different frequencies (or a combination of frequencies) for their respective networks. 5G service operating on higher frequencies is faster, but has very limited range, while carriers using lower-band spectrum can offer better coverage but more limited speeds. Many […]

Verizon brings 5G to the Super Bowl

Verizon’s 5G ultra wideband service is heading to the Super Bowl, but the carrier won’t tell us whether its new network will cover all the seats in the stadium. With Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami scheduled for February 2, Verizon emailed a media alert to Ars and other news outlets on […]

T-Mobile 5G testers in Denver see speeds 20% faster than 4G

T-Mobile launched their nationwide 5G service recently, and reviews from early adopters are coming in. Unlike Verizon’s millimeter wave 5G network – which has been launched in a couple dozen cities but is only usable in very limited areas within those cities – T-Mobile is using a lower frequency, which provides much better coverage but […]