Germany will not ban Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from establishing the build of its national 5G networks, ignoring calls from the U.S. prohibits the company over national security concerns. A spokesperson for Germany’s Interior Ministry confirmed in a phone call Wednesday that the decision had been made on Tuesday. The move is a blow to […]

Verizon has been focused on building up their fiber network to serve as the backbone of their 5G service, but they are now looking at an alternative that may make 5G rollout easier in areas where deploying new fiber infrastructure is impractical or too expensive. The alternative technology they’re looking into is called Integrated Access […]

If you ask the average person what they know about 5G technology, the first thing that will pop into their head will likely be something to do with cellphone technology. And if you consider the 2019 rollout of 5G this far, perhaps that wouldn’t be too far off the mark. The average consumer would also […]

According to Hans Vestberg the CEO of Verizon, The Telephone service giants have three main business rollouts for 5G. There’s the main consumer use case, which includes 5G smartphones, there’s in-home 5G, which the company began rolling out in 2018, and there is the edge-computing 5G, which is the kind of 5G connectivity that businesses […]

Thus far, all 5G roll-outs from US carriers have been “non-standalone” (NSA) 5G, meaning they utilize 4G LTE as the backbone. AT&T has now announced that they will begin deploying standalone 5G in 2020, making them the first carrier to do so. Verizon has said that they will deploy standalone 5G in 2020 or 2021, […]

The technology industry is counting on fifth-generation wireless, or 5G, to be the next big growth driver for all kinds of new products, from phones and chips to software and sensors. But 5G remains an unorganized idea, and the short-term advantage is no longer quite so clear. The tech industry expects 5G to deliver speeds […]

Faster speeds are what most consumers think about when they look towards 5G, but the new technology will offer other benefits as well. Verizon Media Group CEO Guru Gowrappan explained that the lower latency versus older technologies will be a game-changer for a variety of applications, from driverless cars to healthcare to advertising. “Every industry […]

U.S. Cellular, the nation’s 5th largest cellular carrier, announced Wednesday that it will be releasing 5G service in Iowa and Wisconsin during the first quarter of 2020. U.S cellular initial deployment will utilize the 600 MHz spectrum, which is the same low-band spectrum that T-Mobile, the country’s 3rd largest carrier, is first using to deliver […]

T-Mobile and Sprint are still awaiting resolution on their $26 billion merger, and T-Mobile is now slowing down deployment of 5G infrastructure as they wait for the merger to play out in court. A report indicates that T-Mobile is not adding new sites for 5G macrocells currently, as they need the financial boost that regulatory […]

Verizon has officially turned on 5G service in parts of New York City as well as in Panama City, Florida and Boise, Idaho. Verizon 5G is now available in 13 cities around the country, putting them ahead of Sprint and T-Mobile but still behind AT&T. Sprint currently offers 5G in 9 cities and T-Mobile has […]