Don’t be alarmed if you run into a robot at the AT&T store. AT&T is partnering with Badger Technologies for the project. They are planning on having a robot be able to identify any out-of-stock, mispriced or misplaced products in a store, as well as finding store hazards. The carrier said the retail robots being […]

Apple announced today that they have acquired the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion. Adding Intel’s patents to Apple’s existing ones will give them over 17,000 wireless technology patents related to everything from cellular standards to modem architecture and modem operation. Acquiring Intel’s modem business will give Apple access to the technology […]

AT&T says they are on track to unleash nationwide mobile 5G in the first half of 2020. The AT&T operator explains that they have already completed 60% of its 700Mhz 4G public safety FirstNet deployment now, Which is 5G- Ready for AT&T’s low band spectrum deployment for next year. The CEO Randall Stephenson explains ” […]

Pepwave will be releasing the Pepwave Max Transit mini July 24, 2019. The Mini supports Band 71 and band 14 this is FirstNet ready. Band 71 operates at a 600mhz frequency that travels twice as far and works four times better in buildings than conventional LTE bands. This Means that Band 71 provides better coverage […]

We have known since 5G’s launch that the signals that rely on ‘millimeter wave’ technology don’t generate well through walls, windows, people, or water, including water vapor in the atmosphere. However, now that we’re in July they’re noticing the issues with Summer! According to reports from both The Wall Street Journal and PCMag, the current […]

AT&T hosted its annual Shape conference last month and Newsweek spoke with AT&T President Kevin Petersen to discuss the rollout of gig-speed mobile networks and what that might mean for entertainment and business experiences of the future. The ultimate goal of 5G is to offer speeds that rival the fastest wifi, not all network frequencies […]

Verizon has launched their long-awaited first 5G-capable hotspot, the MiFi M1000 by Inseego. The M1000 will run customers $649.99 outright, or $499.99 with a 2-year contract. The 5G data service itself is also quite costly – 5G data is available with Verizon’s unlimited plan for $90 per month, or if you already have an unlimited […]

As several of the world’s earliest next-generation cellular carriers have unveiled their peak 5G network speeds, others have relied on uncertain promises of “blazing fast” performance to set customer expectations. Today, crowdsourced network coverage service Opensignal actually discovers early 5G service performance in the first country with “widespread 5G adoption” South Korea and the numbers […]

China has invested heavily in 5G research and development, and many leaders in the US want to make 5G more of a priority in order to better compete. Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul has introduced a bill that would push the Secretary of State to utilize existing State Department funding to increase the “representation and […]

It’s all over the internet that 5g is better then 4g LTE, but how much better is it in the real world? According to Opensignal’s crowdsourced data, it’s indeed a lot faster, but mainly in the US! They found that peak download speeds on 5G reach just past 1.8Gbps in the States versus 678Mbps for LTE, […]