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We Now Know Sprint’s First 5G Cities

Kellen February 27, 2018 12

As Sprint prepares to launch 5G in 2019, they announced which US cities would be the first to get a taste. Not only that, but these cities will see major improvements to 4G LTE connections in the mean time, thanks to Massive MIMO technology that Sprint is...

Qualcomm Simulates 5G in San Francisco and the Speeds are 🔥

Kellen February 26, 2018 15

Qualcomm is going to make sure that it is at the forefront of 5G by working itself into as many tests and simulations it can with its own products. For example, the chipmaker announced today that over the past several months, it has conducted two extensive 5G...

AT&T Appears to be Serious About Launching Mobile 5G This Year

Kellen February 21, 2018 10

In early January, shortly after AT&T told us that they had plans to launch mobile 5G before the end of 2018, the collective eye-roll throughout the industry could be felt far and wide. Having said very little about 5G in the lead-up to that proclamation,...

Qualcomm Wants Your Next Phone to Hit 2Gbps Gigabit LTE Speeds

Kellen February 14, 2018 12

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X24 LTE modem has started sampling to manufacturers and we care because with this modem in your next phone, you could theoretically hit download speeds of up to 2Gbps (!). There are a number of factors that would need to align in...

Verizon Completes 5G Call Using New 3GPP-Compliant 5G Tech

Kellen February 12, 2018 12

Verizon hasn't announced any mobile 5G plans at this point, but they want you to know that they placed an over-the-air call on a 3GPP-compliant 5G radio using licensed spectrum. That's it. That's the story. And that's the story because Verizon has only...

Qualcomm Shares List of Phone Makers and Carriers Using Its 5G Tech

Kellen February 8, 2018 7

A true 5G wireless network that you can attach a phone to probably won't launch this year, even if AT&T is telling us they will launch something resembling one. 2019 is the year you should set your sights on and that's because Qualcomm, the mega-chipmaker...

Verizon Completes 5G Video Call on a Samsung Tablet During Super Bowl

Kellen February 5, 2018 5

I'm starting to find myself in the camp of, "Stop talking about your supposed 5G advancements until you have a live network and a phone that works on them." Because, look, one can only listen to Verizon and T-Mobile and AT&T and Sprint talk about their own...

HTC U12 Apparently Shown Off During 5G Industry Event

Tim February 5, 2018 7

HTC was present at a 5G Industry Alliance event on January 29. At that event, the company showed off a device that is now being reported to be the upcoming U12. While we do have photos from the event, confirming that a mystery phone was indeed on display, HTC...