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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...

Sprint is First Carrier to Confirm Data Plan Price Hikes are Coming With 5G

Kellen February 2, 2018 60

Sprint posted its latest quarterly numbers this morning and they clearly came away happy about the new customers that were added. Good for them. However, during the call to discuss the quarter and the near feature ahead, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure confirmed...

Report: Verizon Won’t Sell Huawei Devices Either

Tim January 30, 2018 19

You've undoubtedly been following Huawei's rough beginning to 2018, starting with AT&T's decision not to offer the China-based OEM's devices to its customers here in the US. That news broke during CES earlier this month and was followed by a report that...

Trump Admin Considered Building Government-Owned 5G Network, Which the FCC Opposes

Kellen January 29, 2018 67

Last night, Axios uncovered a document from the Trump administration's National Security Council that floated the idea of a government-owned 5G wireless network. Their reasoning for considering such an idea was that they believe China to be evil, that China...