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I Want to Go Hunt Down T-Mobile LAA Towers After Seeing These Speeds

Kellen March 6, 2018 37

Before we get to a world filled with 5G, there is a good chance we'll see one big Gigabit LTE push from carriers that is fueled by a technology we've referenced pretty frequently in recent months, called License Assisted Access (LAA). LAA provides a boost to...

And Now T-Mobile Says It’ll Push 5G Into 30 Cities This Year (Updated)

Kellen February 27, 2018 31

Before we could even finish getting excited about Sprint's first 5G cities, T-Mobile has swooped in and announced that they'll prepare 5G in 30 cities throughout the year. The plan is to build everything out in preparation for the launch of 5G in 2019. T-...

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...

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...

AT&T Says It’ll be the First to Launch Mobile 5G in 2018

Kellen January 4, 2018 19

As Verizon continues to ramp up its 5G technology in an attempt to launch residential, 5G broadband this year, AT&T has quietly swooped in to announce that it'll be the first to launch mobile 5G over the coming months. Yep, we're talking about the mobile...

All the Snapdragon 845 Details Your Body Craves are Here

Kellen December 6, 2017 44

It took a bloated set of onstage performances over a 2-day period in Hawaii, but we now know all there is to know about Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 845. The basics here are that it provides a boost in some key areas, like battery life, performance, connectivity,...

Qualcomm and T-Mobile Show Off Gigabit Class LTE, Highlight LAA Technology

Tim November 9, 2017 15

At a media event today in San Jose, CA, both Qualcomm and T-Mobile met with press to showcase the power of Gigabit Class LTE on T-Mobile's network using Android phones featuring Snapdragon Gigabit LTE modems. Tests were performed using VR streams, file...

Ready for Verizon Gigabit LTE? Moto Z2 Force Now Is

Kellen October 23, 2017 40

When Verizon launches Gigabit LTE service later this year, the Moto Z2 Force will be one of the first phones able to take advantage of it. Thanks to an update that arrived on Friday, Motorola's newest flagship will be able to hit "peak speeds far exceeding...