UK mobile carriers EE and Vodafone have dropped Huawei devices from the launch of their respective 5G networks. It’s the latest example of carriers distancing themselves from the Chinese tech giant after Google pulled the company’s Android license in response to a US government ban. Both the carriers were set to include Huawei Mate 20 […]
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Testing 5G network in Chicago
There is a lot of 5G hype going on at the moment. 5G works, is legitimately, truly fast with super low latency, which could enable a lot of surprising new technologies we haven’t thought of yet. Think about the early days of the smartphone when it seemed like every day, somebody figured out a clever […]
The UK gets its first official 5G launch date
Vodafone has announced that its 5G network will go live on July 3rd, making it the first UK carrier to set a hard date for the launch of its next-gen mobile network. The service will be available in seven cities at first, and Vodafone plans to release four handsets and one home router on its […]
Apple iPhones expected to get redesigned antenna
Apple is expected to make big changes to the antenna structure in its 2019 iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported said in a note released Today. Apple plans to use modified-PI (MPI) material in the handsets rather than the liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material found in antennas used by iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and […]
Europe’s first 5G phone is already here, but it’s not the phone we expected
The 5G networks are finally here, but they’re more exciting on paper than in real life. That’s because carriers are still rolling out 5G support on a market-by-market basis. After networks and phones became available in the US and South Korea in April, but the race to release the first 5G phone in Europe was […]
AT&T rolls out its 5G mobile network to seven additional cities
AT&T has certainly been taking the lead as of late, expanding its true 5G network (not its controversial “5G Evolution” service) to a much wider array of cities than its competitors. AT&T’s total 5G-supported city count has sat at 12 so far, compared to Verizon’s two. Now, that number is being boosted up to 19, […]
What is 5G? Everything you need to know
What is 5G? 5G networks are the next generation of mobile internet connectivity, offering faster speeds and more reliable connections on smartphones and other devices than ever before. Combining cutting-edge network technology and the very latest research, 5G should offer connections that are multitudes faster than current connections, with average download speeds of around 1GBps […]