Items tagged with 5G
At MWC, Qualcomm announced that it is expanding its 5G portfolio with the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF and the Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite platform, which is the first major product under the company's new Dragonwing branding. While AI is...
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The launch of Apple's iPhone 16e has been met with equal parts excitement and equal parts befuddlement. While the new phone sports many flagship features such as an A18 chipset, satellite connectivity, and larger battery, certain aspects...
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Google may be moving away from Exynos 5G modems beginning with the Pixel 10, according to a source from within Mountain View. At the moment, MediaTek's T900 seems to be the pick of the bunch to perhaps bring some stability to Google's...
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Apple has long been angling to ditch Qualcomm and use modems designed in-house, and it seems as if the upcoming iPhone SE 4 will be the beginning of the transition process. The company believes the new modem will allow it to manufacture...
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Qualcomm is aiming to turbocharge billions of affordable Android devices with fast 5G connectivity through the release of its new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 platform. The newest system-on-chip (SoC) in the Snapdragon family is essentially a toned...
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Starting today, AT&T customers can pony up a monthly fee for a new wireless feature that promises enhanced data connectivity and better responsiveness. The optional feature is called AT&T Turbo and users can tack it onto a qualifying plan...
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Qualcomm is making a splash at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona Spain, with several announcements, one of which is the introduction of its Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF system. Harnessing the capabilities of AI...
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T-Mobile says it has reached a new 5G milestone, boosting its already speedy network. In its most recent test, T-Mobile hit a record 345 Mbps upload with its sub-6GHz 5G SA (standalone) network. This beats the previous North American...
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Apple’s efforts to transition away from using modems made by Qualcomm Inc. are not going as well as the company had hoped. The smartphone giant no longer expects to be able to switch over to using its own in-house 5G modem by its initial...
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Apple's efforts to develop 5G modem hardware for its iPhone devices is apparently taking longer than expected. That's great news for Qualcomm, though, which announced an agreement to continue supplying Snapdragon 5G modem-RF systems for...
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Over the past year, as tensions have intensified with China over the South China Sea and Taiwan, the United States has begun to focus on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influenced businesses and organizations operating or providing services...
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Ookla (the maker of Speedtest.net) reports that T-Mobile still holds the highest 5G median download speeds in America, and significantly outperforms its two biggest rivals, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T. According to real-world speed tests...
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Ookla, the company that created Speedtest.net, has put together an international list of 5G bandwidth results, comparing Galaxy S22 and S23 speeds from actual user reports in twelve different countries. This list was made to see whether or...
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Qualcomm has introduced its latest Snapdragon X75 5G modem-to-antenna solution that boasts a host of features and improvements, such as smarter signal management, better carrier aggregation and connectivity via enhanced AI resources and...
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Qualcomm today introduced Snapdragon Satellite, the world's first satellite-based solution capable of supporting two-way messaging for premium smartphones and beyond. The joint venture between Qualcomm and Iridium will bring...
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One of the latest mobile announcements here at CES comes from Samsung. No, it's not the Galaxy S23, but rather the other end of the company's catalog, the A14 5G.
The Samsung A-series is, all intents and purposes, its budget-level smartphone line. The 2022 A13 5G delivered excellent value...
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Samsung is well known for their premium Galaxy S series of phones. The company’s position as the Android market leader has enabled it to experiment with novel formfactors like the Z Fold and Z Flip series to great success as well...
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Apple efforts to design its own 5G modem hardware in-house "may have failed," setting the stage for Qualcomm to be the sole supplier of 5G chips for next-generation iPhone models that will ship in the second half of next year, according to...
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It was only two months when T-Mobile trounced Verizon and AT&T in a 5G wireless speed test showdown, with Ookla reporting a 191.12Mbps median download speed for the self-proclaimed Un-Carrier. At the time, T-Mobile talked up its earlier...
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T-Mobile just announced the limited launch of its new Voice over 5G technology. The new tech will be limited to select areas, but the company says it plans on extending it to many more regions later this year.
The Un-carrier continues...
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When Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon X70 5G modem-RF system earlier this year, it was never destined to be a static release that wouldn't improve over time. Just as graphics cards and computer processors are prone to getting new features...
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If you're not already rocking a 5G handset, your list of choices is about to get a little bit bigger. Just as importantly, your options for a presumably affordable 5G smartphone is on the verge of growing by one. Or by OnePlus, as the case...
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