5G takes another big step towards becoming reality
3GPP, the working group that’s designing the 5G standard for next-gen wireless communication, has ratified the first 5G specification at a meeting in Portugal. It …
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Verizon claims first 5G service available next year, but don’t get too excited
Verizon has announced that it will use 5G technology to deliver residential broadband internet in “three to five US markets” by 2018. The rollout should …
This is the world’s first 5G phone
Qualcomm just took a big leap in its long shuffle towards 5G. The company has conducted the first 5G test on a single-chip smartphone, and …
AT&T brings 5G wireless trials to three more cities
Most of the noise we’re hearing about 5G is about how you’re going to be able to drive a racecar through VR or have 8K …
Apple is working on super-fast 5G for next-generation iPhones
Apple has received a permit to test millimeter-wave 5G technology in two locations near the company’s HQ in California. Apple isn’t the first to trial …
Real-world 5G test is 120 times faster than home broadband – in a moving car
We’ve heard so many times that companies are going to start testing 5G networks “soon” that it’s actually surprising when a test really takes place. …
Sprint announces vague plans for 5G in 2019, assuming it lasts that long
Sprint is struggling to find its place in the US wireless industry right now. Its network has been hit by years of under-investment to be …
Everything you need to know about 5G
Yesterday, T-Mobile CEO John Legere published one of his trademarked video announcements. In between some choice words about AT&T, Legere said that T-Mobile is planning …
A few lucky cities will get AT&T’s 5G network by the end of the year
I still can’t get a good LTE signal in my kitchen, but that’s not stopping the wireless networks fearlessly powering into the future. AT&T has …
AT&T just made a $1.25 billion bet on 5G
5G connectivity is coming, which is good news for anyone who’s ever wanted to stream multiple things in 4K while sitting in a treehouse. All …
5G is coming in 2017 as Verizon announces test program
Today, Verizon announced that it will be rolling out limited tests of its 5G network in 11 cities around the US. The tests will involve …
AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint all just promised gigabit wireless in 2017
Perhaps now more than ever, the wireless industry is just one huge game of one-upmanship, which is why it’s not entirely surprising that when one …
Verizon’s 5G wireless will be Google Fiber in your pocket
Large parts of this country are still languishing with cable internet speeds that give them 10 megabits down. So it’s equal parts absurd and awesome …
5G is coming: everything you need to know
Even though I’m still fighting to get 4G cell coverage at home, the industry is already looking to the Next Big Thing: 5G. The FCC …
3 important Mobile World Congress stories you may have missed
It’s time to put this year’s Mobile World Congress behind us, and what a show it has been. We had some major announcements on the …
Verizon says it will be the first U.S. carrier to deliver 5G speeds
If you thought the leap from 3G to 4G LTE was a nice bump, just wait until 5G rolls out in just a few years. …
5G wireless data speeds hit 3.6Gbps in first large-scale field test (and there’s more good news)
For wireless subscribers in many areas of the United States, it’s difficult to remember what life was like before 4G LTE service blanketed the country. …
Verizon’s 5G service is faster than Google Fiber, will begin to roll out in 2017
The future of wireless networks is coming even sooner than we expected. In a recent interview with CNET, Roger Gurnani, chief information and technology architect for Verizon, …
5G Speeds Will Be Even Faster Than We Thought; Will Debut At 2018 Winter Olympics
Though many people are still getting accustomed to 4G LTE speeds, it’s never to early to start dreaming of an even faster mobile future. That’s right folks, we’re talking …
Amazingly fast Internet speeds are in our future
New technology developed by researchers at Aalborg University, MIT and Caltech may increase Internet data speeds by up to 10 times, and play a role …
You’ll download full movies in a second on South Korea’s 5G network
South Korea plans to further upgrade its cellular data speeds in the coming years, and has announced that it will invest 1.6 trillion won (or …
The evolution of the G
Wireless carriers are still in the process of transitioning from 3G to 4G (and from fake 4G to 4G), but chatter surrounding the eventual transition …
Next-gen Time Capsule, Airport Extreme outed by Apple software update
References to a fourth-generation Time Capsule and a fifth-generation AirPort Extreme have been found within Apple’s latest AirPort Utility software update. Dwindling inventory and several …
T-Mobile still a few years away from LTE transition
T-Mobile is sticking with HSPA+ for the long haul, Bloomberg reports — or at least for another few years. While major competitors build out LTE …
