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Sprint and T-Mobile US both using dual connectivity to roll out 5G Carrier aggregation has allowed operators to tap into noncontiguous blocks of licensed spectrum, as well as unlicensed frequencies …

Dynamic spectrum sharing accelerates 5G deployments by removing the need for re-farming Right now, 5G deployments around the world use an LTE core and radio access network with the addition …

LTE demand weakening as operators ramp 5G investment The pace of 5G network deployments is markedly faster than with LTE. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf expects more than 20 operator network …

Intel has already applied for licenses to sell some components to Chinese vendor Huawei, Intel’s CEO Bob Swan said in an interview with CNBC. The executive said that Intel had …

Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY 401.3 billion ($ 58.3 billion) in the first half of the year, climbing 23.3% compared to the same period the previous year, the …

2,200 Intel employees set to join Apple workforce It’s official: Pending regulatory approval, Intel has agreed to sell its modem business to Apple for $1 billion and 2,200 Intel employees …

Huawei subsidiary Futurewei cut 600 researchers from US operations Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies’s revenue grew nearly 30% in the first half of the year as the company managed to secure …

Qualcomm CEO says 5G is ramping up faster than 4G  In a video interview at this year’s Brainstorm Tech, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. CEO Steve Mollenkopf spoke about 5G’s ability to dramatically …

  President Donald Trump has agreed to grant “timely” licensing decisions to U.S. technology firms that want to sell components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei, the White House said …

Following Apple and Qualcomm ending litigation, Intel exited 5G modem business As first reported by the Wall Street Journal  yesterday, Apple is in “advanced talks” to buy Intel’s cellular modem …

ASUS taps Snapdragon 855+ for updated gaming phone Qualcomm’s premium-tier Snapdragon 855 mobile platform, equipped with the company’s X50 5G modem, just got an upgrade to better support mobile gaming, …

EC found Qualcomm violated antitrust laws with 3G ‘market dominance’ The European Commission this week fined U.S. chipset giant Qualcomm $271 million, alleging it forced competitor Icera out of the …

  U.S. companies could be allowed to resume shipments of components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei in approximately two weeks, Reuters reported, citing a representative for a U.S. manufacturer. …

  Chinese vendor Huawei has not yet seen any benefit from President Donald’s Trump recent decision to allow U.S. firms to sell components to the company and urged the U.S. …

  U.S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the U.S. government will issue licenses to local companies seeking to sell components to Chinese vendor Huawei where there is no threat …

  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Chinese vendor Huawei as long as the transactions won’t present a “great, national emergency problem.” …

  SHANGHAI, CHINA– U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm believes the rapid rollout of 5G networks in China will put the country at the frontline of the global mobile technology evolution, Frank Meng, …

NXP and Nvidia both investing in AI for edge use cases The vision for the combination of 5G and the internet of things revolves around leveraging the low latency of …

Chipset makers, network infrastructure companies, device OEMs and test and measurement companies have been heavily involved in the research and development process and the standards work for 5G for years …

NXP is buying Marvell’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other wireless connectivity business assets for $1.76 billion, in a move that NXP says will boost its ability to offer turnkey offerings in …

Multimode 5G SoC debuts at Computex in Taiwan While MediaTek is perhaps better known for supplying chips for smart devices like speakers and lower-priced smartphones. But, with the unveiling of …

Chipset production for 5G has been ramping quickly over the past six months and is expected to continue through the rest of this year, according to David Hall, head of …

  U.K.-based chip designer Arm has instructed its staff to suspend business with Chinese vendor Huawei, the BBC reported, citing an internal memo. In the internal document, Arm urged employees …

  An export ban recently imposed by the U.S. government on Huawei will not have a huge impact in the company’s capacity to serve customers, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei said …

A U.S. district court judge has found that Qualcomm violated anti-trust laws, ruling in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and ordering Qualcomm to change some of its licensing and …