5G will account for 25% of global mobile traffic this year, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report
Ericsson's newly released Mobility Report takes a look ahead to the height of the 5G era and forecasts that by the end of 2029, 85% of the...
GSA highlighted that at least 47 operators in 27 countries have already launched 5G SA networks
A total of 121 operators in 55 countries and territories have invested in public 5G standalone (5G SA) networks as of the end of October, Jordan Cox, research manager...
Gallaudet University coach: "The AT&T 5G-connected helmet will change football”
A new 5G device debuted in college football this past weekend: An augmented-reality football helmet with a small, integrated screen, designed to receive and present visual information about plays to Gallaudet University's quarterback.
Gallaudet University serves...
NTT exec: 'We used to say software is eating hardware; I think AI will eat software'
This week, during Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, NTT and Qualcomm announced a partnership focused on bolstering the 5G device ecosystem to accelerate the global private 5G market, which...
This is the fifth consecutive quarter that smartphone trade-in values have risen, Assurant says
The trade-in value of smartphones continues to rise, according to the most recent quarterly tracking from device insurance and support company Assurant. The average trade-in value was $135 during the second...
Thai operators will provide 5G to nearly 10 million subscribers by the end of the year
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Thailand is expected to end this year with a 5G coverage of over 85% of the country’s population, local carrier True’s Co-Chief Commercial Officer, Tanaphon Manavutiveth, said.
During...
GSA said that nearly 1,000 of these 5G devices are commercially available
The global number of 5G devices that have been announced rose by 3.2% in March 2022 to 1,334 devices, according to a recent report by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
“Of these,...
Australian operator Telstra’s 5G network reached 77.5% of the country’s population as of the end of last year, the carrier’s CEO Andrew Penn said in the company’s earnings release.
Penn said that Telstra’s 5G network was now more than twice the size of Telstra’s next...
A total of 200 operators in 78 countries have already launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services as of the end of December, according to the latest update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
Also, 487 operators in 145 countries were investing in 5G,...
A total of 180 operators in 72 countries had already launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services as of the end of September, according to the latest update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
Also, 465 operators in 139 countries were investing in 5G,...
New study compares performance across 5G devices and chipsets, and gives a glimpse of VoNR
Do you need the latest and most expensive 5G phone to get good 5G performance? Not according to a recent benchmarking study of 5G devices and chipsets, courtesy of Signals...
Vodafone Germany said that the number of 5G-capable devices on its network has more than doubled in the last six months, with around 1.3 million customers now using a 5G smartphone on the Vodafone network, the carrier said in a release.
The telco said that...
5G connections globally are forecast to reach 1.8 billion by 2025, according to a new study by the GSMA.
The study, "The Mobile Economy 2021", revealed that 5G technology will account for 21% of total mobile connections globally by that year.
Developed Asian countries and the...
The number of announced 5G devices has surpassed 800 for the first time and now stands at 822 announced 5G devices, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
This is an increase of 8.7% over the last month and 62% of all announced 5G...
Austrian operator Magenta Telekom, which is owned by German telecom group Deutsche Telekom, expects to cover 50% of the country’s households with 5G technology by the end of 2021, a company spokesperson told RCR Wireless News.
The telco ended last year with 1,200 5G sites...
The 5G device ecosystem continues to grow and the number of announced 5G devices has hit 400, more than doubling since the start of 2020, according to a new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association.
Four hundred and one 5G devices from 93 vendors...
The building of 5G networks across the globe was moving full-steam ahead until COVID-19 began wreaking havoc, triggering a worldwide economic slowdown. The immediate effects have been felt in virtually every industry, causing widespread layoffs and record unemployment, and severely curtailing consumer spending. As...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Christian Block, Qualcomm (Ep. 19)
5G brings a new level of complexity to smartphone designs. To help its OEM partners, Qualcomm has honed its focus on RF front-end technologies to create a modem-to-antenna solution that simplifies...
GSA: 135 5G devices are already commercially available
Earlier this week, the Global mobile Supplies Association (GSA) reported that there are now 317 devices around the world that support 5G. Of those, 135 are understood to be commercially available, up from 112 5G supported devices...
As global 5G connections grow, new network capabilities are being added, says 5G Americas President
5G Americas released a global 5G progress report that indicates strong deployment progress, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic volatility. 5G Americas has revealed that, according to data...
5G smartphones, CPE, modules, robots and more
5G devices have hit a milestone: There are now more than 100 of them commercially available, with a "rapid rise" in the past month, according to a new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association. Between the end...
Keysight says it has supported the development of about 75% of 5G devices
Pandemic notwithstanding, the march toward 5G is so far continuing at a rapid clip across the industry, with new networks launched since the beginning of the year, a surge of available devices...
Mid-band spectrum support is increasing in 5G devices
The number of commercially available 5G devices jumped 41% in the past month, according to new numbers from the Global mobile Suppliers Association, and even more devices are anticipated to arrive on the market before the end...
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G offer 5G connectivity at a more affordable price point
In a conversation that took place a few weeks ago, Ericsson’s Peter Linder, head of 5G marketing in North America, told RCR Wireless News that there is a great...
