What lies ahead in the device market for 2020? With any luck, a major upgrade "super cycle" as customers change up their devices in order to take advantage of new 5G networks. And that means major changes ahead for the secondary device market, according...
US, European device upgrades may lag compared to China and South Korea
There are likely to be significant regional differences in 5G device adoption rates around the world -- and Chinese and South Korean consumers appear to be more likely to make immediate upgrades to...
GSA reports reflect the rapid ramp-up of 5G ecosystem
The latest updates on 5G devices and networks from the Global mobile Suppliers Association tally a substantial 5G ecosystem that will broaden even further in the coming year.
Two new reports from the GSA document just how...
Ericsson expects the global number of 5G subscriptions to reach 2.6 billion by the end of 2025, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report.
In the June 2019 edition of Ericsson’s Mobility Report, the Swedish vendor had forecasted 1.9 billion 5G subscribers...
There are 'much higher' sales of 5G devices than previously expected
Following Verizon’s announcement that it has officially turned on 5G in parts of New York City, Boise, Idaho and Panama City, Florida and as reports consistently show that 5G deployment will continue to accelerate,...
Qualcomm 7 and 6 Series will power less-expensive phones, bringing 5G connectivity to more affordable devices
Now that Qualcomm expects its 7 Series chipset with integrated 5G to be available by the end of 2019 rather than early next year as previously announced, Chinese handset...
Better 5G devices are a carrier's best shot at establishing a competitive edge
5G network deployment may be accelerating world-wide, but according to Mobile Posse, the development of 5G devices is lacking. The mobile software company believes that now is the time for carriers to focus...
"The two-year upgrade cycle is dead," declares Ting Mobile in new research on consumers' smartphone upgrade habits. This likely comes as no surprise to mobile network operators, with both AT&T and Verizon reporting record-low device upgrade rates in recent quarters.
Postpaid MVNO Ting Mobile's survey...
T-Mobile US is updating its device testing capabilities to include 5G, unveiling a new, 20,000 square foot facility that will test 5G devices as well as devices which enable License Assisted Access, narrowband IoT, LTE and 3G.Â
The facility, known as the Launch Pad, also...
Global 5G rollouts show no sign of abating, says GSA president
Last week, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)’s August 2019 5G Ecosystem Report confirmed that the number of announced 5G devices has passed a major industry milestone, with 100 5G devices now announced globally. The GSA also revealed that 56 operators in...
French telecom group Orange expects customers in France to start testing the first 5G devices under real conditions and with network equipment soon, Arnaud Vamparys, 5G sponsor and senior vice president for radio networks at Orange, told RCR Wireless News.
“In the pre-commercial phase, Orange...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 features Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
To much applause, Samsung revealed its latest 5G-compatible smartphone, the Galaxy Note10 and 10+ yesterday at the Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event.Â
Samsung's Galaxy Note10 release highlighted the power of their latest device, which now has a pro-grade camera and...
Sprint is committed to covering 11 million people with 5G by the end of 2019
Sprint has announced its fourth 5G device, a smartphone developed by global mobile technology company OnePlus. The device will be added to the carrier's current 5G lineup, which includes the...
Newly announced 5G devices include drones, laptops and robots
The 5G ecosystem continues to ramp up, with the Global mobile Suppliers Association reporting that the number of announced 5G devices has more than doubled in the last three months. Twenty-six new devices were added just...
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, chairman of Qualcomm China said during a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai,...
The Global Certification Forum serves as an independent device certification body for mobile network operators. Device certification is a major step in bringing a mobile device to market an ensuring that it will operate satisfactorily on a carrier network. Certification testing for devices broadly...
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 at this point, and that work is coming to fruition as 5G devices begin...
As the 5G network and device ecosystem ramps up, there is much talk of the new generation of wireless technologies as a disruptive force across industries. Some players are hoping that 5G will enable them to disrupt the status quo within the telecom space...
The arrival of 5G, with significantly faster speeds, increased capacity and lower latency, will change existing operating environments. However, these benefits will come at the expense of an exponential growth of attack surfaces. The 5G-enabled devices and networks that underpin society will be compromised...
The smartphone market is in the midst of a significant slowdown, as consumers hold onto their existing devices longer in the absence of operator subsidies and smartphone prices that have broken into four-figure territory, without much in the way of fresh design ideas. In...
Offers promotional pricing; pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S10 5G starts April 25
Following on the launch of commercial mobile 5G services based off the 5G New Radio standard in Chicago and Minneapolis earlier this month, Verizon today named an additional 25 cities where it will...
We are only days away from the biggest telecom show, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019. The industry announcements are slowly trickling in and will soon turn into a flood! I am trying to do what I always do at this time of the year—pause,...
Qualcomm X55 5G modem extends support to both millimeter wave and sub-6 GHz frequencies
With Mobile World Congress Barcelona set to get underway next week, expect to see a number of 5G New Radio capable device launches to support early operator deployments. Almost all of...
5G is finally here. Carriers have launched networks, and the first mobile devices that can use them are hitting the market.
Fortunately, so are the high-speed mobile interfaces that devices need to keep up with 5G and the new applications that are set to...
