Vodafone New Zealand has launched commercial 5G services in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown, the telco said in a release.
The operator has already installed a total of 100 5G sites across the country.
As part of an initial commercial offering, Vodafone New Zealand...
The ship’s safe arrival was confirmed using an SK Telecom real-time video monitoring platform.
SK Telecom and Samsung Heavy Industries set sail with their 5G-based autonomous navigation platform, which will allow ships to move and set destinations on their own.
Samsung provided 3.3m craft for the...
In a new step toward an ecosystem for standalone 5G, Samsung has demonstrated multi-vendor interoperability in a 5G SA core.
Samsung has been collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Openet on its 5G SA core, and the three companies said that they have achieved "successful...
Over the last few weeks I have been testing the new Google Pixel 4 smartphone on the AT&T Mobility network. Parts of this new phone are advanced and even ahead of much of the competition. If you are a current Pixel user, you will...
Expecting Q1 boost on 5G licensing deal with Apple
In a Q4 earnings presentation this week, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said the company has more than 230 5G "design wins launched or in development," which is up from 150 in the third quarter. And, of...
This is an exciting time in the wireless industry as a new folding screen smartphone category is just beginning. The initial two heavy hitters are the Microsoft Surface Duo and the Samsung Galaxy Fold. They have entered this space and this new horserace has...
Japanese carrier KDDI has selected Ericsson and Samsung for the deployment of a next generation 5G network in Japan.
Earlier this week, KDDI said it will also work with Nokia for the deployment of its 5G network infrastructure.
Ericsson said in a statement that it has...
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Samsung Networks opened its 5G Innovation Zone this year
Samsung Networks may not be the most well-known business within the South Korean conglomerate’s entire organization, but it has been going strong for about 40 years, beginning in the Korean market before expanding. RCR Wireless News...
Despite expected mid-range price, the Samsung A90 5G hardly seems like a mid-range phone as far as features go
As expected, most 5G phones that have so far hit the market are premium products, such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G and OnePlus...
Managing a heavily-used mobile device's battery life is no small feat, and it's one that users navigate daily. Public charging stations have cropped up in airports, coffee shops and on trade show floors to help people combat battery drain, and it's not unusual for...
Huawei is being backed into a corner and may be in serious trouble. They use the Google Android operating system globally in all their smartphones and wireless devices. The US ban says they can no longer use Android. That means they need a viable,...
We have seen this movie before. In fact, the wireless networks and smartphone market has grown and changed many times over the last several decades from 2G to 3G and 4G. Every time there is always a slowdown just before the pick-up in growth...
Which mobile device a user has plays a crucial role in their experience of a mobile network -- and Samsung devices give users the best experience in 35% of countries tested, according to new analysis from OpenSignal.
OpenSignal relies on device-based measurements for its data,...
A newly formed consortium is reviving an IEEE standard with an eye toward improving mobile positioning information to within centimeters, while also providing better security by heading off interception and spoofing of signals.
The FiRa (Fine Ranging) Consortium launched this month to support an ecosystem...
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.
Samsung's Galaxy Note10 release highlighted the power of their latest device, which now has a pro-grade camera and...
John Stephens calls out 5G for hospitals, manufacturing
AT&T currently has its millimeter wave-based 5G service, dubbed 5G+, available in 21 cities with plans for 29 by year-end and nationwide coverage by mid-2020. As the build out continues, company Chief Financial Officer John Stephens highlighted...
Wi-Fi 6 devices are in-market with more on the way
Developed in response to the ever-growing number of connected devices worldwide, Wi-Fi 6, based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, is the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, and offers improved speed, capacity, coverage and performance of connected devices. ...
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The 5G network provides expansive outdoor coverage and full mobility in Chicago downtown, especially in the popular and high-traffic areas, where 5G’s performance is needed the most.
The outdoor and in-vehicle tests showed good speeds, consistently over 100 – 150 Mbps, much...
Telecom Italia (TIM) has activated its commercial 5G network in parts of Turin and Rome, the telco said on its website.
With this launch, TIM has become the second telco to launch commercial 5G services, after rival Vodafone launched 5G offerings earlier this month.
"The 5G...
AT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas.
These include tests of robotics, industrial IoT, and mixed reality applications, allied to 5G, LTE and Wi-Fi...
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 a new 5G system-on-chip this week at Computex, the Taiwanese company is looking to take...
Verizon started selling Samsung Galaxy S10 5G this week
Verizon is offering mobile 5G services in Chicago and Minneapolis with plans to expand to 20 more cities this year. This week the operator began selling the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G smartphone and independent field testing...
Samsung and Telensa are to collaborate on smart city projects around streetlighting and data governance, with work slated in South Korea, followed by wider deployments across Asia Pacific and in the United States. The pair will also bring Samsung’s knowhow in 5G, artificial intelligence...
