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T-Mobile’s first New York-based 5G test hits 493 Mbps

This is pretty impressive. During the first T-Mobile 5G test in New York City, the service achieved a score of 493 Mbps via a Verizon phone. T-Mobile’s achievement is more significant given that the carrier is currently using much less spectrum than Verizon. Allnet Insights stated that T-Mobile is using 80MHz of spectrum in New […]

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Rumor: 2019 iPhones, 2019 model iPad Pro units could adopt new antenna technology

Apple is rumored to be using a new material for its antennas in this year’s iPhone models. The company is said to be planning to use a modified-PI (MPI) material for most of its 2019 model iPhones, as opposed to the liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material currently used in the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, […]

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Intel exits 5G smartphone modem market as Apple, Qualcomm reach settlement on ongoing litigation

Intel this afternoon announced that the company would be exiting the 5G smartphone modem business, instead choosing to focus on opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices, and other data-centric devices.  The announcement arrived only hours after Apple and Qualcomm reached a settlement and agreed to drop all current litigation […]

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FCC to hold 5G auction/Rural Broadband Fundraiser on December 10th

Because infrastructure’s a good thing. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a 5G auction, alongside a $20.4 billion rural broadband fund. The auction will take place on December 10, this marking the largest rang of airwaves the FCC has auctioned for use at one time. The 5G auction will consist of 3400 MHz frequencies, […]

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Rumor: Huawei could sell 5G chips for Apple for next-gen iPhones

Even amongst the recent kerfuffle as to who Apple might be getting its 5G modems from, Chinese company Huawei, which develops its own processors and modems, has indicated that it might be interested in selling them to Apple. Huawei has developed a 5G Balong 5000 chipset, but, as with the company’s processors, it has previously […]