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Verizon spent $3.1 billion for a 5G company that AT&T was going to buy for $1.6 billion

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 11 May 2017 3:54 pm
Verizon is getting spendy on some big 5G acquisitions, because it doesn't want to be behind again. When Verizon decides it wants something, an extra $1.5 billion is no problem. According to the Wall Street Journal, America's biggest cellular provider has agreed to spend $3.1 billion — $1.5 billion more than AT&T's initial purchase offer — to acquire Straight Path Communications, which has...

What do all those networking terms mean? Network nerdery for dummies

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 29 Apr 2017 7:06 pm
Making sense of those acronyms and abbreviations. "Hey, man. Did you hear that Qualcomm's new X20 modem is rated for cat 18 LTE, carries 12 spatial streams and is 4x4 MIMO capable? Isn't that cool?" Maybe that's cool, but really how is a regular person with a regular job or who goes to regular school and has regular hobbies supposed to know? It sounds like a secret code with all the...

The 3GPP announces a new logo for 5G specified products and services

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 8 Feb 2017 5:02 pm
Are you ready for another G? The 3GPP certainly is. The 3GPP — a group of worldwide organizations that specify network standards for data transmission — has settled on the new 5G logo. Designed for use on Release stage 15 and onwards, they have applied for a trademark and will use the logo to recognize products that meet the new specs, or publications about the spec or those products. They...

Nokia Networks is in talks with Indian carriers over 5G trials

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 25 May 2016 6:36 am
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Indian carriers are making 4G widely available in the country, and it looks like they're starting to trial next-generation 5G services. Nokia Networks is in discussion with telecom vendors over the feasibility of 5G.

Samsung achieves download speeds of 7.5 Gbps in super-fast 5G test

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 15 Oct 2014 6:37 am
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The world is currently rolling out 4G, but already some parties are looking at what 5G could bring to consumers. Samsung has been testing out its own infrastructure for the next generation of wireless and the company has been able to achieve jaw-dropping data transfer speeds using high frequency signal.

EU and South Korea working together to develop 5G networks

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 16 Jun 2014 8:20 am
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The South Korean government announced today that it will collaborate with the EU in developing new technologies, set standards and allocate radio frequencies for next-generation mobile information and communication networks.

Samsung working on '5G' technology to deploy by 2020

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 13 May 2013 4:34 pm
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Adaptive array transceiver technology to offer several Gbps speeds on very high frequencies Before most of the world has seen a consistent 4G LTE connection (or even 3G in many places), Samsung is already talking about its research into new 5G technologies. It's a lot of technical speak, but Samsung has developed what it is calling an "adaptive array transceiver technology" to deliver...

Best Buy Super Bowl ad: Ozzy and Bieber ask 'How many Gs?'

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 6 Feb 2011 9:30 pm
Youtube link for mobile viewing This isn't, strictly speaking, Android related. But Best Buy's Super Bowl "How many Gs?" ad -- hell, anything, actually -- is better than that halftime show. Even an ad with the Bieber.

T-Mobile extending HSPA+ coverage; 4G-like speeds to reach 55 markets

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 31 Aug 2010 7:21 pm
Just like last month, T-Mobile has lit up their HSPA+ network in nine more markets, bringing 4G like speed (21 Mbs) to:BostonErie, Penn.Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.MiamiRichmond, Va.Spokane, Wash.Topeka, Kan.This brings the count up to 55 markets, and over 100 million people covered by the HSPA+ network.  While the G2 should make full use of HSPA+ network technology, the Cliq,...