Samsung and Qualcomm team up on 3GPP Release 17
Claim to increase downlink speeds by 20 per cent
Samsung Networks and Qualcomm have used advanced modulation, as outlined in 3GPP Release 17, to increase downlink speeds by approximately 20 per cent compared to 256 QAM.
Google spends a billion dollars on new submarine cables
Godzilla gets faster internet and more cat videos
Google has unveiled plans to invest $1 billion in two new submarine cables, Proa and Taihei, forging fresh digital pathways between the US and Japan.
FCC investigates AT&T’s network meltdown
If only they had not had to give up their Huawei technology
The FCC confirmed that it is investigating how AT&T’s network went spectacularly tits up for 11 hours yesterday.
US splurges €39 million on 5G plan to stop Huawei
Because competition is not capitalism
The US government has forked out €39 million to boost the development of the 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) standard that it thinks will let wireless providers mix and match mobile gear and software, opening up a bigger market for cheaper and compatible kit.
BT boss brags about bumper quarter
Hi fibre diet
BT, the UK's biggest phone and internet company, said it was on course to make more money this year after raking in three per cent more cash in the last three months of 2020.