Analysis: The age of always-connected, 5G and XR is now

Olivia Newton-John released her song Physical in 1981. March and April 2020 have been full  of news of the unfortunate COVID-19 around the world, but I wanted to point out that despite the desperation, this is a time for technology to thrive. Let’s not get physical to save lives and instead use connectivity Wi-Fi or 5G in an always-connected device is possible and in VR or AR.

Automatic 5G across lots of different sites

HPE is working with Intel and the Linux Foundation to build open saucy software to automate the roll out of 5G across multiple sites.

Conspiracy nuts go mad

In what seems to be the perfectly engineered conspiracy theory, Chinese boffins have created a 5G network which is spread by eating a bat which has been infected with AI.

Coronavirus proves spainful

Spain will delay a planned auction of 5G spectrum due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government has announced.

Plenty of time, it is not as if anyone else has 5G out there

Fruity cargo cult Apple is considering sitting on installing 5G in its coming phones.

Best way to limit coronavirus impact

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has called on localities to accelerate 5G network buildouts and applications to minimise the impact of the coronavirus.

ChunghwaTelecom signs up

Nokia today announced that it has been selected as 5G RAN vendor by Chunghwa Telecom.

But should be subject to tougher radiation limits

A standards body behind the new 5G rules says there is no evidence that mobile networks cause cancer or other illnesses.

Designed for high bandwidth core and 5G tasks

Imagine an FPGA that can replace 22 currently shipping FPGA Adapters and provide a high bandwidth needed for the Internet and 5G demand of the future? That seems the best way to visualize Versal Premium, as this is a product design to address the explosion of data and bandwidth growth.

Qualcomm has the 5G patent quality lead

5G has already started happening in many parts of the world. Early adopters have already started rolling out their 5G networks in 2019, while there will be a lot more traction in 2020. Years before 5G started to materialize, many companies had to come up with very smart ideas on how to make 5G possible. Some of the obvious elephants in the room a few years back were the ability to make things much faster, how to reduce latency and how to make mmWave work.