British cows get 5G connectivity before humans
Mooving ahead of the herd
While Britons mull Russian propaganda which claims 5G is a health risk, a herd of UK dairy cows have said “pull the udder one” and have moved ahead of the rest of the UK when it comes to 5G connectivity.
5G getting too pricy
Deutsche Telekom moans that operators and punters pay price for 5G auction
The CEO of Deutsche Telekom has slammed the amount companies will have to pay to get fifth generation mobile internet spectrum in Germany as the amount of total bids approached five billion euro ($5.6 billion).
Asus working on dual-slider 5G smartphone design
Just a design concept for now
It appears that Asus is considering a dual-slider design for its upcoming flagship smartphone, which is a neat concept that could provide a high screen-to-body ratio.
Apple iPhone 5G to arrive in 2020
Intel can make it
Intel has canceled its 8060 5G modem to speed up things with its new all mode XMM 8160 solution. Intel is likely to sample the 8160 modem later this year which should be more than enough time for Apple to incorporate it in the iPhone 2020 (iPhone 20 anyone?).
Samsung begins 5G chips mass production
Stealing the march
Samsung has begun mass production for its 5G chips in a cunning plan to have an early impact in the shaping the next generation network.
South Korea launches 5G
The first country to commercially roll out the tech
South Korea is the first country to commercially launch fifth-generation (5G) services.
US orders Germany to dump Huawei
Intelligence. They've heard of it
In a remarkable escalation of the tech wars between the USA and China, a missive to Germany instructed the independent country not to use Huawei kit.
Intel unveils 5G plans
Wants to capture 40 percent of the market
While many in the tech industry think that Intel’s modem business is pretty much doomed, CEO Bob Swan has been talking it up in Barcelona.
MediaTek names 5G teams
Who is hot and who is not
MediaTek has announced its 5G component suppliers and device makers who will be working on radio frequency (RF) technology.
Qualcomm announces integrated 5G SoC
Next-gen MSM and 3rd gen modem
Cristiano Amon, the President of Qualcomm, has just announced the world first MSM platform that will have 5G integrated. He didn’t name it but it will feature the 3rd generation modem, that will follow up on the X55.