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Verizon to offer Samsung 5G phones in U.S. next year
telecom | 12/03/2018 1:18 pm EST
U.S. telecom Verizon Communications Inc. plans to have device manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co.’s 5G-compatible smartphones in the U.S. market within the first half of next year, the two companies announced Monday. That would appear to give Samsung a jump on Apple Inc. for early 5G customers by about a year. Apple is holding off until at least 2020 before offering a 5G iPhone, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans. Verizon and Samsung are going to unveil a prototype for the new 5G phone at the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit in...
5G to make up nearly 50% of Canadian mobile connects by 2026: Accenture
telecom | 06/20/2018 3:46 pm EDT
Nearly half of the Canadian mobile connections by 2026 will be on a 5G connection, according to new research commissioned by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications...
Citing nat’l security, Trump blocks attempted Qualcomm takeover
telecom | 03/13/2018 4:54 pm EDT
Microchip producer Broadcom Ltd.’s proposed takeover of chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. was blocked Monday via an executive order by United States president Donald Trump. The order referred to...
5G specifications approved by 3GPP
telecom | 12/21/2017 11:39 am EST
In a statement on Twitter on Wednesday, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) announced the...
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom offer
telecom | 11/13/2017 12:33 pm EST
The board of directors of mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. has unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal to be purchased by Broadcom Ltd. “It is the Board’s unanimous belief that Broadcom’s proposal significantly...
Broadcom puts up $130B US offer for chip maker Qualcomm
telecom | 11/06/2017 5:04 pm EST
Networking giant Broadcom Ltd. announced a proposal to purchase all outstanding shares of mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. on Monday morning. It could be one of the largest tech deals ever,...
Telus almost hits gig speeds on LTE-A test
telecom | 09/27/2017 12:50 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has achieved nearly 1 Gbps speeds on LTE as part of a test, it said in a press release Wednesday.
Telus said the company “successfully completed the first test of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) on indoor and outdoor live networks in Canada. The tests...
Recent LTE advances could affect demand for 5G: experts
telecom | 09/08/2017 5:16 pm EDT
Even with an accelerated arrival date for the next generation of wireless...
Verizon plans to test 5G next year
Media | 09/08/2015 2:27 pm EDT
Verizon Communications Inc. announced Tuesday it has created a roadmap to begin field trials for 5G wireless technology as early as 2016. The company said in a press release it is partnering with Alcatel-Lucent, Ericson AB,...
Non-smartphone, mobile device sales on rise: Gartner
Media | 05/29/2015 3:53 pm EDT
As demand to be connected to the Internet on non-smartphone mobile devices increases, so do the sales of such products, according to Gartner Inc. The company said in a press release Friday that more than 112 million...
Unlicensed spectrum eyed for easing wireless capacity crunch
telecom | 01/09/2015 7:06 pm EST
As data consumption by smartphone users increases exponentially every year, wireless technology companies are looking to harness the unlicensed spectrum normally used for WiFi connections to improve...
Tech giants pick sides as battle for IoT protocol unfolds
Media | 08/18/2014 9:16 pm EDT
Some of the largest software and hardware makers in the world, including Microsoft Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Intel Corp., are choosing sides in a battle over...
Former BlackBerry boss ranked third-highest paid wireless exec
telecom | 04/16/2014 7:44 pm EDT
Former BlackBerry Ltd. CEO Thorsten Heins was the third-highest paid executive in 2013 among wireless companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, according to the website FierceWireless. Based on...