Devices

Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY 401.3 billion ($ 58.3 billion) in the first half of the year, climbing 23.3% compared to the same period the previous year, the company said in its earnings statement. Huawei’s net profit margin …

Ruckus Networks plans to expand service to millions of Brazilians by the end of 2020 California-based wireless networking equipment and software company Ruckus Networks announced that its devices and technology will be used in Wi-Fi hotspots of Google Station in São …

Cradlepoint gigabit LTE edge router supports mission critical public safety users As Verizon works to compete in the public safety market against AT&T’s nationwide FirstNet first responders network, the operator has recently certified a new edge router for public safety …

Improved network capacity and coverage among Wi-Fi 6 benefits Built in response to the ever-growing number of connected devices worldwide, Wi-Fi 6, the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, offers more than just improved speed.  Based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, the latest Wi-Fi …

Tech giants: ‘Very Low Power’ 6 GHz Wi-Fi is critical to 5G revolution A group of tech companies that includes giants like Apple, Facebook, Google, Qualcomm and others, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a new, ‘Very Low Power’ (VLP) …

Qualcomm CEO says 5G is ramping up faster than 4G  In a video interview at this year’s Brainstorm Tech, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. CEO Steve Mollenkopf spoke about 5G’s ability to dramatically disrupt the consumer and enterprise spaces. Qualcomm, which is currently …

Following Apple and Qualcomm ending litigation, Intel exited 5G modem business As first reported by the Wall Street Journal  yesterday, Apple is in “advanced talks” to buy Intel’s cellular modem business, including patents and personnel. Citing “people familiar with the …

ASUS taps Snapdragon 855+ for updated gaming phone Qualcomm’s premium-tier Snapdragon 855 mobile platform, equipped with the company’s X50 5G modem, just got an upgrade to better support mobile gaming, extended reality, artificial intelligence and other 5G experiences, according to …

St. Paul is the latest of 30 Verizon 5G markets slated to launch this year Verizon continues to expand its millimeter wave-based mobile 5G network, announcing this week that commercial service is now available in St. Paul. Verizon previously launched …

Newly announced 5G devices include drones, laptops and robots The 5G ecosystem continues to ramp up, with the Global mobile Suppliers Association reporting that the number of announced 5G devices has more than doubled in the last three months. Twenty-six …

The Global Certification Forum serves as an independent device certification body for mobile network operators. Device certification is a major step in bringing a mobile device to market an ensuring that it will operate satisfactorily on a carrier network. Certification …

  Huawei Technologies said that the recent decision by a number of standards and industry organizations to partially suspend collaboration with the company will not have an impact in Huawei’s daily operations. Huawei said in a statement that the suspension …

‘Project Limitless’ uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem Building on its development of LTE for what it calls the “always-connected” PC, this week in Taipei, Taiwan, at the annual Computex exhibition, Qualcomm and OEM partner Lenovo unveiled a prototype …

  An export ban recently imposed by the U.S. government on Huawei will not have a huge impact in the company’s capacity to serve customers, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei said during an interview with Chinese media. “We will certainly be …

Google has suspended the transfer of hardware, software and technical services to Chinese vendor Huawei following a recent order by the U.S. government to put Huawei in an export blacklist, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The …

The U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed that it is adding Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies and 70 affiliates to its so-called “Entity List”, a decision that effectively bans the Chinese company from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without U.S. …

The smartphone market is in the midst of a significant slowdown, as consumers hold onto their existing devices longer in the absence of operator subsidies and smartphone prices that have broken into four-figure territory, without much in the way of …

As early 5G network launches continue to progress, devices are emerging that can utilize them. The first few have already debuted, but the second half of this year is expected to see far more device launches around the world. “The …

5G iPhone slated for 2020 release, report says Now that Qualcomm and Apple have settled ongoing litigation and agreed to a six-year patent licensing and supplier deal, one analyst says the iPhone-maker will have a commercial 5G product in 2020. …

  Public safety agencies are working to better respond to an increasingly technology-reliant public, while at the same time making more effective use of such technology themselves. Many of the devices and services they are turning to require LTE broadband …

5G will create a paradigm wherein every person has a digital twin Speaking with the Wall Street Journal in a recent podcast, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon laid out how he sees 5G enabling a variety of new consumer-facing experiences marked …

  The Chinese vendor said the own proprietary OS would be used as a Plan B if an eventual ban prohibits the use of Android and Windows Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies confirmed that it has a proprietary operating systems for …

A significant win for Qualcomm for its non-SEPs against Apple in a trail San Diego The jury said yes. I mean they agreed that Apple has infringed Qualcomm’s three patents that increase battery-life and decrease the cost of iPhones. The …

5G coming on April 11 on the Motorola z3 handset Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband Network is set to light up parts of Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11. Beginning March 14 customers can pre-order Motorola’s clip-on 5G mod for the …