Devices

Last week Siyata Mobile said Bell Mobility is now offering the Uniden UV350 push-to-talk device in Canada. Siyata has been testing their devices and software for a while on the Bell Mobility network, so winning this approval is important. So, …

  Vodafone Germany also announced that Deutsche Bahn and automobile firms e.GO, Audi and Continental have become its first 5G partners Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its first 5G mast in the country, German press reported. The 5G …

5G smartphone reference design unveiled at Qualcomm 4G/5G Summit Millimeter wave frequencies are central to realizing the vision of ultra-fast, multi-gigabit-per-second 5G mobile connections. Case in point, Verizon and AT&T are both taking 5G to market in the U.S. using …

Snapdragon 675 designed to bring premium features to mid-tier smartphones The premium smartphones of 2015 are now the mid-range smartphones of 2018, Qualcomm SVP and GM of Mobile Alex Katouzian told attendees of the 4G/5G Summit last week in Hong …

Gartner identifies 10 tech trends to watch next year Autonomous “things”, digital twins and an “empowered edge” are some of the top — but perhaps not fully recognized — tech trends to watch in 2019, according to Gartner. “The future …

Fifteen years ago, my favorite wireless phone was a smartphone called Palm. Then as the years passed the Palm was not updated enough, my new favorite wireless phone was a smartphone called Blackberry. Then came the Apple iPhone and Google …

But flagship 5G Android devices are due out in 2019 HONG KONG—“We believe that we are poised to really transform the world, reinvent whole new industries and enrich lives with the impending launch of 5G.” That was the message from …

Merger would create the world’s sixth-largest contractor in aerospace/defense and critical communications Critical communications and aerospace/defense company Harris and aerospace and defense company L3 Technologies plan to merge their businesses and create a new company that will be the sixth-largest …

The German telco will invite industry to take part in the process to develop a standardized European 5G platform German telecom group Deutsche Telekom announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2020, Reuters reported. The group’s CEO Tim Hoettges …

eSIM enables two wireless plans on a single smartphone With its inclusion in the recently launched Apple iPhone XS and XS Max models, eSIM—the “e” stands for “embedded”— is currently front and center. Designed to allow users to easily switch …

The brand-new Apple iPhone XS line of smartphones is now on sale and the newest iOS 12 is available to download and update your existing iPhone. I have been testing the new iOS 12 for two weeks and the iPhone …

  Some of the most significant media disruptions have come from using a physical device to create friendlier and more frictionless access to media. Think of the Tivo, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Echo and Fire Stick, even the Apple Watch. …

T-Mobile US gets a win with support for 600 MHz; new iPhones also support AT&T-FirstNet’s Band 14 Apple’s release of its latest iPhone models — the Xs, Xs Max and Xr — immediately drew attention to which network features and …

  The Nordic telecom group aims to launch commercial 5G services in Finland next year Nordic telecommunications group Telia has activated its 5G network at the Telia 5G Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The telco said that the first base stations …

Is new 5G SoC a first look at Snapdragon 855? As it continues to drive device support for 5G, Qualcomm this week announced it is sampling its next-generation 5G SoC to OEMs. While the San Diego company didn’t name the …

Smartphones are getting smarter using artificial intelligence, which means smartphone-processor vendors must improve their AI platforms. To do so, the latest round of premium smartphones implement hardware-based AI accelerators, including Apple’s neural engine, Huawei’s neural-processing unit, and Qualcomm’s Artificial Intelligence …

5G modem based on 3GPP Rel. 15, Samsung says In the run-up to 5G service launches in the U.S. later this year, we’ve seen a wave of ecosystem announcements geared toward supporting commercialization of the next-generation of cellular. For AT&T …

Device and network launch coming in H1 2019 Sprint is planning to launch commercial 5G services in nine cities in the first half of 2019. And the carrier has been working with device OEM LG to bring to market a …

  The Chinese government said it will review the impact of the measure U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which includes new regulations that ban government agencies doing business with Chinese vendors Huawei …

From so-called “drop kits” and handsets to modems and internet of things (IoT) modules, the news out of the annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) show in Las Vegas this week highlights growing ecosystem support for the increasingly complex …

If you are in the telecom world and have not heard about the recent announcement of the Motorola z3, and more importantly, its Moto Mod 5G add-on, you must be hiding under a rock. Jointly announced by Verizon (NYSE: VZ) …

5G mod launch planned to support Verizon mobile 5G offering Last week in Chicago, Motorola, Verizon and Qualcomm partnered to announce the moto z3 and 5G mod that will allow the user to clip-on a device accessory that will allow …

MIPI interface seeks to extend its reach to better serve automotive use cases As intelligent driver assistance systems increasingly rely on multiple camera and visual information inputs, MIPI Alliance’s popular interface standard for cameras and displays in mobile devices is …

Motorola provides device support with snap-on 5G “mod” Building on its planned commercialization of fixed 5G for residential broadband in four markets this year, Verizon this week said it will offer mobile 5G in 2019, and highlighted device-side support from …

Agencies across the U.S. are preparing for the nation’s first cellular broadband network dedicated to public safety. This network will provide more reliable communication for first responders, enabling better device interoperability across different agencies. With this new technology, first responder …