Devices

More than two-third of 911 calls come from wireless devices, which are not associated with a specific location in the way that landline phone lines are. Since 2014, the Federal Communications Commission has been in the process of laying out …

Qualcomm sees AI as instrumental to its expansion beyond smartphones Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Tech Summit. KONA, HAWAII–“The concept is this,” Qualcomm VP of Technology Jeff Gehlhaar told me in the …

Fourth-generation Qualcomm X65 Modem-RF System features mmWave/sub-6 GHz aggregation, supports 3.5 Gbps uplink speed Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Tech Summit. KONA, HAWAII–Qualcomm was an early proponent of millimeter wave (mmWave), doing …

Qualcomm insists on calling its product offering a “Modem-RF System” highlighting the importance of RF in achieving excellent smartphone performance, as well as the tight integration between modem and RF subsystems that can take the performance even further.  Despite the …

The latest IDC report revealed that global smartphone shipments are down 6.7% as a result of the ongoing chip shortage Despite a double-digit annual growth rate in the first half of 2021— 25% in the first quarter of 2021 and more …

A total of 180 operators in 72 countries had already launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services as of the end of September, according to the latest update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). Also, 465 operators in 139 …

Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu urged the telecommunications industry to increase efforts to deliver relevant 5G use cases for enterprises and continue to enhance telecoms networks with the main aim of meeting the high-performance requirements of new technologies such as …

Dish’s Boost Mobile is touting the affordability of its first exclusive 5G device, the Celero5G, which the company said fills a gap in the market by offering an affordable 5G option at a price point less than $300. Boost Mobile …

Apple anticipates double 5G global support by year end Apple this week introduced new iPhones, Apple Watch, iPad and iPad mini models. The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro goes on sale in the U.S. and more than 30 other …

The pair are using the Verizon 5G and Mobile Edge Computing network to run BlueJeans on Vuzix’s smart glasses product BlueJeans, acquired by Verizon in April 2020, has tapped Augmented Reality (AR) company Vuzix to help bring its cloud-based video conferencing …

September greetings from the Midwest and Southeast.  Pictured is one of the many “Instawalls” in Kansas City that celebrate our local football team, the Chiefs.  We are excited about our return to the City of Fountains and are anxious about …

Aggregate royalty payments for licensing cellular technology standard-essential patents (SEPs) in smartphones have remained in modest single-digit percentages and have declined since 2013.  This defies purported concerns that the stacking of patent royalties paid to multiple licensors have led to …

Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenue of CNY53.07 billion ($8.19 billion) in the first half of the year, an increase of 12.4% compared to the same period the previous year, the company said in its earnings release. During the period, …

Chinese vendor Huawei reported a decline in earnings in the first half of the year, largely due to the impact of trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. government. Huawei’s revenues declined by 29.4% year-on-year to CNY320.4 billion ($49.5 billion), while …

Google: ‘Tensor was built for how people use their phones today and how people will use them in the future’ Blaming computing limitations of third-party options, Google announced that its newest smartphone series, the Pixel 6, will sport an in-house …

The global smartphone market grew even faster than IDC had expected during the second quarter, beating the analyst firm’s predicted growth rate of 12.5% to come in at 13.2%, according to preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. …

AIS launched 5G standalone services in July 2020 Thai mobile service provider Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS) has partnered with Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo to run 5G Standalone (SA) network tests in Thailand. This is the first time that vivo has …

Ericsson exec: ‘5G is leading to a fully realized IoT and bringing us closer to a truly connected world’ Ericsson and MIT have made plans to jointly research and design hardware for 5G and 6G mobile networks. Specifically, Ericsson Research and the …

5G connections globally are forecast to reach 1.8 billion by 2025, according to a new study by the GSMA. The study, “The Mobile Economy 2021”, revealed that 5G technology will account for 21% of total mobile connections globally by that …

The number of announced 5G devices has surpassed 800 for the first time and now stands at 822 announced 5G devices, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). This is an increase of 8.7% over the last month and …

German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has completed the first 5G Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and Xiaomi. The call was made over a 5G Standalone (SA) network set up at Deutsche …

Ultra-Wideband is a radio technology that can use a very low energy level for short-range, high-bandwidth communications NXP Semiconductors announced that its Trimension Ultra-Wideband (UWB) platform now combines UWB and Bluetooth Low Energy solutions to deliver spatial awareness to the …

Is 2021 the year of the highly anticipated device “supercycle”, when consumers upgrade their devices in large numbers in order to get access to 5G? T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert has said that for Apple devices, it’s already here. Both …

Smartphones account for the biggest source of gaming revenue — 43% of total revenue from all devices Smartphones appear to be dominating the global gaming market, according to new data presented by 123scommesse. In 2020, the global gaming market generated an estimated …

5G is already triggering changes in user behavior and indoor coverage is very important to early adopters, according to a new user survey from Ericsson ConsumerLab. 5G users are often more satisfied with their experience than LTE users are, but …