Qualcomm

Qualcomm made two announcements in the last couple of weeks that underpins much of their superiority in 5G technology, especially the millimeter wave (mmWave). First, they gave a name to the “made-for-each-other” duo of Modem and RF (Radio Frequency) system— …

Qualcomm: “The global rollout of 5G is exceeding expectations in both its speed and scale” With 5G just picking up momentum, operators are already looking to the second phase of the cellular transition: standalone (SA) 5G. The SA version is …

Qualcomm got a reprieve when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed the decision of United States District Court for the Northern District of California’s (DC) in its antitrust case. Immediately after the stay, Qualcomm filed its …

5G takes centerstage during IFA keynotes With keynotes highlighting 5G from executives at Qualcomm and Huawei, the Berlin-based IFA consumer electronics show served as a proof point that device OEMs and their ecosystem partners are working overtime to support the …

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon gave a keynote presentation at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin today, laying out the company’s ongoing 5G strategy, which is focused on driving access to 5G devices and opening up potentially lucrative new use …

  Russian carrier MegaFon has selected Ericsson to develop a new nationwide transport network which will pave the way for the future deployment of 5G technology, the Swedish vendor said in a statement. As part of the three-year contract, Ericsson …

Dynamic spectrum sharing lets operators side-step the spectrum re-farming process Right now in the U.S., 5G availability is relatively limited. AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon are all currently using millimeter wave frequencies so only parts of some markets have coverage. …

Qualcomm is gearing up to go all in with Wi-Fi 6 SAN FRANCISCO-At its Wi-Fi 6 Day, Qualcomm revealed that its newest chipset, announced as QCA6390 in February, will be marketed as FastConnect 6800, which, unlike the previous model, FastConnect …

CommScope talks Wi-Fi 6 for venues and structured cabling needs that come with it SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 6 Day featured a number of the chip manufacturer’s critical partners and customers, and each provided their own take on the current Wi-Fi …

Qualcomm execs: the biggest thing happening in Wi-Fi 6 is uplink technology  SAN FRANCISCO–Aiming to set a new benchmark in Wi-Fi 6 performance, Qualcomm used its Wi-Fi 6 Day event to announce its Networking Pro Series, an update to its Wi-Fi …

Will escalating dispute bifurcate global trade? SAN FRANCISCO–President Trump, to the detriment of some U.S. businesses, continues to escalate tariffs on Chinese goods and even went so far as to order American companies to exit the Chinese market. Given the …

Last week’s remarkable decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (appellate court) consisting of three judges, finally brings some common sense into FTC’s bizarre antitrust case against Qualcomm. The appellate court granted Qualcomm’s request to …

Fujitsu provided 5G gNBs in testing for NTT DoCoMo Fujitsu Limited and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved a non-standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR) data call on sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum bands. In Japan, where the calls took place in mid-July, the …

“Hyper-dense network” is focus of in-building 5G partnership between Verizon and Boingo In its push to launch millimeter wave-based 5G service in 30 cities by the end of the year, Verizon today lit up it’s new network In Phoenix. The …

Had LG not settled, it may have faced “catastrophic damage to its mobile business” Disagreements and a lawsuit followed South Korean electronics company LG’s termination of its master licensing deal with U.S. chip manufacturer Qualcomm in 2018. In June, LG …

Qualcomm working with local operators and government on millimeter wave 5G trial network Millimeter wave spectrum has been front-and-center in U.S. 5G deployments with AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon all going to market using high-band frequencies, while Sprint went to …

Paul Challoner of Ericsson discusses role of dynamic spectrum sharing in deploying 5G services 5G means more network capacity and more network capacity means operators need more spectrum. While regulators around the world are working to open up frequencies for …

Huawei is being backed into a corner and may be in serious trouble. They use the Google Android operating system globally in all their smartphones and wireless devices. The US ban says they can no longer use Android. That means …

How much does a 5G modem improve performance? Ookla analyzed recent results from its Speedtest Intelligence data from July 2019 on Sprint and Verizon’s 5G networks, matching up results from the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and the LG V50 ThinQ …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

Sprint and T-Mobile US both using dual connectivity to roll out 5G Carrier aggregation has allowed operators to tap into noncontiguous blocks of licensed spectrum, as well as unlicensed frequencies like the 5 GHz band, to create bigger data bites …

We have seen this movie before. In fact, the wireless networks and smartphone market has grown and changed many times over the last several decades from 2G to 3G and 4G. Every time there is always a slowdown just before …

Dynamic spectrum sharing accelerates 5G deployments by removing the need for re-farming Right now, 5G deployments around the world use an LTE core and radio access network with the addition of a 5G carrier. The next step is to move …

Cloud gaming remains hindered by its dependence on reliable, fast connectivity Last week, Qualcomm Wireless Communications Technologies (China) Limited, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced its cooperation with Tencent Games, China’s largest gaming company, to develop high-quality games that can …

LTE demand weakening as operators ramp 5G investment The pace of 5G network deployments is markedly faster than with LTE. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf expects more than 20 operator network and OEM device launches 12 months after the first compared …