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MAUI, Hawaii–In the very near future, access to robust cellular connectivity will be an expectation. Just like with electricity, there will be a pervasive assumption that everything is connected. “We won’t talk about use cases anymore,” Qualcomm EVP Cristiano Amon …

Broadcom today said it plans to nominate 11 board members for election to Qualcomm’s board of directors at an annual shareholders meeting in March. This move, potentially signaling a move toward a hostile takeover, comes on the heels of Qualcomm’s …

“Make calls, keep records, send email, browse the web and run over a thousand different applications, all while on the go…” This holiday ad for “one of the first truly portable, mobile and multipurpose Internet devices” appeared 18 years ago, …

Momentum for Gigabit LTE continues to improve as more operators and device makers get on board. A recent third-party study underscores the benefits of the new technology to both end users and operators that are driving this shift. The testing …

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For a $500 5G NR smartphone, Qualcomm could charge up to $16.25 for access to patented technologies The 5G NR (New Radio) standard is crystallizing and is expected to be finalized with 3GPP Release 15 in mid-2018. The result of …

Gigabit LTE is growing fast, faster than any previous 3GPP release. The ratification of LTE-Advanced Pro took place during March 2016, and it was only eight months after, in January 2017 that the first Gigabit LTE network was lit in …

Working with ZTE and China Mobile, Qualcomm marks 5G NR milestone with layer 1 data connection As the 3GPP 5G NR standard coalesces ahead of a mid-2018 release, vendors and operators continue increasingly advanced testing scenarios to prove out next-generation …

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 …

The 5G standard is still several weeks away, but chipmakers are already testing 5G equipment in a variety of environments, including moving vehicles. A car traveling at 30 miles per hour was able to stream 4K video in a 5G …

After taking a week to review Broadcom’s unsolicited $130 billion buy-out offer, the Qualcomm Board of Directors today announced it has “unanimously rejected” the bid. Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Chairman and Chairman of the company’s board Paul Jacobs , noting the …

Several contributors to the emerging 5G standard presented last week at the 15th annual Texas Wireless Summit at the University of Texas, hosted by the school’s Wireless Networking and Communications Group. Qualcomm’s Sundar Subramanian, who is leading the company’s millimeter-wave …

Gigabit LTE footprint extends to 920 markets; plans to deploy LAA SAN JOSE, Calif.–In the race to boost capacity while optimizing usage of network resources, T-Mobile US today announced that it has deployed gigabit LTE technologies in 920 U.S. markets, …

Understanding the end user quality of experience created by gigabit LTE Built on technologies 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM and multi-channel carrier aggregation including of unlicensed spectrum bands, 41 operators in 24 countries are in varying phases of testing and deploying …

As T-Mobile continues to deploy in 600 MHz holdings, device support picking up T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion to buy 600 MHz spectrum holdings in the most recent FCC spectrum auction, and has activated sites in Wyoming, Maine and …

Qualcomm is reviewing the “unsolicited” offer Other than to say it has received Broadcom’s “unsolicited” 12-figure acquisition offer, and will review with its financial and legal advisors, “Qualcomm will have no further comment until its board of directors has completed …

Advanced LTE features including 4×4 multiple-input-multiple-output and support for License Assisted Access make a significant difference in user experience, according to recent testing commissioned by Qualcomm and carried out by Signals Research Group. The testing pitted a Samsung Galaxy S8 …

PCTel is opening up a test lab focused on Wi-Fi performance at its Bloomingdale, Ill. headquarters. The new lab will provide wireless performance testing for Wi-Fi access points and devices equipped with PCTel antennas — including industrial IoT products, the …

Olympics 5G preview ahead of KT plans for commercialization in 2019 Intel has announced a collaboration with South Korean telecoms group KT Corporation to develop a 5G showcase at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018. During the games, …

The trial will focus on automotive safety, automated driving and traffic efficiency AT&T, Ford, Nokia, and Qualcomm Technologies have announced what it claims to be the first cellular-V2X (C-V2X) trials in the U.S. The involved companies said that testing is …

The operator plans a trial during the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang HONG KONG–South Korean mobile carrier KT confirmed plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019, the company’s SVP of network strategy, YongGyoo Lee, said during a keynote presentation …

Qualcomm is prepping to support 600 MHz as the spectrum repack continues HONG KONG–Qualcomm Technologies announced new additions to the RF front-end (RFFE) portfolio that is designed to provide comprehensive support for devices operating in the 600 MHz spectrum. The …

Qualcomm’s announcement that its X50 5G modem is delivering gigabit-per-second data speeds may put the San Diego chipmaker in the 5G driver’s seat for now, but the race is just getting started. While Qualcomm clearly dominates the market for 4G/LTE …

Planning 5G-NR field trials using 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands in 2018 HONG KONG–Verizon, Qualcomm Technologies and Novatel Wireless are working together on 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter wave over-the air field trials based on the as-yet unfinished 5G …

Qualcomm pushing to support rapid commercialization of 5G NR in 2019 HONG KONG–Qualcomm Technologies announced it has successfully achieved a 5G data connection on a 5G modem chipset for mobile devices. The 3GPP is working to standardize 5G New Radio …