Getting its A into G

After stuffing up its bets on wireless technology standards in the past, Samsung was to be in the global top-three player in 5G mobile networks.

During Computex press event

Terry Yen, senior director of QTI, has just kicked off the Computex 2016 press event for Qualcomm and the company is ready to talk about the future of mobile connectivity, SoCs, and 5G.

700 meters from the base station

Mobile World Congress was dominated by 5G – the next generation network that will replace the omni-present 4G / LTE network. Now South Korea's SK Telekom has showcased a demo of a base station and download speeds nearly 20 Gbit per second.

Exclusive: MediaTek CTO talks to Fudzilla

MediaTek is flat out developing its 5G technology because it wants to be the first to market with the game-changing technology.

Intel boss drones about the future

5G networking will eventually enable drones to fly all over the earth, according to Intel Boss Brian Krzanich.

Developing 5G air interface and chipsets

NTT DOCOMO and MediaTek have signed a pact to drive 5G technology development.

Deployment by 2020

AT&T, the second largest wireless carrier in the United States (as of Q4 2015) and the nation’s second largest advertiser (as of Q1 2016), has just announced that it will begin trials of fifth-generation 5G LTE service later this summer, with the possibility of limited commercial deployments in the first months of 2017.

1Gbps and higher peak rates, starting with 3GPP Release 13

Recently, Qualcomm has published a new corporate presentation detailing its path from 3GPP’s “Release 13” (March 2016) and beyond for LTE networks– also more conveniently known as 4.5G LTE “Advanced Pro” – with a development timeframe between 2016 and 2020.

Stop shoving

An association which brings together top players in the mobile industry has warned against rushing to 5G. 

Reliability and robustness, not just speed