Telefonica is Xilinx’s major 5G customer
First of many
5G is a transformational technology that will change the decade and enable new scenarios as well as business models. With that in mind, Xilinx has just announced that with a few other industry players, it is building a next-generation wireless radio network to drive 5G innovation using open radio-access network (O-RAN) standards for Telefonica.
5G coronavirus hoax is “co-ordinated disinformation campaign”
Unidentified government behind it
The daft conspiracy theory linking 5G technology is part of a coordinated disinformation campaign being created by an unknown state government.
Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 PRO preorders occur in Italy, Spain, and France
Insane €799 and €999 pricing
It took Xiaomi more than a decade to make a camera that could challenge Apple, Huawei, and Samsung, and when it did, it doubled the price of its phone compared to last year. The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 PRO can be preordered in Spain for the insane amounts of €799 and €999.
YouTube finally agrees to remove fake 5G videos
All it took were stupid Brits setting fire to towers
Over the last week, dumb arsed British who had been convinced by several YouTube conspiracy videos which claimed 5G caused the coronavirus, decided to set fire to 4G towers to save themselves.
Broadcasters bollocked for spreading 5G conspiracy rubbish
You are supposed to be journalists, so journ for goodness sake
British broadcasters are being warned that they face sanctions from the media regulator if they give airtime to bizarre claims that the coronavirus was spread by 5G.
Let’s not get Physical, use Video, VR conferencing
Analysis: The age of always-connected, 5G and XR is now
Olivia Newton-John released her song Physical in 1981. March and April 2020 have been full of news of the unfortunate COVID-19 around the world, but I wanted to point out that despite the desperation, this is a time for technology to thrive. Let’s not get physical to save lives and instead use connectivity Wi-Fi or 5G in an always-connected device is possible and in VR or AR.
Telecom HPE, Intel and Linux Foundation building open source software for 5G core
Automatic 5G across lots of different sites
HPE is working with Intel and the Linux Foundation to build open saucy software to automate the roll out of 5G across multiple sites.
Chinese boffins manage to spread 5G using AI Bats
Conspiracy nuts go mad
In what seems to be the perfectly engineered conspiracy theory, Chinese boffins have created a 5G network which is spread by eating a bat which has been infected with AI.
Spain delays 5G auction
Coronavirus proves spainful
Spain will delay a planned auction of 5G spectrum due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government has announced.
Apple considers delaying 5G
Plenty of time, it is not as if anyone else has 5G out there
Fruity cargo cult Apple is considering sitting on installing 5G in its coming phones.