
5G will reach 40 percent of the world by 2024
Ericsson claims it will cover 1.4 billion people
5G will reach more than 40 percent of the world's population and cover 1.5 billion people by the end of 2024, according to the latest mobility report from telecommunications company Ericsson.

Intel XMM 8160 5G silence XMM 8060
From 2G to 5G in 2H 2019
Intel has announced its XMM 8160 5G modem that supports all the "Gs" from 2G to 5G NR and it plans to ship the modem in 2H 2019 so expect it in phones and PCs in early 2020.

Intel announces new 5G XMM 8160 modem
Ahead of planned schedule
Intel has unveiled its latest XMM 8160 5G modem, which supports both the older standard but also brings 5G speeds with peak speeds of up to 6Gbps.

Apple 5G phone delayed until late 2020
Depending on Intel’s 10nm process
The fruity cargo cult Apple will not get an iPhone with 5G until late 2020.

Intel spends $2 billion a year on modems
Industry sources
Each year Intel invests some $2 billon to please one large modem customer - Apple - and the level of investment will likely increase in the near 5G future.

Oppo hits 5G speeds on modified R15
Working with Qualcomm to get the first 5G device to the market
Oppo has shown its first device that has achieved 5G speeds by opening its own site on a modified R15 smartphone.

Hardware makers are keen to get 5G away from just smartphones
Developing the Qualcomm model
Global chipmakers including Qualcomm, Intel, MediaTek and UNISOC (Spreadtrum & RDA) are looking to expand their 5G solutions to include non-handset applications.

Qualcomm showcases video over 5G NR
Live X50 and next gen chipset with Ericsson
Qualcomm showcased 5G with Ericsson with real 5G over the Band 7 spectrum playing video. This is the first public demonstration and Cristiano Amon said that this is the unannounced chipset.

ARM CEO sees the fifth wave of computing
5G, big data and processing
Simon Seagers, ARM’s CEO talked about the 5th wave of computing and that is obviously the one that is coming after the last big leap that brought us closer to mobile and cloud mix.

Apple set to SOC it to 'em, baby
If you go it alone, you make more money
A senior analyst predicted at a conference in Barcelona today that following its success on the processor front, it is only a matter of time before Apple creates its own system on a chip (SOC), bypassing suppliers in its egostructure (sic).