Roger Entner on the first-quarter financial results from the four major carriers, plus a collusion probe of Verizon and AT&T and forthcoming privacy regulations in Europe. Follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerEntner for more insights throughout the week, and stay up to date on the latest industry news by following Wireless Week at @WirelessWeek. You can also keep pace with Wireless […]
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Platform For Mobile Networks Would Bring Services Up To Speeds Of 100 Gbps
Even though mobile internet link speeds might soon achieve 100 Gbps, this doesn’t necessarily mean network carriers will be free of data-handling challenges that effectively slow down mobile data services, for everything from individual device users to billions of Internet-of-Things connections. Making connections faster means getting networks to process data packets in a different way, […]
Wearable Ring, Wristband Allow Users To Control Smart Tech With Hand Gestures
New technology created by a team of Georgia Tech researchers could make controlling text or other mobile applications as simple as “1-2-3.” Using acoustic chirps emitted from a ring and received by a wristband, like a smartwatch, the system is able to recognize 22 different micro finger gestures that could be programmed to various commands […]
Infographic: The 5G Data Path
With tens of billions of connected devices expected to be in use over the next few years, the coming 5G network will play an instrumental role. Not only will 5G accommodate the exceedingly high demand for data, but will provide clear pathways for Internet of Things (IoT) devices to communicate with each other. The relationship […]
Why Your Smartphone May Soon Start Scanning Your Veins
Manufacturers may be favouring fingerprints over passcodes to allow access to smartphones, but Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers already see the technology as nearing obsolescence. That’s why they’re developing a new biometric security system that combines your fingerprint with a simultaneous scan of the veins in your finger. Unbeknownst to most, the layout of your veins is […]
Fact Or Fiction: What’s Real In 5G New Radio
The initial 5G New Radio (NR) specification was released by the Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards committee in December 2017. 5G chipsets have started to appear, so as a result, the race to trial infrastructure and devices will accelerate. What does this mean for those designing 5G devices? 5G NR will support limited use cases […]
What’s All This 5G Stuff, Anyhow?
In 2017, the global population was 7.56 billion. However, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, there were around 7.8 billion mobile subscriptions at the end of 2017, for a penetration rate of 103 percent. Of those, 5.2 billion are broadband subscriptions. Unsurprisingly, mobile data traffic dwarfs voice traffic, driven primarily by more video content […]
U.S. Cellular Reports Net Loss of 37,000 Postpaid Connections in Q1
U.S. Cellular lost a net 37,000 postpaid connections in the first quarter of the year and reported 1.23 percent postpaid churn in its latest financial report. The nation’s fifth-largest carrier — which trails far behind the U.S.’s four major providers — noted handset churn was 0.97 percent and that its net smartphone losses totaled just […]
NIST Virtual Reality Aims To Win For Public Safety
Virtual reality produces entertaining video games. But it’s also a serious training and testing tool. Pilots test their skill with flight simulators, and the military can practice by playing war games, for example. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now aim to make virtual reality simulations more of a reality for first responders, […]