Samsung last year shipped more than 6.7 million 5G Galaxy smartphones worldwide and says that as of November it controlled 53.9% of the market for 5G devices. Five Galaxy devices offer 5G capabilities: The S10 5G, the Note 10 5G,…
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Report: 5G Device Availability to Include More Spectrum Bands, Every Major Vendor in 2020
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report, released today, offers a wealth of information about the state of mobile networks. 5G is expected to gain scale in 2020, enabled in large part by expanded 5G device availability, the authors note, and they…
Verizon, Motorola Get All Nostalgic and Bring Back the Foldable Razr Phone
Those of us over a certain age can remember when cell phones weren’t all that smart and “flip phones” were the in thing. Back then, Motorola’s Razr flip phone was the iPhone of its day, in terms of cool factor,…
Carriers’ ZenKey Platform Targets Mobile Authentication
ZenKey, a platform developed by mobile carriers, aims to enhance mobile authentication. The Mobile Authentication taskforce comprised of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon plans to announce details about the platform later this month at MWC Los Angeles. ZenKey is designed…
IDC: Gaming Device Shipments See Double-Digit Growth Over Last Year
After a poor year in 2018, global shipments of gaming desktops, notebooks, and monitors rebounded in the second quarter of 2019, according to new gaming device shipments research from International Data Corporation (IDC). Gaming device unit shipments reached 10.4 million…
Roku Revamps Streaming Player Lineup with 7 Devices
Roku is the leading provider of streaming video devices and has played a large part in bringing streaming OTT video to the mainstream. The device manufacturer just announced a revamp to its streaming player lineup with seven devices that are…
Research: Employees and IT Prefer Mobile First, Messaging First Communications
Workplace productivity increases when a mobile first, messaging first communications strategy is used, according to research from enterprise security platform provider NetSfere and 451 Research. The firms found that almost half of both employees and IT decision makers believe that…
Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Wi-Fi Certified 6 Program
The Wi-Fi Alliance has unveiled its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 certification program designed to enable “the best user experience with devices based on IEEE 802.11ax.” According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the certification offers new features and capabilities which are designed to…
Report: 5G Smartphone Pricing is a Barrier to Purchase
One in five smartphone owners say they don’t see a need for 5G technology or will wait until it is proven before upgrading, according to a new 5G smartphone pricing report from Strategy Analytics. The major barrier to the upgrade,…
Smartphone Purchase Research: 20% of Caucasians Keep Phones More Than Three Years
The average Apple smartphones have been active for 18 months and the average Samsung device for 16.5 months, according to new smartphone purchase research from Strategy Analytics. The firm said that Baby Boomers are delaying their smartphone purchases for three-plus…
Armstrong Turns to Plume for Managed Wi-Fi
As the number of Wi-Fi devices in the home continues to climb, more broadband providers are adding a managed Wi-Fi component to their consumer offerings. The latest example comes from Armstrong Cable, which has launched Zoom Powered by Plume, a…
T-Mobile and Partners Hit 5G 600 MHz Milestone
T-Mobile, Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson have completed what they say is the first 5G low-band data session on a commercial 5G modem. The 5G 600 MHz session was conducted at T-Mobile’s lab in Bellevue, WA. The 600 MHz spectrum band…
