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News & Views Most Popular A 5G Device Timeline for 2019 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/16/2019 2019 is all about Android, as 5G smartphones begin to arrive. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: What in the 5G World Happened at CES? By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/16/2019 There was a lot to see in Las Vegas last week, but was there anything said that we had never heard before? Phil Harvey and Mike Dano discuss the week's activities and parse each major carrier's 5G progress following CES 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Denies T-Systems Asset Sale By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/16/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turk Telekom tests Nokia's machine-learning technology for 5G; Orange and Groupama form home surveillance JV; reversal of fortune for Qualcomm in German court. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement T-Mobile Quietly Confirms 5G Network in 30 Cities By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/14/2019 T-Mobile promised to roll out 5G nationwide on its 600MHz spectrum by 2020, but it already has some 5G services in action. All it lacks are compatible smartphones. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Good catch on one antenna that covers a metro area. Reminds me of times when... 5G4REAL: Dano's CES Round-Up By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/14/2019 Light Reading's new 5G hire, Mike Dano, discusses the key 5G takeaways from CES and sets the scene for MWC 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: t.bogataj So until we see the "real" 5G, it is all so... unreal? T. PS. Whenever someone... CES 2019: 5G Under Glass By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/11/2019 You could look at, but not touch, the (mostly) prototype 5G devices on the show floor at CES in Las Vegas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CES Is Only a 5G Scene-Setter for MWC By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/11/2019 As far as 5G goes, the main event will be in Barcelona. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Podcast: Apple Warns Things Might Get Boring By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/9/2019 Apple isn't selling as many iPhones as it previously expected, but is that a reason to think the company is in big trouble? Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile Breaks Records Again With 2.4M New Connections By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/9/2019 The fastest-growing operator in the US is still putting its smartphone rivals to shame. But with 5G and a potential Sprint merger on the horizon, how long can such growth last? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Samsung Issues Profit Warning By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/8/2019 Apple's not the only one suffering a slowdown. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple's Walls Come Tumbling Down With Samsung TV Tie-Up By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/7/2019 A TV alliance between the iPhone maker and the South Korean tech giant points to a weakening of Apple's position as a hardware and software giant. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple Really Is in Trouble This Time By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/4/2019 Apple haters have been sounding the alarm for a decade, but this time the bad news is real. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Mitch, To answer your question first, depends on what you mean. Apple... Eurobites: Qualcomm Twists the Knife Into Apple With German Ban Move By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/4/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: German politicians hacked; Amazon's spot of Spanish trouble; thank god it's Fat Cat Friday! Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile US Lags Rivals in 5G, Finds T-Mobile Survey By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/4/2019 A survey sponsored by T-Mobile puts it behind 'Dumb and Dumber' in the 5G leadership stakes and points to some enthusiasm for the next-generation technology in the US market. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Well, Dan, they "pushed back" Release 15. ETSI doesn't create ANSI standards,... iPhone Upset Leads to Apple Crumble By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/3/2019 Mix exorbitant prices with underwhelming gadgets and a dose of Chinese nationalism, and then sit back and watch a trillion-dollar company tank. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple Delivers Post-Holiday Turkey, Lowers Revenue Guidance By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/2/2019 The company cites weak China iPhone sales and other factors for failure to meet its quarterly expectations. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Have Devices Overtaken Networks as Huawei's Biggest Unit? By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/2/2019 Figures released by the Chinese equipment giant suggest it is becoming increasingly reliant on its gadget-making consumer division for sales growth. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: iainmorris First paragraph has been updated to indicate that Huawei is claiming a 21%... SKT Eyes Broadcasting Role for 5G By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/2/2019 South Korea's biggest mobile operator continues to work on bringing 5G technology into markets outside the traditional consumer business. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Light Reading's 22 Most Popular 5G Stories of 2018 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 12/28/2018 2018 is the year that the next-generation wireless technology went viral. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: SVP,CTO92681 This article should become exhibit one in their next and perhaps more important... Trump to Ban Huawei, ZTE in US in January? By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 12/27/2018 The Trump administration reportedly could bring an emergency ban on US companies buying Huawei & ZTE equipment in January 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: Duh! Denial-of-service attacks are definite threats. We don't know yet what happened... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive T-Mobile Quietly Confirms 5G Network in 30 Cities By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/14/2019 T-Mobile promised to roll out 5G nationwide on its 600MHz spectrum by 2020, but it already has some 5G services in action. All it lacks are compatible smartphones. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Good catch on one antenna that covers a metro area. Reminds me of times when... 5G4REAL: Dano's CES Round-Up By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/14/2019 Light Reading's new 5G hire, Mike Dano, discusses the key 5G takeaways from CES and sets the scene for MWC 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: t.bogataj So until we see the "real" 5G, it is all so... unreal? T. PS. Whenever someone... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards fredaberg102490, 1/16/2019 5:52:52 AM Slideshow: Behind the Scenes at Sprint's 5G 'Split' Re: Great This thread is very informative. I like reading the comments ans it really helps me a lot. It give me new ideas on this particular topic. I will apply all that I learn form this one. Keep on posting. Visit also horror... Clifton K Morris, 1/15/2019 2:34:27 PM T-Mobile Quietly Confirms 5G Network in 30 Cities Re: Re: Update Good catch on one antenna that covers a metro area. Reminds me of times when T-Mobile placed Nortel S8000s in the back of a VW Bus, and parked it on a busy street (at a parking meter) so they could advertise service being... Clifton K Morris, 1/15/2019 2:29:02 PM T-Mobile Quietly Confirms 5G Network in 30 Cities Re: Difficult Well, if we are to believe 3GPP standards bodies, Release 15 is supposed to use 1024 QAM, which isn't just one order of magnitude higher symbol rate, from LTE's 256 QAM, but two. Each order of magnitude has a loss factor... Mike Dano, 1/15/2019 10:34:49 AM T-Mobile Quietly Confirms 5G Network in 30 Cities Re: Update I updated the first sentence in the article to make it clear that T-Mobile isn't offering commercial services, but did install 5G equipment in the cities. t.bogataj, 1/15/2019 2:38:10 AM 5G4REAL: Dano's CES Round-Up Re: Unreal 5G So until we see the "real" 5G, it is all so... unreal? T. PS. Whenever someone uses terms like really, seriously, truly, believe me... I won't. Clifton K Morris, 1/9/2019 3:19:59 AM T-Mobile US Lags Rivals in 5G, Finds T-Mobile Survey Re: Re: Ever seen “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray? Well, Dan, they "pushed back" Release 15. ETSI doesn't create ANSI standards, so likely, they are looking for some contract to be signed, perhaps at CES. Cloud 4G, 1/7/2019 2:58:42 PM A 5G Device Timeline for 2018 & Beyond Re: Re: 5G There are also no major network infrastructure equipment suppliers left that are based in North America. The intellectual property rights held by US companies for the chips, mobile phone user devices including software... brooks7, 1/7/2019 1:21:59 PM Apple Really Is in Trouble This Time Re: Re: Mature Company Mitch, To answer your question first, depends on what you mean. Apple will not likely be able to replicate the run that is has been on when Steve Jobs came back. Investors will lower the value of the company... Mitch Wagner, 1/5/2019 4:02:00 PM Apple Really Is in Trouble This Time Re: Re: Mature Company For me, IBM is a case study of companies successfully reinventing themselves. They were floundering in the early 90s and reinvented themselves as a business services company, rather than a technology vendor. Microsoft... Cloud 4G, 1/4/2019 9:40:53 PM T-Mobile US Lags Rivals in 5G, Finds T-Mobile Survey Re: T-Mobile is Positioning to Move Ahead in 5G Impact T-Mobile is ahead on 5G for mobile market scaleability and impact. 5G is the latest generation of wireless that has pursued the holy grail of unified communications networks and devices. The goal has changed over... DanJones, 1/4/2019 4:58:00 PM T-Mobile US Lags Rivals in 5G, Finds T-Mobile Survey Re: Re: Ever seen “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray? Timing doesn't work with Release 16. They're supposed to start launching 5G cities around 1H19. Release 16 is supposed to be baked at 3GPP in March 2020 now. Unless you're suggesting they're going to be horribly late to... brooks7, 1/4/2019 3:50:18 PM Apple Really Is in Trouble This Time Re: Re: The trouble with trouble @Phil, Flat to small up markets aren't dying. They are just mature. Mature markets are stable, which investors in many ways like. You can predict the financials from such a stable market. Now... Phil Harvey, 1/4/2019 1:48:18 PM Apple Really Is in Trouble This Time Re: The trouble with trouble I wonder specifically what kind of trouble awaits Apple as the smartphone market slows down. I pose the question from behind the glow of my desktop computer, which no one needs anymore because that market died years ago... MindCommerce, 1/4/2019 1:03:09 PM Apple Really Is in Trouble This Time Re: Will "Next Big Thing" Save Apple??? Apple has been through cycles like this before and come back stronger than ever, but will this time be different?? Arguably, smartphones are becoming saturated from a penetration perspective, and it's difficult to keep... Clifton K Morris, 1/4/2019 12:14:35 PM T-Mobile US Lags Rivals in 5G, Finds T-Mobile Survey Re: Ever seen “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray? Based on press releases, T-Mobile US is waiting for the version 16 of the 3GPP release. It's supposed to increase QAM symbol rate from 256 up to 1024. An increase in QAM is supposed to increase throughput and speeds similar... More Message Boards		Security Now Justice Department Indicts 2 Ukrainian Nationals With Hacking SEC Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 The Justice Department has charged two Ukrainian nationals with hacking into the ... (0) Federal Judge: Police Can't Force Suspects to Unlock Devices Using Biometrics Larry Loeb, Author, 1/16/2019 A federal judge in California finds that police can't force suspects to unlock ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Why Did FCC Kill NTIA's Broadband Map? Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/16/2019 After NTIA asked for public comments on map improvements in October 2018, the FCC ... (0) AT&T's Zeto: Smart Cities Are Built on Platforms Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/15/2019 Mike Zeto, GM of AT&T's Smart Cities division, expects metro areas to adopt ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures Using SDN & NFV Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network ... Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT ... Versa's CEO, Kelly Ahuja: Securing & Software-Defining ... How Lumina Is Redefining SDN Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN ... Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software ... 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