5G will hit 5.9 billion subscribers by the end of 2027
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It made 1.5 billion connections at the end of last year

Beancounters at market analysts Omdia has added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and worked out that there will be 5.9 billion 5G subscribers by the end of 2027.

UK brings in national mobile phone alert
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Monday, 20 March 2023 11:34

UK brings in national mobile phone alert


Will warn you if there are tomatos avaliable in your supermarket 

Post-Brexit turnip-eaters, the UK have bought in a government-backed public warning system, in which alerts are sent to mobile phone users about events that may put their life in danger.

UK opens mmWave spectrum
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Wednesday, 15 March 2023 11:04

UK opens mmWave spectrum


26 GHz and 40 GHz bands available

The UK's telecom's regulator Ofcom is making mmWave spectrum in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands available for new mobile technologies and 5G services.

South Australian council forced to reassure ratepayers it is not using 5G to kill them
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Smart city plans are not drawn up by lizard people

A South Australian council has been forced to refute a bizarre panic amongst its citizens who have been convinced it is under the control of lizard people who want to install 5G towers to kill them or control their minds.

Samsung and Nokia sign cross licence agreement
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5G agreement renewed

Samsung and Nokia have signed a new cross-license patent agreement covering the fundamental inventions by Nokia in 5G and other technologies.

Apple abandons plans for fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024
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5G chips not good enough

Apple has told suppliers that it has canceled plans to release a fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024 and appears to be having trouble getting its own 5G chip going.

AMD and Viettel Collaborate on 5G Mobile Network Expansion
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Xilinx Zynq MPSoC and RFSoC adaptive platforms

AMD and Viettel High Tech (Member of Viettel Group) today announced the successful completion of a 5G mobile network field trial deployment conducted by Viettel and powered by AMD Xilinx Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC devices.

Nokia profits up
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 20 October 2022 12:16

Nokia profits up


5G is a money spinner

Former rubber boot maker Nokia reported substantially improved third-quarter profits and higher sales on the back of strong demand for 5G technology.

Apple cult being banned for stealing technology
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Colombia first to bite 

Fruity cargo cult Apple is starting to see sales bans due to a 5G patent infringement dispute between it and Ericsson.

Satellite 5G a bit of a mess across the pond
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Dish Network and Space X service tiggered

Things are starting to look a mess for 5G across in the US where the Dish Network thought it could share the 12 GHz band with SpaceX.