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MediaTek brings 5G to the midrange
Two new chipsets
MediaTek has released two new chipsets which could be instrumental in bringing 5G to the midrange.
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Apple moves to 5G next year
On all ranges
The fruity cargo cult Apple will have finally got all its gear working on 5G by next year.
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Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 888+ 5G SoC
Cortex-X1 almost hits 3GHz
Qualcomm has kicked off the first day of Mobile World Congress with its higher-clocked Snapdragon 888+ 5G SoC, which is pretty much identical as the Snapdragon 888 but with a higher clocked Cortex-X1 core.
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Intel and Qualcomm team up
Compute and coms side by side
Intel CEO Kicking Pat Gelsinger and Qualcomm CEO-elect Cristiano Amon are locked in meetings to see if there are areas they can work together.
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5G Technology shift arrives in automotive
Qualcomm remains committed to helping Europe
A week ago, Alex Rogers, executive vice president and president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), was one of the keynote speakers at the Beyond the Mobile Phone virtual conference.
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Canada begins 5G auction
Delayed by pandemic
Canada is to start the auction of the mobile telecommunications bandwidth necessary for 5G rollout, one that was delayed more than a year by the pandemic.
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Ericsson doing well on the back of 5G
Would have been better if it had not been for that pesky Samsung
Sweden's Ericsson reported first-quarter core earnings above market estimates as strong 5G equipment sales offset a loss of royalty income due to a patent fight with Samsung Electronics.
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Mavenir and Xilinx have started a 5G focused collaboration
To bring Open RAN Massive MIMO portfolio
Mavenir and Xilinx have formed a collaboration to accelerate the Open RAN ecosystem with a leading Open RAN massive MIMO 5G portfolio. The partnership will hopefully result in a successfully integrated Massive MIMO end-to-end using Open RAN principles, and it will introduce the first Massive MIMO 64TRX product expected in late 2021.
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Samsung offers 5G for under $300
Galaxy A update
Samsung has announced a large Galaxy A update, with five new phones.
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Georgia tech creates 5G harvester
Can power devices
Georgia Institute of Technology boffins have developed a small, 3D-printed rectifying antenna that can harvest electromagnetic energy from 5G signals and use it to power devices.