Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Though 5G is now largely associated with smartphones, Verizon originally launched the next-generation cellular technology as a high-speed broadband solution, promising cable modem-like 300Mbps average and 1Gbps peak data rates using millimeter wave 5G modems. Unfortunately, network buildout and local …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now (Reuters) — Samsung said today it had won a $ 6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States, a major win for the South Korean firm in the next-generation 5G network market. Samsung’s global …
Read More »Verizon, Dish, and cable companies dominate FCC’s 3.5GHz spectrum auction
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Cellular operators and governments across the world have identified 3.5GHz wireless spectrum as critical to widely deploying high-speed 5G services, as these mid band frequencies enable large quantities of data to travel quickly over long distances. Following a July-August auction …
Read More »Verizon advances 5G edge computing with IBM deal, interoperability specs
VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 14 – 17 Register Today Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB’s AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. Back in January, Verizon revealed the 5G Future Forum, a group of cellular carriers focused on creating global interoperability …
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