5G changes how we work, play, and collaborate

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The age of 5G has arrived, and we’re just beginning to see the true potential of 5G revolutionizing how we communicate, collaborate, work, play — essentially how we live in the digital age. With unheard of download speeds and extremely low latency, this next generation of wireless technology is purpose-built to make download lags, streaming glitches, and the dreaded mid-meeting face freeze relics of the past. 

In the first article in this series, we turned to experts at Qualcomm Technologies — the inventor of foundational technologies for 5G — to explain these new capabilities and why they’re so exciting. Now it’s time to geek out about some amazing experiences that 5G experts envision, and to speculate on the exciting future scenarios that we’ll owe to 5G.    Read more…

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Samsung, Verizon will release 5G smartphone in early 2019

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The race to 5G is ramping up.

Samsung and Verizon announced on Monday that the two companies are partnering to bring one of the first 5G smartphones to the market. While no specific release date was mentioned, the two companies are saying its 5G phone will hit stores in the first half of 2019.

A concept device of the new 5G phone from Samsung and Verizon will be unveiled later this week at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Technology Summit. Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon Mobile Platform, including its new mobile processor, will power the smartphone.

Earlier this summer, Motorola was first to announce a 5G-compatible phone on Verizon’s 5G network. The Moto Z3, which is currently available for purchase, will be upgradable via an attachable add-on that will be released in early 2019. Read more…

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The next generation of broadband 5G network could be nationalized under Trump

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The newest, fastest mobile network to replace the current 4G network in the next few years might get a government takeover.

Axios obtained what appears to be a National Security Council PowerPoint presentation shown to the Trump administration. It lays out a plan to put the government in charge of building — and paying for — a nationwide broadband network. 

The report bore the subtitle “The Eisenhower National Highway System for the Information Age,” referencing a Dwight D. Eisenhower-era federal project that built the nation’s federally controlled system of roadways. The use of that title suggests this is viewed as a project on a similar scale for President Trump: Internet and mobile services could become like our highway system. Read more…

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