OPPO to invest 1.43bn dollars in 5G smartphones

A mobile electronics company, Oppo Electronics Corporation, has revealed plans to invest $1.43bn in the research, development and production of 5G smartphones in 2019. The firm said it would focus increased investment in the areas of 5G, Artificial Intelligence and...

Solutions That Can Help Streamline 5G Deployment

POST WRITTEN BY Julie Song President at Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company globally. The long-held promise of 5G connectivity is coming closer to reality. Verizon recently launched its 5G Home service, which empowers...

5G Is Official: First 3GPP Specs Approved

The mobile sector’s key industry body, the 3GPP, has approved the initial 5G New Radio (NR) specifications at a meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, heralding the start of the standards-based 5G era and a new battle amongst the mobile sector’s leading players to...

It’s a Good Time to Hop on This Growth Train

What’s the big deal about the Internet of Things (IoT)? In 2016, Business Insider estimated that “there will be 34 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020, up from 10 billion in 2015.” It went on to forecast that from 2016 to 2020, almost $6 trillion would...

Huawei demos 5G uplink-downlink decoupling tech

Huawei has demonstrated separate uplink-downlink (UL/DL) decoupling technology across a 5G-LTE network deployment in London as part of its strategic partnership with BT and EE. The trial network includes 5G New Radio (5G NR) and LTE co-site deployments, separating...

Sprint assesses airborne small cells

Sprint evaluated the potential of small cells mounted on drones as a means of rapidly deploying temporary coverage for large events or disaster response situations. Gunther Ottendorfer, Sprint’s COO of Technology, said in a blog post trials in the US state of Texas...

Intel Revamps Its Internet of Things Strategy

Intel (INTC) is facing competition from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in the PC (personal computer) and server processor markets, where it is a leader. Aiming to tap data-centric technologies, Intel has made efforts in the IoT (Internet of Things) market, which...

The future of 5G is in the cloud

Asia Pacific is moving quickly in terms of 5G development. According to the latest GSMA’s study, 5G connections across the region are expected to reach 670 million by 2025, accounting for just under 60 percent of global 5G connections. Therefore, mobile operators in...

All roads lead to 5G

In the ever-changing context of communication networks, all roads converge towards the promise of 5G: higher data bandwidth, greater speed and lower latency. International scientists are competing to be the first to develop technical solutions that seek to unite and...