Razer Edge 5G gaming handheld with Snapdragon G3X Gen 1 teased

Verizon took the stage at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, the most important connectivity event in North America, to present the opening keynote and provide information about new partners, products, and incentives coming to users of the Network America depends on. Continue reading “Razer Edge 5G gaming handheld with Snapdragon G3X Gen 1 teased”

FAA works with AT&T and Verizon to deploy C-Band 5G service in USA

After cancelling nearly 1000+ flights over the deployment of Verizon and AT&T’s C-Band 5Gservice, the FAA has come to an agreement with the two mobile carriers to allow more aircraft to land in key airports in the USA and also deploy more towers around these airports.

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Verizon and AT&T to delay 5G roll out near some airports in the US after catastrophic disruption warning

In the latest development, Verizon and AT&T will limit their 5G service around some airports after the chief executives of America’s largest airlines warned of a “catastrophic disruption” from this week’s rollout. Continue reading “Verizon and AT&T to delay 5G roll out near some airports in the US after catastrophic disruption warning”

Nokia 2720 V Flip dual screen flip phone announced for Verizon in the US

HMD Global introduced the Nokia 2720 Flip back in September 2019. After close to two years, the company has launched the phone in the US through Verizon as Nokia 2720 V Flip. There are no changes in the specifications, so it is still a 4G phone that runs KaiOS. Continue reading “Nokia 2720 V Flip dual screen flip phone announced for Verizon in the US”

Verizon to sell Yahoo and AOL to Apollo Funds for $5 billion

Verizon today announced that it has signed an agreement with Apollo Funds to sell Verizon Media that comprises iconic brands such as Yahoo and AOL, as well as leading ad tech and media platform businesses for $5 billion. Verizon will retain a 10% stake in the company, which will be known as Yahoo at the close of the transaction and will continue to be led by CEO Guru Gowrappan. Continue reading “Verizon to sell Yahoo and AOL to Apollo Funds for $5 billion”

Samsung said to be working on ‘Bolt’ 5G smartphone with 3D ToF sensor for Verizon

Samsung Galaxy S10

Samsung’s S10-series is set to be announced in February. With the launch inching closer, there are still so many details that we aren’t aware of. We hear the company is working on bringing a 5G variant in the U.S., Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors for the first time, in-display fingerprint sensors, and even display cutouts in the devices. Continue reading “Samsung said to be working on ‘Bolt’ 5G smartphone with 3D ToF sensor for Verizon”

Verizon to offer Inseego MiFi 5G NR Mobile Hotspot in 2019

Inseego Corp and Verizon demonstrated Virtual Reality Telemedicine over 5G at Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit. Both the companies have conducted a live virtual reality telemedicine demonstration in partnership with Columbia University using an Inseego mobile hotspot device that is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon X50 5G modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end, and antenna elements, running on Verizon’s 5G NR mobile network. Continue reading “Verizon to offer Inseego MiFi 5G NR Mobile Hotspot in 2019”

Samsung and Verizon demonstrate 5G data transmission using 400MHz of mmWave spectrum

Samsung, Qualcomm, and Verizon have announced a successful 5G New Radio (NR) data connection using 400MHz of bandwidth in the 28GHz spectrum, resulting in maximum throughput of more than 1.7 Gbps. The data connection demonstrated the delivery of multi-gigabit 5G speeds to a smartphone form-factor mobile test device. Continue reading “Samsung and Verizon demonstrate 5G data transmission using 400MHz of mmWave spectrum”

Samsung, Verizon team up to bring first commercial 5G smartphone early 2019

Verizon and Samsung announced that they will bring the first commercial 5G smartphone to the market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform with the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end, and antenna elements, at the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit later this week. Continue reading “Samsung, Verizon team up to bring first commercial 5G smartphone early 2019”

Verizon ‘My Number’ lets you add multiple phone numbers on a single device

Verizon My Number

Verizon’s ‘My Numbers’, a new app for Android lets you add up to four additional numbers to a single smartphone with unlimited domestic calling and texting. Continue reading “Verizon ‘My Number’ lets you add multiple phone numbers on a single device”

Verizon, Motorola complete 5G data transmission on Moto Z3 with 5G Moto Mod

Verizon in partnership with Motorola, Samsung, and Qualcomm has announced the completion of the world’s first 5G data transmission on a smartphone on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network. This test was completed with a Moto Z3 paired with a 5G Moto Mod. Continue reading “Verizon, Motorola complete 5G data transmission on Moto Z3 with 5G Moto Mod”

Verizon, Nokia and Qualcomm achieve 1.45Gbps advanced LTE speeds

LTE weakness

Verizon, Nokia, and Qualcomm Technologies recently reached peak data speeds of 1.45 gigabits per second (Gbps) on LTE in a live commercial environment using six channel carrier aggregation. For the first time in the USA, three companies in a commercial environment combined six separate channels of the spectrum. Continue reading “Verizon, Nokia and Qualcomm achieve 1.45Gbps advanced LTE speeds”

Verizon 5G Home broadband service available in the US starting October 1

Verizon 5G

Verizon has launched ‘Verizon 5G Home’, the world’s first commercial 5G broadband internet service. Users in the USA can sign up to be a “First On 5G” Member. Verizon 5G Home will initially be available in parts of Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. It is built on Verizon’s Ultra-Wideband 5G network. Continue reading “Verizon 5G Home broadband service available in the US starting October 1”

Verizon completes first 5G NR call on a commercial network with simulated smartphone

Verizon 5G

Verizon, Ericsson, and Qualcomm Technologies today announced that they have completed the first end-to-end call with a smartphone form factor test device on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network in Minneapolis, MN. This test demonstrates the experience consumers will eventually have on a commercial 5G NR network when it becomes available.  Continue reading “Verizon completes first 5G NR call on a commercial network with simulated smartphone”

Moto Z3 with 6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras and 5G Moto Mod announced

Motorola has finally announced the Moto Z3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Moto Z series with support for Moto Mods, as expected. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC with 4GB of RAM, has 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with depth-sensing AI photo features, including Cinemagraphs and support for Google Lens. Continue reading “Moto Z3 with 6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras and 5G Moto Mod announced”