HMD is bringing a 5G smartphone and wireless earbuds to the US
Over the past four years or so, HMD has carved out a nice little niche for itself with its Nokia-branded handsets. The instant name recognition of a legacy brand was …
Rogers expands 5G service to five new cities and towns in Ontario
Rogers has expanded its initial 5G network to five new cities and towns in Ontario, including Ajax, Burlington, Grimsby, Oakville and Whitby. The Toronto-based national carrier says its 5G network …
Ericsson acquires 5G enterprise solution vendor Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion
Just as the 5G era was kicking off in the United States, Cradlepoint established itself as a leading enterprise solution provider for the latest cellular technology, partnering with Verizon on …
U.S. Cellular claims record-breaking 5G mmWave data call spanning 5km
While Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile spar over the size and performance of their 5G networks, regional carrier U.S. Cellular has been building its own alternative, focused largely on serving roughly …
Huawei draws up ‘no-spying’ pledge in attempt to avoid 5G ban in Canada
Huawei is attempting to prevent a ban on its 5G equipment in Canada by drawing up a ‘no-backdoor no-spying’ legal pledge. The Globe and Mail reports that the Chinese company …
China tops 110 million 5G users in less than a year
Over 110 million users in China have signed up for 5G plans, announced president of the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a think tank under the telecoms …
5G Open Innovation Lab, backed by corporate giants, reveals 16 startups in second cohort
The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a startup program funded by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA, today revealed its second cohort of companies. The Bellevue, Wash.-based lab debuted in …
Latent AI makes edge AI workloads more efficient
Latent AI, a startup that was spun out of SRI International, makes it easier to run AI workloads at the edge by dynamically managing workloads as necessary. Using its proprietary …
Radiall proposes ‘massive modular’ 6G mesh networks with tiny antennas
Though the earliest 5G devices aren’t yet two years old, researchers started laying the groundwork for the next generation of cellular technology — 6G — well before 5G networks launched …
Government may be unlikely to compensate for possible removal of Huawei gear: report
The Canadian government may be unlikely to compensate carriers for tearing down existing Huawei gear if a ban is implemented, according to a new report from Reuters. A government source …