The grand promise of 5G wireless service—connection speeds 10 times as fast as the speediest home broadband service—is slowly moving closer to reality. AT&T is launching its new 5G service Friday in 10 cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose. Notably, the service is based on real 5G standards, unlike AT&T’s earlier "5G Evolution" offering, ... Show More
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Introducing WIRED Politics Lab!
Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech and politics from the WIRED team. Join host Leah Feiger and a rotation of guests as they guide you through the exciting, challenging, and sometimes entertaini ... Show More
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Verizon’s 5G comes to (parts of) Los Angeles
The clock is ticking on Verizon’s plans to bring 5G to 30 cities. Short of an actual Christmas miracle, things are looking rough. On the upside, the carrier (and, disclosure, parent of TechCrunch) just brought the next-gen technology to a 19th city. And it’s a doozy. Verizon ann ... Show More
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The G2 on 5G Podcast: EdgeQ 5G SoC, AST SpaceMobile Licenses AT&T Bands, Dish Churn, Singtel 5G MEC
In this 144th episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover: EdgeQ's 5G base station on a-chip - can it bring disruption to the RAN? AST SpaceMobile leases 850 and 800 MHz spectrum from AT&T, following a successful two-way voice call test using BlueWalker 3 satellite Dish contin ... Show More
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Is business ready for 6G?
As the world gradually adopts 5G, there’s already talk of the next generation. It’ll be around 2030 before 6G arrives, but network operators in Japan and South Korea are gearing up. Meanwhile, some predict that 6G will render smartphones obsolete within a decade. Devices like sen ... Show More
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