AT&T is one of the biggest wireless network providers in the United States, and today the company confirmed that it will finally get its real 5G network up and running before the end of 2019.
AT&T will launch its 5G network for consumers in December
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2020 iPhones said to feature the most advanced 5G chips, made by Qualcomm
All three iPhone models that Apple is planning to release in 2020 will boast the world’s “most advanced” 5G chips available, Japanese news service Nikkei reported Wednesday.
The next iPhones may have smaller notches and wider 5G antenna bands
The next iPhone models that Apple will probably release in the fall next year should feature smaller notices and have wider antenna bands to support 5G connectivity.
Apple’s own 5G modem may reportedly start appearing in iPhones beginning 2022 or 2023
Cellular modem development is a tremendously complicated, expensive and time-consuming process, but that hasn't stopped Apple, which already designs a bunch of chips in-house, to set an aggressive 2022 timeline for iPhones outfitted with its own 5G baseband hardware.
First 5G cellular MacBooks expected next year
Apple will reportedly release new Mac notebook models with 5G cellular connectivity sporting a ceramic antenna component for enhanced 5G performance in the second half of next year.
Kuo: all 2020 iPhones to sport 5G connectivity, not just two of the three new models
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities now thinks that all three iPhone models releasing in 2020 will feature 5G cellular capability, a change from his earlier prediction calling for two of the three new iPhones slated to ship in the next year to incorporate 5G cellular modems dual-sourced from Samsung and Qualcom.
Apple could use in-house 5G modems in some of its products as soon as 2021
Following yesterday's announcement that Apple is purchasing Intel's 5G smartphone modem patents and other assets in a deal valued at $1 billion, Reuters today reported that first Apple devices with an in-house cellular modem could ship as soon as 2021.
Kuo: Apple could complete 5G modem development by 2022 or 2023
Apple could do without Qualcomm's wireless modems in iPhones as soon as 2022.
Sprint launches mobile 5G network in four cities
On Thursday, Sprint announced that it has officially launched its mobile 5G network in four major cities in the United States. As expected, this is just the beginning for the network, and it already has its sights set on future markets down the road.
Apple engineer in charge of 5G efforts leaves the company
Longtime Apple hardware engineering executive Rubén Caballero has left the company, The Information reports. Caballero was in charge of working with suppliers to integrate modems into Apple's smartphones, and was spearheading its efforts in the 5G space.
Kuo: 5G iPhone coming in 2020 with modems dual-sourced from Qualcomm and Samsung
Respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities believes that Intel's unexpected move to exit the 5G modem business has left Qualcomm in full control of the 5G smartphone modem roadmap and removed uncertainties in terms of a 5G iPhone.
Intel announces exit from 5G smartphone modem business
Hot on the heels of the settlement news between Apple and Qualcomm, Intel has announced that it is exiting the 5G smartphone modem business. In a press release late Tuesday afternoon, the company said it sees "no clear path to profitability" in the space.