• A Third Mobile Ecosystem

    If only it were that simple for Huawei Given its recent trajectory, Huawei was on a path to surpassing Samsung and becoming the number-one global maker of smartphones. It's been ...

  • MediaTek’s 5G Chip Speeds the Mid-Tier Market

    But lack of sub-6 GHz support may weaken appeal in some markets On Wednesday 29 June, Taiwan-based semiconductor-maker MediaTek announced a 5G system-on-chip (SoC) that the company claims will enable ...

  • EE Turns on 5G in the UK

    First commercial network goes live in six cities Today EE switched on the UK's first commercial 5G network. EE joins a growing number of operators around the world lighting up ...

  • China’s Coordinated 5G Sprint

    Three operators prepare for October 2019 launches in 40 cities According to a senior official at ZTE, Mr Michael Gao Wenhao, deputy general manager of ZTE's 5G industrial products business, ...

  • Honor Bets on Evolutionary Phone Design

    Huawei's sub-brand prepares to launch new phones The law of diminishing returns has almost certainly kicked in for smartphone design. Over the past decade, smartphones have moved toward a single ...

  • Gamer Stereotypes Debunked

    More than half of US adults play video games Last week, the Entertainment Software Association, a trade body representing the video game industry in the US, released findings — available ...

  • Folding Pains

    Lessons from Samsung's flexible-display troubles It's no secret that I've been excited about the advent of smartphones with flexible displays, which now seem to be commonly referred to as foldables. ...

  • A Road Map for 5G Security

    Officials meet in Prague to discuss 5G security Last week, representatives from more than 30 countries attended the Prague 5G Security Conference, hosted by the Czech government. The event sought ...

  • It’s Lonely at the Top

    Operators worldwide assess millimetre wave from a distance A few weeks ago we wrote about Verizon's claim that it was the first carrier to launch commercial mobile 5G services (see ...

  • High Hopes for 5G Despite Near-Term Doubts

    In 2025, 5G will form 20% of all mobile connections Adoption of 5G cellular technology globally will happen faster than that of 4G, according to our new forecast, which was ...