The Wireless Experience

Arstechnica | April 12, 2020

Wireless technology has enjoyed a long history with fears based on vague accusations that it causes health issues and claims that some people are "electrosensitive." Those fears have been maintained by a handful of ambiguous studies that suggested hints of possible links between cell phone use and cancer, but most of these studies had significant issues. And plenty of other studies saw no connection. Nevertheless, the gradual arrival of the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, h...

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UScellular | June 24, 2022

UScellular and Ericsson revealed today that they have commenced altitude 5G testing utilizing drone technology. These are the first of their type using UScellular's 5G network, and they pave the way for future use cases of cellular-connected drones in a range of sectors. Initial visible line of sight experiments were carried out in Beloit, Wisconsin, with a drone flying between two of UScellular's commercial 5G towers. All throughout flights at various altitudes, the drone...

Samsung | July 09, 2020

As it continues to gain 5G infrastructure market share, Samsung this week announced a virtualized 5G RAN solution comprising virtualized central and distributed units and updated radios. And in keeping with the RAN vendor trend toward “open,” Samsung said the new vRAN solution will work with radio interfaces developed within the O-RAN Alliance.Samsung said the 5G vRAN solution, which runs on generic x-86 hardware, will be available this quarter. The vCU component was commercial...

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T-Mobile | May 05, 2022

T-Mobile (Nasdaq: TMUS), home of America’s largest and fastest 5G network, and Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC), are joining forces to deliver an enterprise-grade custom-designed all-in-one 5G router for T-Mobile Business Internet customers. Together, these two industry leaders will deliver a compelling fixed wireless solution tailored to organizations that depend on fast, flexible, and secure internet with managed services for their business operations. Now, businesses with si...