Verizon slashes 4,800 jobs: With 5G growth slowing, Verizon is buying rivals and cutting staff, sparking fears of weakened service and higher prices in a shrinking telecom market.
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| Sep 16, 2024
Now that 5G has gone through growing pains, it’s finding its groove in implementation and adoption. As telecoms compete for users, retailers and marketers can take advantage of short-term opportunities.
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| Mar 6, 2023
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| Oct 10, 2022
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Competition coming for the Switch: More powerful devices that can leverage 5G connectivity and vast libraries of popular PC and mobile games will be the foundation for next-generation handheld gaming.
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| Sep 30, 2022
Smartphone consolidation continues: Apple’s iPhone continues to gain share in the high end of the smartphone market while consumers get fewer options for affordable or entry-level 5G devices.
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| Dec 23, 2022
5G gains momentum through new applications: Consumer 5G adoption may have slowed down, but new markets for private 5G, additional functionality, and new applications are helping spread the bandwidth across industries.
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| Jun 21, 2022
Lockheed Martin becomes the DOD’s 5G integrator: 5G development can push the military’s digital transformation while partner companies build more secure solutions for consumer and private 5G applications.
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| Apr 6, 2022
Private 5G partnership could boost enterprise adoption: The rise in ransomware and security exploits in enterprise will accelerate private 5G solutions. Provider consolidation can go a long way in gaining adoption.
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| Mar 3, 2023
As mobile networks grow and improve, consumers adopt more 5G devices. This, in turn, encourages telecoms to continue their 5G investments and try to get an edge over the competitors with services that meet 5G’s early hype.
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| Mar 20, 2023
Smart hospitals go beyond digital: Cleveland Clinic will deploy Verizon’s private 5G network at its new Mentor, Ohio hospital. Here’s why it’s a model for the hospital of the future.
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| Apr 21, 2023
3G shutdowns don’t just affect smartphone holdouts: The year-end transition will affect cellular customers as well as IoT, smart home, and home security systems, potentially pushing more users to 5G.
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| May 9, 2022
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| Oct 10, 2022
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| Oct 10, 2022
T-Mobile ranks No. 1 for 5G, download speeds, and coverage in Q1: Leading network carriers with extra 5G capacity can grow 5G subscriptions and solidify a foothold in the MVNO space through prepaid partnerships.
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| Apr 21, 2022
Troubling signs in the smartphone space: Smartphone shipments drop to the lowest level in a decade. Innovation has stagnated, foldables have failed to take off, and the market for 5G handsets has reached saturation.
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| Jan 27, 2023
Apple’s intensifying in-house push: It already designs its own processors, and now it looks like Apple is moving to make its own Wi-Fi and 5G radios, displays, and touchscreens, reducing reliance on suppliers.
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| Jan 13, 2023
Global eSIM adoption is inevitable: 3.4B devices will be eSIM compatible by 2025. We can expect to see an increase in 5G connectivity in smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearables.
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| Sep 20, 2022
This year, for the first time, 5G phones will make up the majority, or 56%, of smartphone shipments worldwide. By the end of 2026, their share will grow to 76%. As 5G phones become ubiquitous, their average selling price will decrease by $168 over the next four years.
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| Jul 22, 2022
5G mobile service revenues will reach $310 billion globally this year, according to Juniper Research. In 2027, that figure will rise more than twofold to $625 billion, as the world upgrades from 3G and 4G.
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| Mar 13, 2023
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| Sep 28, 2022
Canada ramps up 5G security: Huawei and ZTE solutions are banned. Critics say the move comes a little too late as telecoms bear the burden of replacing without disruption by June 2024.
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| May 23, 2022
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| May 10, 2022
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The bigger picture: Intensifying competition from China’s smartphone makers reveals that there are growth opportunities in other countries and emerging markets as mobile technology and 5G expansion grows. Intensifying smartphone competition could erode Samsung’s and Apple’s leads in emerging markets, where AI and premium devices are not a factor for adoption.
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| Apr 15, 2024
Innovations like streaming, AI tools, and autonomous tech are fueling demand, but spectrum limitations threaten future network capacity.
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| Sep 18, 2024
The absence of Apple Intelligence at launch and limited language support may hinder consumer interest and slow early adoption.
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| Sep 9, 2024