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Former FCC Chair: US Should Ease 5G Regs To Be Competitive
Innovation // December 09, 2019

Building out 5G networks is imperative to the U.S., as China aggressively moves forward with rolling out the next-generation wireless technology, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Reed Hundt told CNBC on Monday (Dec. 9). The next-generation 5G mobile network provides accelerated data speeds to...

Apple Pushes Pause On iPhone ‘Walkie-Talkie’
Apple // August 26, 2019

The development of a new iPhone feature that would have let people text each other without cell service has been reportedly shelved by Apple, The Information reported on Monday (Aug. 26). Apple was working with Intel to build a new technology that would let iPhones...

Qualcomm Debuts Second Chip In Run-Up To 5G
Mobile // February 20, 2019

Qualcomm, the largest maker of smartphone chips, is prepping for 5G with the launch of a new chip. The offering is designed to work with the company’s new Snapdragon X55 5G modem, which will start to appear in devices later on this year. The new system...

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Former FCC Chair: US Should Ease 5G Regs To Be Competitive

December 09, 2019
Building out 5G networks is imperative to the U.S., as China aggressively moves forward with rolling out the next-generation wireless technology, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Reed Hundt told CNBC on Monday (Dec. 9). The next-generation 5G mobile network provides accelerated data speeds to advance developing technologies like autonomous vehicles. “It’s a national imperative,” […]

Apple Pushes Pause On iPhone ‘Walkie-Talkie’

August 26, 2019
The development of a new iPhone feature that would have let people text each other without cell service has been reportedly shelved by Apple, The Information reported on Monday (Aug....

Qualcomm Debuts Second Chip In Run-Up To 5G

February 20, 2019
Qualcomm, the largest maker of smartphone chips, is prepping for 5G with the launch of a new chip. The offering is designed to work with the company’s new Snapdragon X55...