Phones a bit out of date in blighty

London has been ranked as the worst-performing city for 5G mobile experience in Europe, according to a new benchmark report by MedUX.

Network in a box

Intuitive Machines will launch its second lunar mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in an ambitious project that includes installing a fully functional 4G mobile network.

Frequency range of 3,400MHz

Mitsubishi has developed what is believed to be the world’s first gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier that achieves a frequency range of 3,400MHz using a single power amplifier.

Will warn you if there are tomatos avaliable in your supermarket 

Post-Brexit turnip-eaters, the UK have bought in a government-backed public warning system, in which alerts are sent to mobile phone users about events that may put their life in danger.

Coronavirus spin off

Global sales of cellular-enabled mobile PCs reached more than 10 million units for the first time in 2020 as home workers sought improved connectivity in response to the closure of office facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not how it is supposed to work

5G phones connected to AT&T got slower speeds than 4G phones in 21 out of 22 cities.

Aicha Evans, EVP of mobile, confirmed to FTC

Intel is in the middle of quite a nasty fight where the Federal Trade commission in USA attacked Qualcomm for its business and licensing strategy. Aicha Evans, an EVP and general manager of mobile, who left Intel days after testimony confirmed that even in 2018, Intel's modem business unit was not profitable.

FTC Qualcomm trial

One of the interesting twists that has appeared in the FTC investigation into Qualcomm is that it transpires that Intel had an opportunity to invest in 4G and LTE and it confirmed to the court that it decided not to do it, as part of its business strategy.

Fears of spooks

Britain’s BT Group will remove Huawei Technologies equipment from its core 4G network within two years, the Financial Times claims.

Intel gets the largest modem share

Intel has started manufacturing the XMM 7560 modem that will included in most iPhone’s in September 2018 but our sources confirm that Qualcomm is making the mix again.