Mobile Phones: 5G
News & Reviews: 5G
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Mar 18, 2021
It's unfortunate that we won't be seeing the US ban lifted on Huawei anytime soon. With this, Huawei has already begun looking at other methods for sources of income such as offering their technologies to pig farming and coal mining. On top of that, the company is also licensing its 5G technology so that other brands like Apple and Samsung can pay up royalties.
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Mar 16, 2021
Currently, the trend of having 5G on new smartphone models is inevitable. While we still have to wait until the end of this year (according to our lovely PM) for 5G connectivity, one might wonder how is the connection speed performance of a particular smartphone? Opensignal did a test and here's what you need to know on which phone performs the best in 5G.
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Mar 12, 2021
Last week, there was a rumour that the new iPhone SE next year. The device is not only expected to feature an upgraded chipset but also 5G support. Now, there's a rumour claiming that the 5G modem could be developed by Apple itself.
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Feb 25, 2021
With 5G connectivity underway by the end of 2021, it was also mentioned that this technology will be leased through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company. If you think it sounds like a closed market, that's because it is but the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) would like to clarify further about that.
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Feb 23, 2021
With 5G connectivity underway for Malaysia by the end of 2021 (according to our PM), the Malaysian Government has also announced that they will be launching the first 5G CyberSecurity Testing Laboratory. Malaysia will be the first in the Southeast Asia country to do so and it will be a joint effort with CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), Huawei Malaysia and Celcom.
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Feb 22, 2021
MCMC Chairman Fadhlullah Suhaimi recently announced on the MyDigital Future-Accelerating 5G Zoom meeting that the 5G will not be bid through public bidding. Instead, the 5G network will be leased to an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) that’s owned by the ministry.
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Feb 19, 2021
At 10 AM this morning, there was a MyDigital launching ceremony held by our Prime Minister in regards to the digital economy blueprint. Among the topics, 5G was mentioned and here's what you can expect on the execution plan for Malaysia.
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Feb 10, 2021
We often write about mobile chipsets, as they're a key spec in smartphones. But it's important to know that the modems are what help us stay connected to the Internet. On that topic, Qualcomm launched its new Snapdragon X65 mobile 5G modem yesterday, promising even better performance than before.
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Feb 02, 2021
With the recent iOS 14.3 update, the 14.5 beta version is currently underway. Most of the time, iOS versions have a few exciting things to look forward to but 14.5 says otherwise. From the sources, the new update may come with a Face Unlock while wearing a mask, adding gaming controller support and enabling 5G connectivity in dual SIM mode.
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Feb 02, 2021
Today, MediaTek has announced a new M80 5G modem. From the company's newsroom, the M80 5G modem is able to support mmWave and Sub-6 GHz 5G networks. With both standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) architectures, it can achieve a peak speed of up to 7.67Gbps.
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