It seems that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently mentioned that Apple might be releasing iPhones equipped with their own in-house designed 5G modem somewhere around 2023. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date of the said phone, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when it is available in the local market.

Based on a statement by gizmochina.com, it seems that China will most likely be spearheading the development of 6G network as the country currently holds more patents compared to the US. But that’s not all, additional reports also state that Apple, as well as Samsung, are also ramping up the development of 6G network as well.

It seems that a statement from techradar.com hints that a report from Strategy Analytics hints that Apple, OPPO, and vivo holds the top spot for the highest 5G smartphone market share in Q1 2021 at 30.2%, 16.1%, and 14.5% respectively. With that in mind, we can expect 5G capable smartphones to gain popularity as 5G coverage improves with time.

Most of you are familiar know about MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Samsung chipsets. But what about smaller companies like Unisoc? Unisoc is a Chinese chipset manufacturer and it just announced its new Tanggula 7 series, which are 5G chipsets for mid-range devices.

While we have a plethora of 5G smartphones in the current market, 5G technology has yet to take off commercially (at least at a global scale). So in the meantime, we got some news that Huawei is already working on 6G technology.

If you are familiar with realme, you would know by now that they are quite aggressive in marketing. Apart from releasing new phones every month, the company is also on a mission to implement 5G technology on several upcoming smartphones. To support this, they are investing and setting up new Research and Development centres for 5G.

Celcom, Digi, and Maxis signed a Definitive Agreement to work together to expedite the development of fibre backhaul to base stations which will then be shared by all the service providers. With that in mind, this ensures that there is no duplicated fibre infrastructure, driving down the cost of development which benefits both customers and providers.

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. 

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. 

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.