5G is here. Find out what it means for your smartphone and much, much more. The carrier frequencies that power 5G and earlier mobile networks can generally be divided into three categories: Low-band: ...

When Verizon switched on new, mid-band frequencies for its 5G service, it couldn’t happen a moment too soon. The wireless carrier’s lower-band 5G signals aren’t much faster than 4G, and its superhyped ...

While 5G technology offers enormous improvements over previous-generation licensed wireless networks, much of the impetus for pushing 5G into new frequency bands comes from old-fashioned physics, ...

Federal auctions for radio frequency leasing don’t usually generate much excitement or press, but the auction results released this March told a different story. The Federal Communications Commission ...

In context: One of the most confusing parts of new 5G cellular networks is recognizing that not all 5G is the same. In fact, it's not even close. There are actually multiple "flavors" of 5G that are ...

5G mmWave is the fastest mobile network technology we have, hitting speeds of up to 10Gbps in the real world. Let’s explore ...

Editor's note: After some delays, telecom companies AT&T and Verizon plan to launch new 5G service on Wednesday. 5G stands for fifth-generation cellular network technology. It's the technology that ...

Telefonica (TEF) recently signed a 5G network usage contract with Nokia and Ericsson, as reported by Reuters. Per the contract, Telefonica’s Spanish 5G network’s frequency bands 3.5GHz and 700MHz will ...