5g news and trends

Digital Tools Go for Gold at Paris Summer Olympics
Technology // April 17, 2024

As the 100-day countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games begins, anticipation is not just limited to the athletic feats but also the digital innovations poised to shape the spectator experience.  With consumers more connected than ever and a significant portion of the audience expected to be digital...

Telcos Gear Up for Global 5G Rollouts Amid Increasing Adoption of GenAI
artificial intelligence // March 19, 2024

Generative AI is gaining momentum in the telecommunications industry, offering benefits such as improved customer experiences and operational efficiency. Telecom executives, recognizing its potential, are actively integrating generative AI into their operations, according to findings detailed in the latest edition of the “Generative AI Tracker®,”...

Exploring 6G’s Role in Building a Connected and Intelligent Business Ecosystem
Technology // March 12, 2024

At the intersection of technical innovation and underlying infrastructure lies the potential for ignition. But for any innovative sparks to catch fire, there needs to be a winning use case or paradigm shift application built atop the infrastructure that can spur adoption at scale. This,...

5.5G Reasons Why Meta, LG Are Teaming Up On XR Devices 
Innovation // February 28, 2024

Fundamental to the continued growth of the digital economy is the infrastructure to support it. Particularly as technologies like mixed reality (MR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI) become a greater part of daily life, there will need to be equivalent...

Interviews & Exclusives
Will 5G Make 2024 the Industrial Economy’s Most Connected Year Yet?

December 07, 2023
5G broadband networks are viewed by many as a business-first digital innovation and enterprise revolution. And that isn’t because, from a consumer standpoint, 5G networks are just around the corner from being just around the corner as we head into 2024. It’s because 5G broadband networks give a significant boost to data transfer speeds and allow for […]

5G, Metaverse Open Opportunities for eCommerce Merchants

February 04, 2022
Think back a few decades, to the days when consumers were tethered to couches and cable boxes. The days when infomercials roamed the earth. George Foreman Grills and Ginsu knives...

Use Cases Unveiled at CES Demonstrate the Transformational Capabilities of 5G

January 06, 2022
The high speed and low latency of 5G will be enable more appliances that are used every day to deliver the capabilities people now expect from smartphones — they’ll be...

Exclusive: Mastercard Expands ‘Tap on Phone’ Payments To LA’s Flyaway Airport Bus Service

November 08, 2021
The rise of contactless payments will be a marathon, not a sprint. The latest foray into new territory came at the New York City Marathon Sunday (Nov. 7), where Mastercard...

Quick Reads
Report: Telefonica Deal Puts Amazon in Europe’s 5G Market

May 08, 2024
Telefonica Germany is reportedly moving 1 million 5G customers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. The deal marks the first time in which an existing mobile operator is switching its main network to a public cloud, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 8). Cloud giants like Amazon and Microsoft have been working to expand into the telecom space and its billions of dollars in potential revenue, although operators have […]

Verizon Marks Down Business Service Unit by $5.8 Billion

January 17, 2024
Verizon marked down the value of its business services unit by $5.8 billion as clients shun wired communications. The wireless carrier said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and...

Ericsson Aims to Capture Half of African Mobile Wallet Market

January 09, 2024
5G network maker Ericsson reportedly has big plans for Africa’s mobile wallet market. The Swedish company’s software helps power more than 400 mobile wallet accounts around the world, and Michael Wallis-Brown, head of...

Report: Dish Could Sell Wireless Plans Through Amazon

May 25, 2023
Dish Network is reportedly in discussions to offer wireless plans via Amazon. The arrangement could give Dish’s fledgling mobile phone network a crucial lifeline for its 5G rollout, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...