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5G: Where we are, and where we're going next

5G deployments are moving beyond enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access and are beginning to enable a wider range of use cases. But there's still a long way to go.

February 7, 2022 by Elizabeth Mauder

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A special chip for what ails 5G

Tiernan Ray explains chip startup MixComm believes it has a technological breakthrough to finally fulfill the promise of millimeter wave wireless, the "true" 5G build-out.

September 28, 2021 by Elizabeth Mauder

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TCL 20L+ vs Vivo Y52 5G: Buying a phone for under AU$400

Neither of these phones will win any spec sheet battles, but when looking at them just keep whispering 'only AU$400' to yourself.

September 16, 2021

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The best camera phones in 2021

Matt Miller says multiple cameras are found on most smartphones today, and while any phone can help you capture great content, there are use cases where your phone may excel. This includes best phones for video, telephoto shots, macro images, and even thermal imaging visuals.

July 16, 2021 by Elizabeth Mauder

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The Long View: How do we cope with a slower pace of change?

5G Wireless was supposed to revolutionize communications, but so far it hasn't even budged our download speeds. Windows 10 was supposed to be the last Windows with a number, but then came Windows 11. . . whose selling point is supposed to be familiarity. Smartphone operating systems come along, and the earth no longer shifts under the weight of folks standing in line for new phones. There seems to be a pattern here, and ZDNet's Karen Roby and Scott Fulton have both taken note of it. Yes, the pace of the public discourse on technology is still brisk, but maybe with less of a good reason than there used to be.

July 15, 2021 by Karen Roby

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5G smartphones: Samsung's sales are growing fast but Apple still dominates

Apple iPhone 5G sales are still double the next biggest competitor, but Samsung was the fastest-growing 5G smartphone vendor in Q1 2021.

June 24, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

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What if there isn’t a 6G?

The world’s major communications providers have begun the process of preparing for a 6G Wireless standard. But Verizon and AT&T have made historic gambles on the sustainability of 5G. If their gambles pay off, and 5G becomes sustainable. . . when things finally go well for 5G, why replace it? ZDNet’s Scott Fulton explores the question.

May 27, 2021 by Karen Roby

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5G isn't delivering on its promises, and smartphone users are noticing

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Karen Roby discuss a new report from Ericsson that shows consumers still don't have a good reason to upgrade to faster networks.

May 20, 2021 by Karen Roby

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