5G network deployments, standards, mmWave, Sub-6GHz, and next-generation connectivity.
SpaceX agreed to buy Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz portfolio, pending FCC approval, and AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile each dropped about seven percent after…
Apple confirmed that iPhone 18 Pro Max phones on AT&T can lose service for good, and the only fix for the ones already dead…
The Casablanca court granted Africa's first standard-essential patent injunction against Transsion's Tecno and Itel, leading to a swift global settlement with Ericsson. This ruling…
The upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai will be significant for 6G spectrum allocation, with the U.S. leading a coalition of over twenty nations…
On July 7, 2026, SpaceX launched BOHR, the first commercial nuclear payload, a tritium betavoltaic battery aboard a 1U CubeSat. While it runs on…
Over fifteen years, the Open RAN initiative evolved from a China Mobile white paper to a $10 billion movement, yet the RAN market has…
QTL is a sliver of Qualcomm's revenue that runs at margins the chip business can only dream about. It walked through antitrust regulators on…
MediaTek still sells more phone chips than anyone. By 2026 that's the least interesting thing about it: 3nm flagships, satellite NTN, and co-designing Google's…
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, TDF and France Télévisions demonstrated 5G Broadcast, enabling simultaneous live streaming to multiple devices without data congestion. However, challenges…
By the end of 2025, Phytium shipped over 13 million processors, primarily to Chinese government entities, driven by mandates rather than market demand. Despite…
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro unexpectedly launched in 2023 featuring the Kirin 9000S chip, surprisingly circumventing US sanctions. HiSilicon, Huawei's silicon arm, encompasses its mobile,…
Qualcomm's acquisition of SAM Seamless Network for $150 million highlights the importance of its network-native platform, securing 500 million devices across various ISPs. Maintaining…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon brand emerged in 2007, unifying various components for effective marketing. Over two decades, its journey included notable successes and failures, adapting to…
Reflecting my journey with Nothing's products, starting with Phone (1) in 2021. Despite initial challenges in the US market, including limited support, the launch…
A silicon-level read on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: the all-Oryon 2+6 CPU, the Adreno GPU, the Hexagon NPU, and the TOPS number…
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