Connectivity These Toaster-Oven-Size Radios Will Help Bring 5G to Life Within a few years, 5G networks could turbocharge your smartphone. But can they pass the tests cooked up by engineers at an office park in New Jersey? by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-03-10T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Coffee Shops and Home Routers Could Offer Nearby Phones a 4G Data Connection Mobile chip company Qualcomm wants homes and businesses to set up their own open 4G hotspots just as they do Wi-Fi networks today. by Tom Simonite 2015-07-01T10:45:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Future Smartphones Won’t Need Cell Towers to Connect Qualcomm, Facebook, and other tech companies are experimenting with technology that lets smartphones use their LTE radio to connect directly to other devices up to 500 meters away. by Tom Simonite 2014-09-29T12:40:00-04:00
Connectivity Entrepreneur Hopes to Use Interference to Improve the Mobile Internet WebTV’s creator thinks his forthcoming wireless technology will give us faster, better mobile Internet access. by Rachel Metz 2014-03-10T16:03:00-04:00
One Simple Trick Could Disable a City’s 4G Phone Network High-speed LTE networks could be felled by a $650 piece of gear, says a new study. by David Talbot 2012-11-14T11:25:00-05:00
