Verizon’s CEO has a dream: month-long smartphone battery life with low 5G latency

In addition to vastly improved cellular download speeds, 5G technology could come with ultra-low network latency crucially contributing to monumental smartphone battery life.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Fusion ‘platform’ is definitely in the works, including Snapdragon X50 modem

Qualcomm's next-gen flagship smartphone SoC is apparently called Snapdragon 855 Fusion rather than just Snapdragon 855, integrating the Snapdragon X50 5G modem.

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AT&T announces first three cities set for mobile 5G deployments this year

True mobile 5G service is right around the corner, at least in "parts of" Dallas, Atlanta and Waco, Texas for lucky AT&T customers.

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AT&T aims to be the first US carrier with ‘true’ mobile 5G service live in 2018

Enough preparing and testing the 5G waters, as the next-gen mobile connectivity standard is pretty much ready for primetime, at least as far as AT&T is concerned.

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Qualcomm makes true 5G connectivity possible in Snapdragon X50 modem tests

5G speeds are still a distant dream for regular mobile device users, but Qualcomm has crossed the barrier in its Snapdragon X50 modem tests.

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