HTC expects 5G to boost VR and AR sales, but not until 2020
Virtual and augmented reality headset sales are improving after a rocky 2017, but HTC says that VR and AR will really take off when...
JPEG XS is a new VR video streaming format optimized for 5G and Wi-Fi
Best known for its eponymous and ubiquitous photo standard, the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) has announced JPEG XS, a new video compression standard...
GSMA: U.S. will ‘pioneer’ 5G, boast 190 million connections by 2025
International mobile network trade organization GSMA forecasts that the United States will be a “pioneer market” for 5G wireless technology, thanks to both an...
With 5G coming, your neighborhood could get 10Gbps cable broadband
The imminent arrival of 5G wireless with “true mobile broadband” speeds is forcing wired broadband companies to respond, and their next step may be dramatic:...
5G’s secret weapon will be low latency, empowering next-gen VR and gaming
As the 2018 Mobile World Congress wound down this week, next-generation 5G wireless technology was clearly the show’s biggest story, promising dramatically faster data...
SK Telecom will demo 5G social VR, self-driving cars, and hologram AI at MWC 2018
South Korea’s largest mobile provider — SK Telecom — announced today that it will debut “social virtual reality” and multiple 5G demonstrations, including “hologram AI,” at its 2018...
The 10 biggest 5G details we learned at Qualcomm
As Qualcomm’s second annual 5G Day progressed yesterday, I officially went from “cautiously optimistic” about next-generation 5G cellular technology to “genuinely excited.” Qualcomm offered...
Telefónica will bring 5G to Spain this year, kicking off EU’s next-gen cellular race
Telefónica, Spain’s largest mobile carrier, announced today that it will begin the 5G rollout process this year by transforming two Spanish cities into “5G...
The DeanBeat: What to expect from CES 2018 — the stupid and the good
I’m expanding my horizons from games to tech next week as I head off to Las Vegas for CES 2018, the big tech trade...