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5G phones will be more affordable as MediaTek set to introduce new chipsets
In the 4G era, smartphones with MediaTek chipsets tend to be much more affordable. Now the tradition may extend into 5G with MediaTek 5G chipsets.
What is 5G? Everything you need to know
It has been nearly a decade in the making, but 5G is finally becoming a reality. Carriers started rolling out fixed 5G to select cities in 2018, and mobile 5G has already starting making appearances in cities around the U.S. this year, with much more comprehensive rollouts expected in 2020.
China will have 130,000 5G base stations by year-end
China now has 86,000 5G base stations and the number will rise to 130,000 by the end of the year, an official said on Monday.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun says will roll out a dozen 5G phones next year
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said demand for its 5G phones exceeded expectations and he is now worried that 4G phones might have difficulty to sell next year.
Huawei says 5G products without US parts are shipping to global markets
Huawei has delivered more than 400,000 5G base stations, of which more than 300,000 were shipped after May 16 when it was added into the US entity list.
Here it comes! China's 5G pre-subscription reaches 10 million
China Mobile saw 5.922 million users register for its 5G package. The number for China Telecom and China Unicom were 2.078 million and 2.003 million respectively.
China 5G pre-subscription surpasses 9 million
As of October 7, the total number of 5G pre-subscription in China has reached 9.25 million.
Barron's: The real 5G winner could be China
Even if the 5G opportunity takes more time to play out, Barron's believe there is still a powerful near-term investment opportunity for the technology: Chinese infrastructure.
5G pre-subscription reaches 8.5 million in China as commercial use set to start this month
China Mobile alone took a share of about 60 percent with a whopping 5.21 million pre-subscriptions.
BlackBerry owner doesn't see the point of 5G phone
As manufacturers around the world racing to launch 5G phones, one brand is an exception. That is BlackBerry.