5G

Globe said 5G modernization efforts in Cebu are currently at 61% coverage while Davao is with 60% coverage.

According to new research by analyst firm ABI Research, excluding Huawei from deployments will delay the 5G rollout by several years and burden network operators with additional costs of several billion dollars to replace existing infrastructure.

Once the project gets the go-signal, the modernization efforts are scheduled to take at least eight to 16 weeks.

The accelerated migration of 5G to lower-tier smartphones will have a knock-on effect on Average Selling Prices (ASPs) and the market’s overall profitability.

he company saw fit to name its new 5G exhibit the “Galileo Hall” – a representation of the brand’s continuous exploration efforts to reveal the unknown capabilities of 5G, all in the starry backdrop of space.

To prepare for 5G, 91% of respondents from the Philippines believe that the availability of infrastructure is the most important factor for adoption.

Lenovo Mobile and Motorola pulled out from the local market in 2017. Now, with strong efforts being poured to its online store counterparts paired with aggressively priced midrange and budget smartphones, Motorola is drawing its sword in the 5G handset free-for-all.

Analyst firm ABI Research said it believes that the pandemic will alert enterprises to the importance of disruption-proofing their businesses using 5G and forecasts an Asia Pacific 5G digital factory market worth over $60 billion by 2030.

Smartphone chip manufacturer MediaTek has introduced its new T750 5G chipset that will power upcoming fixed wireless access routers (FWA) and mobile hotspots. It features a 7nm compact design, 5G radio, and a quad-core Arm CPU.

Analyst firm ABI Research said that emerging countries will have faster than expected 5G subscriber adoption.