It is expected that the use of 5G and flexible displays will be the catalysts to galvanize the industry, creating improved user experiences (UXs), while stimulating smartphone replacement rates.
It is expected that the use of 5G and flexible displays will be the catalysts to galvanize the industry, creating improved user experiences (UXs), while stimulating smartphone replacement rates.
Despite China?s vigorous pursuit to win the 5G race, it is US operators who will actually deploy 5G before their Chinese counterparts, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
PLDT and Smart on-aired the first 5G cell site at the PLDT headquarters in Makati City with technology partner Huawei, while it also on-aired the first 5G cell site at the Clark Smart 5G City in the CFZ with technology partner Ericsson.
At the ongoing MEF18 conference being held in this city, top telecom executives brought up their vision of technology trends that may shape the industry in the next 2 to 5 years.
The Technofest is part of Smart and Ericsson's joint 5G efforts, which was launched in August, when the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy the country?s first 5G pilot network by the first half of 2019.
The smartphone market is continuously experiencing growth and change, despite an overall level of saturation, with devices offering an increasing number of transformative features as vendors seek to improve replacement cycles.
The 5G Technolab facility will focus on the research and development, standardization, and testing of 5G, or fifth-generation wireless broadband technologies and services.
