China isn't the only country jockeying for control. The US dominated 4G's expansion and expects to do the same now. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone ...

Few technologies have been hyped as much as 5G. Even before the rollout of 4G, the hype began to build around its successor and project the transformative change that 5G would bring to almost every ...

5G is not just about speed. It may seem like just a logical step on from current 4G networks, but 5G promises an entirely new epoch in mobile connectivity. For wearables, it’s about being untethered ...

Self-driving cars. Robotic surgeries. Toothbrushes that detect when you’re sick. This is the future 5G technology promises in less than a decade’s time; internet connections so fast they’ll support an ...

5G's impact has been underwhelming, with limited consumer benefits and unmet promises. High costs and technical challenges hindered 5G's widespread adoption and network expansion. US carriers face ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. I witnessed an impressive 5G-based artificial reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) demo at this ...

The FINANCIAL — Mobile technology has clearly influenced and shaped the underlying forces driving digital payments. With a move from the desktop to the consumer’s pocket, 3G changed the way we think ...

TCL is having a busy start to 2024. First, it announced a staggering number of new smartphones and two new tablets at CES, and now it’s unveiling something else at MWC 2024 — one of the world’s first ...

Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's always had a connection to the tech world. As an editor at large at CNET, he wrote about Apple, Microsoft, VR, video games and ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Most technologies don’t really require you to understand them to appreciate what they can do for you. With 5G, however, things are going to be a little different. To be clear, ...