KT tested 5G at PyeongChang 2018 Games with Intel

KT conducted a number of 5G tests at the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea. As an official partner of the Olympic Winter Games, KT installed optical fiber cables and the telecommunications infrastructure in 70 of the Olympics venues. A limited 5G trial service was established in collaboration with Samsung and Intel. The public was invited to view this at promotional areas in PyeongChang and in the KT 5G Pavilion in Olympic Park in Gangneung. Because...

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Intel envisions 5G laptops with Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft

At Mobile World Congress, Intel is showcasing a 5G connected laptop that could be available commercially in the second half of 2019. Intel is collaborating with Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft on the design of Windows PCs featuring the Intel XMM 8000 series commercial 5G modems. The current design is a detachable 2-in-1 laptop with an early 5G modem and powered by an 8th Generation Intel Core i5 processor. Intel outlines its 5G radio modem...

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Another idea for base stations in balloons

Just in time for Mobile World Congress 2018, Ericsson is introducing “a new tethered-aerial infrastructure product” – basically a base station in a balloon that is tethered to the ground – as a means of delivering mobile broadband in rural locations. We like this idea! It sounds more reasonable than Google’s Project Loon (update below), which recently has been in service over Puerto Rico, or Facebook’s Aquila drone aircraft, whose current status...

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