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Global 5G Smartphone Sales Penetration Surpassed 4G for First Time in January 2022

by Artem Alekseenko

Sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51% globally in January 2022, surpassing the penetration of 4G smartphones for the first time, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker. China, North America …

Tags:3G & 4G| 5G| Smartphone Market

$10 Buys 5G Network on Verizon Phones – Sort of…

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, US telecom carrier Verizon Communications Inc. said it is going to charge its customers an additional $10 per month for access to its 5G network after the first 90-days …

Tags:3G & 4G| 5G| Networks| USA| Verizon

Boundless Enthusiasm for 5G NR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

There is a lot of enthusiasm for the upcoming 5G mobile networks, especially ones based on the new 5G NR standard. Regular readers of the Display Daily website and Meko’s subscription newsletters should be …

Samsung Continues to Fight Legal Battle with Huawei

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has asked a California federal judge to block Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei, from enforcing an injunction it won in China last month, ordering Samsung to stop making or selling devices that infringe two …

HP Has Qualcomm-based 2-in-1

by Bob Raikes

HP has launched the HP Envy x2 a Windows 10 detachable PC that is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip. The device has a claimed battery life of 20 hours and uses a …

Video to Account for 60% of Mobile Data in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Juniper Research said that cellular data will reach 129,000 Petabytes in 2018 equivalent to approximately 14 billion hours of 4K video streaming and that increased viewing of UltraHD will cause this to ‘almost triple’ …

Tags:3G & 4G| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Vodafone Romania launches TV, strikes Netflix deal

by Bob Raikes

Vodafone has entered the Romanian TV market with an application called 4GTV+ which allows smartphone users to view TV content within 72 hours of transmission on the system. The company is also offering Netflix …

Tags:3G & 4G| Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Vodafone| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Vodafone ‘Enters’ Romanian TV

by Tom Allen

Vodafone is said to be testing a 4G TV app, which can be used to access ‘almost’ 20 local and international TV channels and VoD services, in Romania. It is available for free to …

LTE Supporters Form Alliance for LTE-B

by Bob Raikes

At the TV Connect conference in London recently, Hans Agardh of Qualcomm was attending to talk about the new LTE Broadcast Alliance. We caught up with him in a phone conference. LTE Broadcast (LTE-B) …

Tags:3G & 4G| Broadcast| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Omate Turns Kids’ Watch into Wearable for Seniors

by Tom Allen

Omate has redesigned its Wherecom K3 smartwatch – designed for parents of young children, to keep track of them – as the Wheremate S3, for seniors. It is a standalone 3G watch that can …

Tags:3G & 4G| GPS| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 19

T-Mobile Serves Up Apple’s New iPhone SE Like Only the Un-carrier Can

by Isaac Oburu

When Apple releases its latest, greatest devices, you can count on T-Mobile to serve it up like no one else can. Beginning March 24, pre-order Apple’s new iPhone SE and the gorgeous new 9.7-inch …

Tags:3G & 4G| iPhone| LTE

Nokia Will Re-Enter Smartphone Market

by Tom Allen

Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia, confirmed the company’s plans to re-enter the smartphone market at MWC. This did not come as a huge shock, of course – we have been reporting on rumours to …