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Why almost no one gets the fastest form of 5G
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Devices capable of using millimeter-wave networks by AT&T and T-Mobile customers were connected to mmWave 5G in just 0.5 percent of the time in 9090 days from January 16 to April 15, 2021, 90 days, Open report released Wednesday. Even at Verizon, the carrier with the most aggressive performance of the mmWave 5G, users with compatible devices spent 0.8 percent of their time on high-speed networks to deliver faster speeds than the low- and mid-range spectrum. The average download speed on MmWave 5G was 232.7 Mbps for AT&T, 215.3 Mbps for T-Mobile and 692.9 Mbps for Verizon.
Although Canada leads in mobile network performance globally, 33 per cent of Canadians are unhappy with their speeds, found a recent study by J.D. Power.
The survey study, which included 9,498 respondents in rural and urban Canada, found that just 67 per cent of wireless customers consider their carrier’s network reliable when streaming music and videos. Moreover, only seven per cent of respondents think network speeds are faster than expected.
These findings provide new insight into when Canadian mobile subscribers are upgrading their data plans during the pandemic. According to the study, 24 per cent of wireless customers indicated their wireless plans include 10GB of data or more, up 20 per cent from 2020. The number of subscribers to unlimited data plans also jumped from 11 per cent in 2020 to 17 per cent in 2021.
Intel, Samsung Team Up For New PCs, Chip Microarchitecture
The two companies are embarking on a new co-engineering and co-marketing partnership for PCs they say will push the envelope on mobility, connectivity and performance and some of the PCs will feature a new chip microarchitecture utilizing different kinds of Intel silicon. By Dylan Martin April 28, 2021, 04:22 PM EDT
Intel and Samsung have expanded their alliance to deliver a new line of co-engineered PCs they say will push the envelope on mobility, connectivity and performance and some of them will eventually feature a new microarchitecture utilizing different kinds of Intel silicon.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker announced the expanded co-engineering partnership during the virtual Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday, where the South Korean tech giant announced several new PCs, including the new Intel-powered Galaxy Book Pro series of laptops.