While the presenting researchers, Altaf Shaik of the Technical University of Berlin and Kaitiaki Labs and Ravishankar Borgaonkar of SINTEF Digital, noted 5G is a vast improvement over the previous 2G, 3G and 4G networks, 5G does have some vulnerabilities. Among those weaknesses: The two demonstrated how 5G technology is susceptible to mobile network mapping exploit. Their …
While an iFixit teardown of Huawei’s Mate 20X suggested that the company’s first 5G smartphone was using fairly large, hot-running components to compete with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, the engineering differences between the 5G rivals are now becoming clearer thanks to teardowns performed by IHS Markit. In a report released today, the research firm says it made some interesting discoveries after disassembling six …
Vodafone Ireland has become the first mobile operator in the Republic to go live with a commercial 5G service. The company on Tuesday switched on the new network in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. It said it would expand the network to other locations over the coming months. Vodafone made the announcement as it showcased the much-hyped …
Telecom companies have started implementing 5G networks at select locations across the U.S. In this article, we discuss the baseline implications of 5G, its impact on mobile customer experience, and how brands can adapt to this paradigm shift. 5G (Fifth-generation wireless) network has already made its headway in the U.K., the U.S., and Australia and …