Hacker News with Generative AI: 5G

Did 5G kill the IMSI catcher? (zetier.com)
You dial into your Zoom meeting while sitting on a moving train. Your mobile device (i.e., User Equipment, UE) must seamlessly switch towers as you go in and out of range. This concept, called mobility, remains a central requirement for mobile networks, but it’s also a central security vulnerability.

5G, Cybersecurity, Mobile Networks

267 points by skramace 7 days ago | 119 comments

Why 5G Is an Expensive Flop (bloomberg.com)
Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent upgrading the world’s wireless networks to fifth-generation technologies. 5G’s early advocates said it would “change the way we live, work and play forever.” Have you noticed?

5G, Technology, Telecommunications, Business, Economics

7 points by helsinkiandrew 35 days ago | 1 comments

Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Overview (3gpp.org)
Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) are networks or segments of networks that use either Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) operating typically between 8 and 50km altitudes, including High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) or satellites in different constellations to carry a transmission equipment relay node or a base station:

Telecommunications, Networks, Satellites, 5G

3 points by teleforce 52 days ago | 0 comments

C1 modem breaks no speed records, but is power efficient (appleinsider.com)
The first real-world tests of Apple's C1 modem in the iPhone 16e say that has comparable performance to previous 5G chips, but achieves that with significantly less battery power.

Mobile Technology, Apple, iPhone, 5G, Battery Life

53 points by Tomte 64 days ago | 41 comments

5G networks meet consumer needs as mobile data growth slows (ieee.org)
Is the worldwide race to keep expanding mobile bandwidth a fool’s errand? Could maximum data speeds—on mobile devices, at home, at work—be approaching “fast enough” for most people for most purposes?

5G, Mobile Networks, Consumer Needs, Data Usage, Bandwidth

233 points by saigovardhan 81 days ago | 361 comments

SrsRAN: Open-Source 4G/5G (github.com/srsran)
The srsRAN software suite is an open-source collection of 4G and 5G software radio applications from SRS.

Open Source, 4G, 5G, Telecommunications, Software

195 points by gballan 119 days ago | 65 comments

5G NR-U: Bringing the power of 5G to unlicensed spectrum globally (qualcomm.com)

5G, Mobile Networks, Spectrum, Technology, Telecommunications

28 points by ksec 121 days ago | 24 comments

Galaxy A16 5G is here: Samsung's first cheap phone to get 6 years of updates (androidauthority.com)
Samsung has confirmed everything about the Galaxy A16 5G.

Samsung, Smartphones, Android, 5G, Software Updates

5 points by throwaway55479 194 days ago | 0 comments

RedCap, the 5G for IoT, will get its first devices soon (theverge.com)
Both T-Mobile and AT&T have plans to release their first devices soon that run on RedCap, a 5G specification that is tooled for Internet of Things devices, according to Fierce Wireless.

5G, IoT, Telecommunications, Mobile Devices

11 points by strongpigeon 202 days ago | 3 comments

Australia to Block Internationally Purchased 4G/5G Phones as Part of 3G Shutdown (youtube.com)

Australia, Technology, Telecommunications, 5G, 4G

10 points by razodactyl 216 days ago | 6 comments

Glass Antenna Turns windows into 5G Base Stations (ieee.org)
Compact, inconspicuous antennas could increase cell coverage transparently

5G, Technology, Telecommunications, Innovation, Architecture

376 points by thunderbong 227 days ago | 138 comments

Glass Antenna Turns Windows into 5G Base Stations (ieee.org)
Compact, inconspicuous antennas could increase cell coverage transparently

5G, Telecommunications, Technology, Innovation, Architecture

13 points by jnord 228 days ago | 2 comments

5G from AT&T and Verizon turns out to be Europe-level bad (lightreading.com)