Cellular Insights
State of LTE Advanced
In the fast paced world of technology, we just may be in the midst of a summer to remember with the complete hysteria over Pokémon Go, and the growing use of Facebook Live streaming. What will be interesting to watch on the wireless front is if the cellular networks are ready for another inevitable signaling storm, and a spike in mobile data consumption. As we approach this year’s mid mark, let’s review the current state of LTE in our home market of New York City, addressing existing conditions and both challenges and opportunities to come. In our previous article […]
5G, The Long Road Ahead
Over the past year or so, 5G has become a hot topic of discussion in telecom industry, with several operators rushing to make premature announcements. But in reality 5G hasn’t been defined, and commercial user equipment is not expected to hit the market until at least 2020. Initially, Verizon had a rather optimistic 2016-2017 timeline for their 5G commercial product, but quickly reverted to a more relaxed projection involving a fixed broadband solution targeted for 2018. Why all the hype then? Well for one, competition in the wireless industry has never been more fierce, and any perception of technological competitive advantage could be used for […]
Welcome to Cellular Insights!
In our hyper-connected world, smartphones have taken center stage. Obsession with bigger screens, faster processors with more cores, and better cameras with higher megapixel count is reaching a new all time high. At the same time, mainstream tech blogs are increasingly struggling to differentiate from the rest, while the smartphone market is becoming extremely saturated. But rather than bombarding you with redundant smartphone unboxing videos, camera performance reviews, subjective opinions on design and user interface, we will evaluate the modem, antenna, and front end performance of popular smartphones. Our goal is to bring this essential and long forgotten topic to the forefront, […]