wireless

The three largest US carriers announced an agreement in principle on May 14 to form a joint venture that will pool spectrum resources and build shared satellite direct-to-device infrastructure to close coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas.

Qualcomm's FastConnect 8800 doubles Wi-Fi speeds to 11.6 Gbps while a 40-company coalition including Ericsson, Google, and Microsoft formally targets 6G commercialization starting 2029.