Wideband

Since 2020, you’ve probably seen a new spec on the spec sheet of a lot of flagship smartphones (not just Android smartphones either). And that’s UWB or Ultra Wideband. Apple was actually the first to put it in their devices, starting with the iPhone 11 in 2019. Samsung began adding it to its smartphones in 2020, with mostly only its “Ultra” devices getting this spec. But the real question here is, what exactly is “Ultra Wideband”? Is this a must-have feature on my next smartphone? And what can I use it for? We’re going…

Tesla now supports the iPhone’s Ultra Wideband chip for improved Phone Key performance, at least on some cars. Apple started including the Ultra Wideband chip with the iPhone 11, allowing for better nearby interaction between an iPhone and other devices equipped with UWB technology. Tesla UWB key support on iPhone In the release notes for Tesla update 2024.2.3, spotted first by Not a Tesla App, Tesla says that UWB technology is now available for Phone Key. You can upgrade your Phone Key from…

Samsung‘s brand-new premium mid-range smartphone Galaxy A54 5G will be available through Verizon starting tomorrow, April 6. The handset is compatible with the carrier’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, making fast mobile internet affordable. Priced at $499.99, you can grab the phone for as low as $10 a month if you add a new line on an eligible Verizon 5G Unlimited plan (more on that later).The Galaxy A54 5G is a well-balanced package that brings premium smartphone features at an affordable price. It features a 6.4-inch FHD+…

One technology term that you may have seen popping up over the past few years is UWB, which stands for Ultra Wideband. But, what is it, how does it work and why is it in your phone and other devices? What is Ultra Wideband? Ultra Wideband is a wireless communication protocol that operates over short distances, much like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. What makes it different is that the technology operates in the higher frequency bands of radio waves and across a wide bandwidth, hence the name. It has some useful and unique…

The rollout of 5G networks across the U.S. has been a bit more complicated than prior cellular technologies. While this is primarily due to a broader range of frequencies used by 5G networks, cellular carriers have added to the confusion by treating us to a complicated array of terms like 5G Plus, 5G Nationwide, 5G Ultra Wideband, 5G Ultra Capacity, and 5G Extended Range. With so many different terms, it can be hard to figure out what it all means — especially when the carriers have unique names for similar types of…

Verizon’s new Welcome Unlimited plan comes with a slightly more attractive $65 / month price tag for one line but only offers access to 5G on the company’s low-band nationwide network. It’s also missing support for a 5GB hotspot that Verizon’s other entry-level 5G Start plan offers for an extra $5 per month. While Welcome Unlimited comes with unlimited text, talk, and data, Verizon notes that “your data may be temporarily slower than other traffic” whenever there’s more congestion on the network. The plan isn’t…

The incredible promise of 5G technology to enhance our everyday communications and revolutionize global connectivity puts it in an entirely different league from the cellular technologies that came before. That may sound like ridiculous marketing speak, but it’s true! For years, mobile network carriers marketed their services predominantly for the features they offered. Pre-5G technologies like GSM, 3G, and 4G/LTE were essentially each the same no matter which carrier you were on or where you lived. Verizon Before…

Verizon announced this week that the LG Wing will be getting an update that will allow it to use Verizon’s newest 5G spectrum — over a year after LG left the smartphone business altogether. The LG Wing has been certified to use mid-band spectrum called C-band, an important piece of Verizon’s 5G network that delivers better-than-LTE speeds and wide-ranging signal. Verizon spokesperson George Koroneos says that the update started arriving on devices yesterday and will continue to be pushed out through the rest of the…