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    Home»News»First 5G smartphones to arrive soon

    First 5G smartphones to arrive soon

    News By Agency Staff12 January 2018
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    Chinese smartphone maker ZTE aims to launch a smartphone with faster 5G Internet capabilities in about a year, according to Lixin Cheng, CEO of the company’s US division.

    The device would be introduced in the US at the end of 2018 or early 2019, Cheng said in an interview.

    Plans may change based on the availability of fifth-generation networks and the supply of the necessary chipsets. Cheng said it would be a smartphone, but also noted that a 5G tablet or wireless Internet hub for homes were possibilities, too.

    If ZTE releases a 5G smartphone by early 2019, it’s likely that they would be one of the first to the market

    US telecommunications operator AT&T said earlier this month that it plans 5G phone service in about a dozen cities this year, without naming any specifically. Qualcomm has talked up new chips it will sell to enable this faster wireless connectivity. Without those ingredients, ZTE and most other phone makers will struggle to offer viable 5G gadgets.

    Cheng’s comments, made on the sidelines of the CES consumer electronics conference in Las Vegas, come as Chinese phone makers are being scrutinised by US authorities. ZTE was fined as much as US$1.2bn last year for breaching US sanctions on Iran. Huawei, which was labeled a cyber-spying threat by a US congressional committee in 2012, planned to announce its first US carrier deal this week with AT&T, but the deal crumbled close to the announcement.

    ZTE has already sold phones via both AT&T and Verizon in the US. Phone makers don’t need carrier deals to sell devices in the US, but such partnerships provide a significant boost in marketing and retail presence.

    Race is on

    According to data compiled from Bloomberg Intelligence, ZTE isn’t a significant player in the global market, with just 2.1% market share in the third quarter. However, the company is part of the string of Chinese phone makers pushing to compete with Apple and Samsung globally. If it indeed releases a 5G smartphone by early 2019, it’s likely that they would be one of the first to the market, potentially going up against or beating Apple and Samsung to offer that feature.

    The market leaders haven’t revealed plans for 5G smartphones, but Samsung announced a partnership with Verizon Wireless this month to bring 5G Internet to people’s homes in some parts of California. Last year, the US government granted Apple permission to begin testing 5G networking, implying that the Cupertino, California giant is exploring an iPhone that can connect to 5G networks.  — Reported by Mark Gurman, (c) 2018 Bloomberg LP

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