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Verizon, Samsung Set to Show 'Proof of Concept' 5G Smartphone This Week

Verizon and Samsung will unveil a “proof of concept” 5G smartphone at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui, Hawaii, this week, with plans to bring a 5G phone to market in first-half 2019, the companies said Monday. The prototype is…

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powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile platform, the X50 5G NR modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end and antenna elements. Verizon, which launched its 5G Home service in October in some cities (see 1810010028), said 5G mobility service will go live early in 2019 and “expand rapidly.” Samsung, the first company to gain FCC approval for 5G commercial products, partnered with Verizon on its 5G Home since early this year, and worked with the carrier to develop fifth-generation standards, they said.