More plug-in 5G modules: Moto goes plug-in. Wearable Antennas emerging?
To counter "Human blockage", and to enhance In-Building cellular coverage with CBRS, are Tiaras, TinFoil hats and BoneFones next?
Alternate upgrade option seems to be growing more popular as a novel MiFi-type device.
Looks like TAM for plug-in CBRS devices might be increasing.
Is the fashion industry watching? Versace et al?
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Bone Fone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bone Fone was a wearable radio that draped around the user's neck like a scarf. Bill Hass invented the device[1], and JS&A marketed it in 1979.[2] [3] According to the marketing materials, the Bone Fone resonated sound through the wearer's bones.[4]
The device represents an evolutionary step from hand-held electronics (transistor radios) to wearable technology (Walkman, iPod, smart phone). The Bone Fone did not achieve the longevity of transistor radios, originating in 1947, and surviving to the present. The Sony Walkman line achieved greater popularity; iPods and smartphones achieved greater impact. But, the Bone Fone helped make the transition to products users could wear, freeing the hands for other activities, such as exercise or gardening.
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Motorola Clips On 5G Phone Features DAN JONES, Mobile Editor 5/30/2018 Motorola's road to 5G is rumored to involve it introducing a separate snap-on 5G module for its Moto Play Z3 smartphone...
There's no detail yet on whether the module will support high-band millimeter wave 5G or the sub-6GHz variant, or both... a snap-on phone module is an intriguing way to debut 5G capabilities.
Particularly as users will only need 5G in very select markets in the US (and elsewhere) initially...
There's no word yet on when the Moto 5G Mod might be commercially available. — Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, Light Reading
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5G Will Change How Your Smartphone Is Designed DAN JONES, Mobile Editor 5/31/2018 High-band 5G technology is going to shake up the design of smartphones and other devices as the next-generation wireless technology arrives in networks in the next few years... The "proximity effect" of placing a human finger, hand or face in front of a 28GHz millimeter antenna will block the signal, as Maryam Rofougaran, co-CEO of 5G startup Movindi told me recently... "Human blockage" is a well-known phenomenon in academic work on millimeter wave...
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