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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Will Be the World’s First Phone With Bluetooth 5.0   Samsung IN BRIEF In addition to boasting a number of other innovative features, Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones will be the first to come equipped with Bluetooth 5.0, which should improve their range and speed. As useful as Bluetooth is, it can also be annoying. The tech is great when you can get it to work, but because its connection is largely dependent on its compatibility with other devices and the surrounding environment, it can be an unreliable alternative to wired headsets and cords. The arrival of Bluetooth 5.0 could change that. Bluetooth 5.0 is twice as fast as the current standard (4.2), and it offers four times the range. That means it can connect to compatible tech like smartwatches or smart home devices that are up to 240 meters (800 feet) away.  Bluetooth 5.0  is expected to further advance the internet of things (IoT) experience, and ...

Third Party Content  Written  By Yvette Kanouff  - February 26, 2017 Global leaders in wireless are here in Barcelona for  Mobile  World Congress, the gathering place for top-of-mind topics like architecting and building cloud-based service and IoT offerings – all while positioning for the inevitable shift to  5G . Cisco is here, showing off new technologies and solution capabilities, 5G offerings, demonstrations, and (my favorite part!) new customers. It’s all about building a transformative architecture and strategy that makes it easy to simplify, automate and virtualize today’s dynamic workflows. And, even though full 5G standardization is probably a few years out, it makes sense to start getting ready now. It’s a to-do list that contains things like building a unified enablement platform that ties together access, transport, core, and services, with end-to-end open automation, management, orchestration, and security. If that sounds like a mouthfu...