Two companies said in a statement they would unveil a prototype using Qualcomm Inc modern chips at chipmakers annual Sanpdragon Technology Summit in Mui Hawaii this week.
Verizon is leading the charge to trial 5G in some cities next year industru analysts said the higher speed networks are unlikely to be widely available until the middle of the next decade.
Apple is engaged in a legal battle with Qualcomm that has led it to stop using its modern chips and the Cupertino California company is widely expected instead to use Intel modern which will not be ready for production untill late 2019.
Citing source familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reprted Apple would wait until at least 2020 to release its first 5G iPhones.
The delay could make it easier for Samsung and Verizon to win customers who are eager to connect to 5G networks which will provide a leap forward in mobile data speed up to 50 or 100 times fater that 4G networks.
Qualcomm has also parynered with other Qualcomm makers who have commited to 5G phones for next year.
U.S witeless carrier Spirit Corp is also working with LG Electronics USA to launch 5G smartphone in US in the first half of 2019.
Verizon launched first commercial 5G service in October when 5G home offering went live in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento.
Verizon C.F.O Mathew Ellis said that company pland to target a broader audience for its 5G home broadband products following the adoption of global standards for technology.
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