Iqe Share Discussion Threads

[sheep_herder] 12/1/2017 15:39

Aye, but there's PCAS for that.

[horneblower] 12/1/2017 15:37

I was rather hoping that where there are currently non-spots for 4G there would be better coverage with 5G. Sadly that seems not to be the case.
If you don't get 4G now, you won't be getting 5G anytime soon.

[someuwin] 12/1/2017 14:44

N+1 Singer have put out some sort of note today reiterating their BUY rating for IQE and 48p target.

[sheep_herder] 12/1/2017 14:33

No, in your house you'll use wi-fi. You only need the repeaters where there's high footfall and you need the coverage. The phones will have dual use 4G/5G anyway which is even better as the RF front end is even more complicated.

[tonsil] 12/1/2017 14:17

HorneblowerSo it makes sense then if mm waves are that poor for each house to have its own aerial that maybe converts the signal to Bluetooth or wifi?

[tomyumgoong] 12/1/2017 13:31

Just a thought:I have been given the task of scouring the net looking to buy a fridge/ freezer for my sister.....her's has just given up the ghost! I advised her to turn up the thermostat to see if that rectifies the problem to no avail. The thought occurred to me....how many of us actually know what the thermostat is for, when we should change the settings, what temperature it should be set at for different foods etc? I guess most people don't! 5G and the internet of things will eventually change this! A thermostat connected to the network that automatically adjusts depending on the ambient temperature and the foods it 'recognises' you put into it! No more 'guesswork' involved in setting the thermostat, or not, in most cases! No imagine the size of the 'white goods' market all waiting to connect to the internet of things all using compound semiconductors in their wireless chips!

[yump] 12/1/2017 13:27

I've changed my mind now having read a lot more.

Clearly IQE will benefit from just about every tech. development in the known world and as a result I'm now so excited that I bought some more.

Share price looks like its going to make a break for freedom soon as well.

See, I've got with the program.

[horneblower] 12/1/2017 12:54

Thanks S_H.
Fascinating stuff.

There are many obstacles to rolling out 5G, then.

Not like 4G at all. To work in cities, a miasma of small and very small cells are required due to the reduced penetration of millimetre wavelengths.

"the transmission range for millimetre waves is about a tenth that of 4G.
Also, millimetre wave frequencies don't pass through solid objects very well, which would prove a problem for indoor and urban reception."

It's strangely reminiscent of the changes in computing in the 70's and 80's when the power of mainframe computers was usurped by pc's. Then in the late nineties and noughties the power of the pc's is being eroded by tablets and smartphones. Part of the reason for these changes is down to the speed of comms.

As the technology advances so do the systems of government alter to accommodate where people power resides. Democracy has itself morphed into a new form...or it had better, if it is not to be itself usurped by a more 'efficient' system

[sheep_herder] 12/1/2017 11:53

horneblower, try "5g cell tower". More US stories than UK ones.

Such as

[tomyumgoong] 12/1/2017 11:48

This is a revolution guys! It's difficult to get our heads around it!

[tomyumgoong] 12/1/2017 11:44

Horneblower,As far as I'm aware, and I'm not an expert, there will be a fundamental difference in how 5G works, which should be beneficial to IQE. The reason as I understand it is that 5G will operate on higher frequencies that require compound semiconductors! Higher frequencies mean a shorter wavelength, so from the mast, would need lots of boosters(all using compound semiconductors), because these wavelengths cannot penetrate solid objects very well. So currently you receive the signal to your phone straight from the mast, with 5G the whole infrastructure will need to be upgraded, with 5G 'mini boosters' being located everywhere! Again, all requiring compound semiconductors to deal with the higher frequencies that silicon alone cannot handle!

[horneblower] 12/1/2017 11:35

I googled.
I am none the wiser.

[sheep_herder] 12/1/2017 11:34

There's a fundamental difference. Google is your friend.

[horneblower] 12/1/2017 11:18

Will 5G have similar properties to 4g regarding 'reach-from-mast' and therefore coverage as 4G or is there a fundamental difference?

[horneblower] 12/1/2017 11:03

Presumably 5G will be disseminated from the same masts as 4G, or is there some difference?
Where we live it would be nice to have 4G. Actually, 3G would be nice too. We do get weak 2G along with an intermittent ability to make actual voice calls...if I go upstairs.

[grity] 12/1/2017 11:00

hxxp://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2017/jan/carbonics_120117.shtml

[someuwin] 12/1/2017 10:45

They do say that 40 is the new 30.

Soon they'll be saying that 60 is the new 40.

[twatcher] 12/1/2017 10:45

Qualcomm guy likens 5G to the discovery of electricity.



“5G will be a new kind of network, supporting a vast diversity of devices with unprecedented scale, speed, and complexity.”

"Consider this: if 2G enabled mobile communications, 3G ushered in the smartphone era, and 4G normalized mobile video streaming and introduced the IoT, then 5G’s millisecond latency unites the world through instantaneous communication of robust information."

Seems to be a great market to be suppling tech into.

[bigbigdave] 12/1/2017 10:19

Some drivel posted on here last night, all the culprits filtered now.

[grity] 12/1/2017 10:18

Sweenoid you keep mentioning 65p,is
That because if I recall right you bought some
Shed full a good few years back around that price?
& is that your end of year target .what price do you
See these in 5 years time .

Genuinely love your posts very informative
Keep them coming .

[someuwin] 12/1/2017 10:10

ticking up on small buys.

[toffeeman] 12/1/2017 08:18

I can't see many sitting on losses unless they have held for well over a decade!

People who bought at 15 selling at 30
People who bought at 20 selling at 40

50-100m shares? so sorted by end of Feb?

[sweenoid] 12/1/2017 08:17

Personally I like a good shake out :-)
Getting rid of weak and nervous holders is always good, you have to have buyers and sellers to make a market.
No stock goes up day after day after day, it just doesn't happen, the amazement is that some think it does,
The road to my preliminary target of 65 is clearly visible and easily attainable , nobody's having a single share of mine till that's reached

Worry if you really must ,drivel away, but substantiate your anxieties in rationale terms ....if you can ;-)
S