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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

Businesses considering adopting fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions—whether over 4G LTE or 5G networks—should understand both the security advantages of and potential pitfalls associated with the technology ahead of a deployment. All of these attacks can occur regardless of network access type, whether it’s cable, fiber, DSL or wireless.

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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO Business Intelligence

On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 Check your suppliers’ backup plans.

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Google One expands phone backup to all accounts, iPhone app is coming ‘soon’

Venture Beast

Google is introducing fresh upgrades to its Google One service today, including free automatic phone backups and a new dedicated iPhone app. Read More.

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Empowering at-risk youth and adults with devices, connectivity and dignity

CIO Business Intelligence

Hundreds of low-cost smartphones, subsidized cell plans, Verizon Jetpack Mobile Hotspot devices, and Verizon Internet Gateway Home Routers enable POIC participants to communicate, learn, apply for jobs and more. Reliable communication and fast internet access can be critical to the people that POIC serves. The result?

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AT&T recovers from multi-state outage after Nashville bombing

The Verge

AT&T says its services have mostly recovered from a bombing that caused multi-state internet outages on Christmas. Combined with water and fire damage, it disabled backup generators that were supposed to keep AT&T’s network functioning. The blast reportedly damaged the building’s structure and facade.

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FWA in the spotlight as “rising star" of 5G

TM Forum

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is one of the strongest growing 5G services around the world and many are eager to point to it as one of the first successful 5G use cases. But in the longer term, capacity constraints could pose challenges for fixed wireless services. According to Ericsson’s latest. Mobility Report.

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March Intro | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

This month, we’ll be covering the following topics: Backups. Importance of data backups. Believe it or not, backups are one of the most important pieces of security. You may not think backups and security are related, but they most definitely are. Data backups are a large part of being prepared! User Accounts.