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T-Mobile has started offering fiber home internet in a limited pilot program

The Verge

The company is exploring adding fiber as a complement to its fixed wireless home internet offering. T-Mobile has quietly started selling fiber-based home internet, as tipped to T-Mo Report and confirmed by the company to The Verge. T-Mobile has some ambitious plans for home internet.

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Amazon’s older Kindles will start to lose their internet access in December

The Verge

Amazon’s Kindle e-readers with built-in 3G will begin to lose the ability to connect to the internet on their own in the US in December, according to an email sent to customers on Wednesday. The change is due to mobile carriers transitioning from older 2G and 3G networking technology to newer 4G and 5G networks.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

When making decisions about network access, businesses need to be aware of and assess the security implications associated with network technology to help keep their digital assets protected. Cyber hygiene best practices include device security , cyber security education , and secure networking strategies.

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China Mobile customizes AN Methodology to slash 5G OpEx

TM Forum

Who: China Mobile and Huawei. What: Developed implementation architecture and level-based evaluation system to transform network Operation & Maintenance across its 31 subsidiaries. If deployment of 5G can be considered a race, then China Mobile is arguably at the front of the pack. billion) on network O&M each year.

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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

TM Forum

In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. In addition, 87% of EU homes in 2020 were covered by access technologies that can deliver download speeds of at least 30Mbps.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starlink internet service leaving beta in October

The Verge

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday that the company’s Starlink satellite internet network would come out of its open beta phase next month. That’s two months later than the August date Musk gave at Mobile World Congress , when he also said he expected the service to have “possibly over 500,000 users within 12 months.”.

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 T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet: I tried it, and it tried me

The Verge

Is cellular good enough for a home internet connection? I was interested in T-Mobile’s Home Internet service from the first time I heard about it: it’s $50 (a price that includes the specialized router) , contract and data cap-free, and is powered by 5G and LTE instead of phone lines or cable.

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