T-Mobile US spent $8 billion on 4G network
Buys you 1,500 wireless licenses
It is not a big secret that Verizon is the biggest network in the US, followed by AT&T and T-Mobile, but T-Mobile is doing a great job in catching up and now the outfit has announced that it plans to spend $8 billion to improve its 4G network.
AT&T to acquire Straight Path for $1.6 billion
After the 5G, 24 GHz and 39 GHz bands
AT&T has announced a plan to spend $1.6 billion to Straight Path Communications in an all-stock deal aimed at bulking up the carrier’s portfolio of millimeter wave spectrum. As you can imagine, you will need these bands for the 5G millimeter waves.
Qualcomm Self-Organizing Network is the future of Wi-Fi
SON solves end user troubles
I still remember plugging the first 802.11a wireless card in my laptop and walking around the student’s dorm while I was streaming a movie. It was quite clear back then, more than a decade ago, that Wi-Fi would become ubiquitous. Now Qualcomm has solved a problem that has bothered people for a long time, they came out with a SON, a network that will self-organize and bring real plug and play to homes and offices.
Intel strikes lucky with Thunderbolt at last
Thanks to USB type C
After years of Intel failing to convincing people that Thunderbolt has a use, the tech finally appears to be taking off.
Quanta vies for least secure router title
Has 20 flaws
Quanta appears to be hoping to win the title for creating the world’s least secure routers.