An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Aviation Administration tentatively agreed not to seek any more 5G delays from AT&T and Verizon, potentially ending a battle over the aviation industry’s unproven claim that 5G tran…
Federal Court Ruling Will Make Wifi 6E a Reality
Federal courts have opened the door for what may amount to the most substantial wifi upgrade in over twenty years. From a report: On Tuesday, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling where it supported the FCC’s deci…
5G Speeds In the US Rank Dead Last Among Early Adopters
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A new report released by Ookla placed the U.S. at the very top of a list of 40 countries in terms of 5G availability. To determine this, Ookla tested to see what percent of users with 5G devices spent t…
A Bluetooth bug in a popular at-home COVID-19 test could falsify results
A security researcher found a Bluetooth vulnerability in a popular at-home COVID-19 test allowing him to modify its results. F-Secure researcher Ken Gannon identified the since-fixed flaw in the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test, a self-administered antigen test that individuals can use to check to see if they have been infected with the virus. Rather than […]
Rooftops for rent: Property owners should partner with 5G carriers
The solution to the 5G race is to adopt a rooftop deployment strategy.
Anti-5G Necklaces Found To Be Radioactive
Necklaces and accessories claiming to “protect” people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The BBC reports: The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warning about ten products it found gave …
Nine WiFi Routers Used by Millions Were Vulnerable to 226 Flaws
“Security researchers analyzed nine popular WiFi routers and found a total of 226 potential vulnerabilities in them,” reports Bleeping Computer, “even when running the latest firmware.”
Slashdot reader joshuark shared their report:
The tested routers a…
Activists Are Designing Mesh Networks To Deploy During Civil Unrest
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [O]rganizers and programmers with the Mycelium Mesh Project are […] designing a decentralized, off-grid mesh network for text communications that could be deployed quickly during government-induce…
Ring Puts An Eero Router Inside Its New Home Alarm System
Eero and Ring — two Amazon-owned companies — have teamed up to produce a home security system that incorporates an Eero router inside. Engadget reports: Ring COO Mike Harris said that the decision to work with Eero was not one foisted down from upon …
2G and 3G Networks Are Shutting Down. Should You Consider 5G For IoT?
“There is no simple answer to this question,” argues an article at EE Times. At least, not yet…
Slashdot reader dkatana shares their report:
For most industrial IoT applications, the question remains: Do I need 5G for my IoT connections? It depends…