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January 20, 2022
by sjvn01
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FAQ: What’s happening with 5G and airport safety?

Even if you’re not a frequent flyer, you’ve probably heard that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and numerous airlines are claiming that AT&T and Verizon Wireless’s recently approved C-Band 5G will dangerously interfere with airplanes take offs and landings. Will this new 5G be … Continue reading →

April 3, 2020
by sjvn01
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Huawei changes its patent story

On the one hand, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is warring with the US over trade sanctions, including suing Verizon over its misuse of its patents. Verizon has replied that Huawei is taking “credit for American innovation” with baseless suits over … Continue reading →

February 24, 2020
by sjvn01
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Mirantis co-founder leaves to create open-source 5G startup

Open source revolutized technology and networking but it’s done almost nothing in cellular technology. That’s because Boris Renski, co-founder of OpenStack and Kubernetes power Mirantis, explained, “cellular wireless is an oligopoly black box primarily due to historic government regulation.” But, now that the FCC has opened up … Continue reading →

February 8, 2019
by sjvn01
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Mirantis signs huge networking deal with AT&T

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is what will make 5G possible. So, it only makes sense that Kubernetes and OpenStack expert Mirantis will help AT&T build its next generation SDN-based infrastructure for its 5G network. Mirantis signs huge networking deal with AT&T More>