If you have been paying attention to the AI space lately, you may have noticed a new acronym showing up everywhere: MCP. It stands for Model Context Protocol, and it is quietly becoming one of the most important building blocks in how AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT interact with the real world. At 5Gstore, […]
When a small business loses internet, the clock starts ticking immediately. A point-of-sale system goes offline. Video calls drop. Cloud applications stall. For many organizations, even a few minutes of downtime can translate directly into lost revenue, frustrated customers, and damaged credibility. The question is no longer whether you need a reliable connection, it is […]
Digi International just made it significantly easier to manage large fleets of connected devices — and AI is doing the heavy lifting. The Minneapolis-based IoT connectivity leader announced today the launch of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for its Digi Remote Manager (DRM) and Genesis platforms, bringing natural language AI interaction to enterprise device […]
If you’ve been paying attention to the satellite connectivity space, February 24, 2026 was a notable day. During the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Space Connect conference, SpaceX satellite policy lead Udrivolf Pica announced the company is targeting peak download speeds of 150 Mbps per user for its next-generation Direct-to-Cell (D2C) Starlink service. To appreciate how […]
If you have a Wi-Fi 6 (or newer) router, there’s a good chance it’s only operating at half its wireless capability right out of the box. The culprit? A conservative default setting for channel width that most manufacturers leave at 80MHz on the 5GHz band, when many routers are actually capable of 160MHz. A recent […]
On March 23, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to include all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries. The practical effect: no new foreign-made router model can receive FCC equipment authorization, which means it cannot legally be imported, marketed, or sold in the United States. The move affects virtually every major router […]
We recently came across an interesting article from XDA Developers where a networking enthusiast decided to ditch consumer-grade routers entirely and build his own from DIY Router using spare PC hardware and open-source software like OPNsense and OpenWRT. The results were genuinely impressive — better security, deeper network visibility, full hardware customization, and access to […]
If you’re still running a Wi-Fi router from the late 2000s or early 2010s, the FBI wants you to know: your network may already be compromised. In a FLASH bulletin originally issued in May 2025 — and still very much relevant today — the Bureau warned that cybercriminals are actively exploiting end-of-life routers to install […]
Peplink released Firmware 8.5.4 on February 16, 2026, and this update deserves your attention whether you manage a single router or a fleet of hundreds. The release combines a critical security advisory, a long-requested hardware feature, and a broad sweep of cellular, DNS, VPN, and system stability fixes that affect nearly every device in the […]
Introduction A newly discovered malware strain called KadNap is quietly turning routers and other edge networking devices into pawns in a global criminal proxy network. Security researchers at Black Lotus Labs, the threat research arm of Lumen Technologies, published findings on the botnet this week after tracking it since August 2025. With over 14,000 devices […]
