According to the European Commission, mobile “roaming” will remain free within the European Union until 2032. In a press release announcing the agreement to extend the free roaming policy, the European Commission said: Citizens will be able to call, text and use mobile data while traveling within the EU at no extra costs and with […]
US Aviation Restrictions and 5G C-Band Interference
Concerns over the 5G C-Band (3.7-3.98 GHz) and aviation safety are still a hot topic. While there have been no reports of any issues, these concerns are quite valid. If you’re not already familiar with this story, the FAA alerts say that 5G can interfere with radar or radio altimeter signals. These tools measure the […]
Take Control of your Shipments
It is important that you know how to stay ahead of the delays. Here are a few ways that you can take control and help reduce the impacts of these expected delays around this time of year due to the Holidays and Weather. Pick your method wisely All carriers are facing Heavy Package Volumes and […]
Don’t Let Shortages Ruin Your Holiday Season!
The holiday season is upon us! Whether you’re ready or not, you may want to consider placing your orders sooner than later. Chip shortages continue to plague companies and shipments from overseas are still getting delayed. Currently available stock gradually lowers with each day and in some cases, it’s difficult to determine when more stock […]
Adding Firewall Rules to Secure Your Peplink
Firewalls establish a security barrier between your devices and the Internet by using rules to allow or deny access in and out of your network. In the case of our Peplink routers, the firewall configuration may differ from other routers, but the result is always the same. You may want your network locked down from […]
5G C-Band Updates: Limiting Service
Continuing reports on the 5G C-Band service from AT&T and Verizon, new information comes about the agreement each made with the FAA. The agreement is to limit transmissions over the spectrum, rather than prolonging the delay of its use altogether. The carriers will also abide by even more limitations near regional airports. This agreement seems […]
An Update on Dish Network’s 5G Rollout
Stepping up to the 5G game is Dish Network, who back in May reported they had plans to make their 5G network the end all, be all, of networks. Later, they also vowed to cover at least 10k sites with their 5G coverage by the end of 2022. Dish’s big play here is to utilize […]
AT&T and Verizon agree to Limit 5G C-Band Spectrum for 6 Months due to FAA Concerns
For the past few weeks, we’ve reported about the delay on Verizon and AT&T’s rollout of 5G service on the C-band spectrum. Originally planned for only 1 month, the delay is due to concerns about interference with aircraft sensors. While the FAA still investigates this, there have yet to be any reports of incidents with […]
Ericsson to acquire Vonage for whopping $6.2B
In a recent move that left some analysts scratching their heads, Ericsson plans to acquire The New Jersey-based Vonage Holdings for about $6.2 billion, representing the Swedish vendor’s biggest acquisition to date. Vonage was founded in 2001 as a VoIP provider for consumers and grew into a cloud communications provider focused on businesses. In 2020, it reported […]
Verizon’s CFO Discusses Progress with C-Band & Fixed Wireless
At the beginning of November, we reported about the stop AT&T and Verizon had to put on rolling out their respective 5G C-band services due to FAA regulations. As the FAA continues to work with the FCC on this, Verizon’s CFO Matt Ellis is confident that the delay won’t linger more than 30 days. Ellis, […]