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Lifi
Electronics
2 min read

Wi-Fi is old school; get ready for faster, more secure Li-Fi

Wi-Fi might be on the way out even though Wi-Fi 7 is on the way in. The IEEE standards body that oversees Wi-Fi has released the IEEE 802.11bb light communications standard that will cover the emerging Li-Fi technology. Instead of using wireless network…

Google Fi
General
2 min read

Google Fi Wireless rolls out redesigned app with updated branding

Google Fi Wireless, which is Google Fi’s new name after the rebrand last month, has updated its mobile app with a redesign that makes it easier for customers to manage their family’s Fi subscription. The new app offers several new capabilities, including the…

Google Fi
Telecom
1 min read

Google Fi users are now eligible for the traditional year-end gift

If you’re a new Google Fi subscriber, you’re probably not aware that the MVNO typically offers gifts to its customers at the end of the year. Although this time around the rewards isn’t as exciting as it was in the previous years, you’ll still get something.…

vietnam airlines 2
General
1 min read

Vietnam Airlines to launch inflight Wi-Fi service

Vietnam Airlines will launch inflight Wi-Fi service on some flights connecting Hanoi and HCMC with cities in China, Japan and Singapore. Passengers will be charged VND75,000-735,000 ($2.95 -$29.95) depending on usage time and capacity. Providing inflight…

AirAsia CRew
General
1 min read

AirAsia’s inflight WiFi is getting faster

WiFi on planes is the next-gen convenience, or potential annoyance, depending on your attitude to people being ‘connected’ all around you. But for business people, parents with families or bored flyers, it will be a welcome addition to the low-cost flying…

5G Qualcom
Telecom
2 min read

Australia gets first 5G-enabled Wi-Fi hotspots

“We have said we intend to lead on 5G and with these 5G-enabled Wi-Fi hotspots Australian consumers will be among the first people in the world to try the technology,” Mr. Wright said. “Taking 5G technology out of a lab and into the hands of consumers is…

singapore airbus
General
1 min read

Singapore Airlines adds another Airbus A350 to Perth

Singapore Airlines is continuing its rolling upgrade of flights to Australia, with Perth set to see a second Airbus A350 from July 1, 2019. The advanced jet, which boasts Singapore Airlines’ latest flat-bed regional business class seats in what the airline…

5G Automotive
Automotive
1 min read

WBA identifies connected vehicle use cases

Connected vehicles are not just the technologies of the future – there are significant revenue generation opportunities available today, according to the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). In a new whitepaper, the WBA identified a number of use cases for…