Mobile Internet News Center
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T-Mobile iPhones to Show “5G UC” Icon To Indicate Next-Generation 5G Performance Areas
T-Mobile will notify customers when they are on their 5G Ultra Capacity network via an icon on their phone.
WiFiRanger Firmware Update 7.1.0b11 – Performance Improvements, Simplified UI, Bug Fixes, Preparing for Future 5G Modems
WiFiRanger, an RV-focused company that focuses on mobile connectivity hardware, recently pushed a major new software update for its Converge line of indoor mobile routers and outdoor (rooftop) units.
AT&T Tablet Add-Ons: Mobile Hotspot Data and HD Streaming Now Included
AT&T adds mobile hotspot data and HD streaming to add-on tablet plans with Unlimited Your Way accounts.
Starlink “Space Lasers” Begin Launching, RVer Survey & New Dishy Coming
SpaceX resumes launches with its next-generation Starlink satellites, Starlink surveys customers regarding RV and mobile use, and a new version of the “Dishy” ground terminal is coming later this year.
Apple’s Fall 2021 Cellular Updates: New iPhone 13 Modem Analysis, iPad mini Goes 5G
Apple announces their new line of iPhone models – the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Netgear Releases Nighthawk M5 MR5200 5G Mobile Hotspot – An Unlocked/Global Version of the AT&T Nighthawk 5G Pro
Netgear released the Nighthawk M5 5G MR5200 mobile hotspot device. It’s a mobile hotspot that can do just about anything, with an ultra-premium price tag.
SpaceX Update: “Standing Down” From Further Starlink Launches, New Mobile Receiver In The Works
SpaceX President & COO Gwynne Shotwell has now revealed that SpaceX has decided to hold off on additional launches until SpaceX is ready to deploy a new satellite design equipped with laser inter-connects. The Starlink rollout is going slower than some people have hoped – and Gwynne said that the system will still be in a beta state “for a while” and it will potentially take five years before Starlink service is available for “almost everyone”.
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