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	INSIDER First Look: Gigabit Wi-Fi adapters At some point, desktops and laptops will come with the new Gigabit Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac built in. But if you can't wait and want to speed up the wireless links on your existing devices, you can buy an 802.11ac adapter today. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BlueCat Networks   A New Approach to Network and Device Management The Way Businesses Connect Has Changed. Find out here>> Learn More In this Issue Voice calls from planes: A social debate, not a technology dilemma Richi Jennings: SHUT UP on the plane! But DOT may save us from FCC cellphone rule Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords ITU standardizes 1Gbps over copper, but services won't come until 2015 Sprint, DISH plan high-speed, wireless broadband trial for Corpus Christi Mindspeed acquisition fuels Intel's hopes for bigger network role Sprint wants to buy T-Mobile Privacy groups ask FCC to rule that carriers cannot share phone records Banks shouldn't rely on mobile SMS passcodes, security firm says Fake antivirus program uses stolen signing certificates Update: Yahoo struggles under weight of long email outage RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Comcast The Network – A Growth Engine for Business The enterprise network, once the Rodney Dangerfield of IT, has emerged as a key enabler of business agility. Today's employees and customers expect instant access to information, from any location and with any computing device. In this report from Comcast and IDG, learn why investment in network services that provide both scale and flexibility will be critical as a foundation for sustainable growth. Voice calls from planes: A social debate, not a technology dilemma Making voice calls via cell phone aboard a plane doesn't hold much interest for U.S. airline passengers or airlines, but there isn't a technological reason to ban them, according to federal authorities. Read More   Richi Jennings: SHUT UP on the plane! But DOT may save us from FCC cellphone rule FCC votes to allow cellphones at 10,000 feet. The Federal Communications Commission proposes a new rule, permitting cellphones in the air. Unsurprisingly, many are unhappy about the prospect of sitting next to a loud yapper for hours. However, help could be at hand, in the form of the Department Of Transportation. It may prohibit voice calls, for being unfair to consumers. In IT Blogwatch, frequent bloggers whip out their gold cards and head to the lounge. Then they pre-board and fill up all the overhead bins. Read More   Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords   Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in Web security. Read More   ITU standardizes 1Gbps over copper, but services won't come until 2015 The ITU has taken a big step in the standardization of G.fast, a broadband technology capable of achieving download speeds of up to 1Gbps over copper telephone wire. Read More   Sprint, DISH plan high-speed, wireless broadband trial for Corpus Christi Sprint and DISH Network announced plans to try out a high-speed fixed wireless broadband service in Corpus Christi, Texas, that would be available in mid-2014. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless   How to Decrease Stress On Your Network Cloud computing, the explosion of big data and the mobile revolution are a boon to business, but they add stress to the network. IT professionals cite keeping up with data growth, managing infrastructure, and securing data and apps as their top three challenges over the coming year. Learn More Mindspeed acquisition fuels Intel's hopes for bigger network role Intel's acquisition of mobile network assets from silicon vendor Mindspeed Technologies will give the chip giant what it needs to extend the Intel architecture throughout mobile operator networks, helping the carriers upgrade hardware and roll out new services more quickly, according to Intel. Read More   Sprint wants to buy T-Mobile Sprint is considering an acquisition of T-Mobile US that would reduce the U.S. mobile industry to three large carriers if approved by regulators. Read More   Privacy groups ask FCC to rule that carriers cannot share phone records Privacy groups have asked the Federal Communications Commission to declare that even "anonymized" phone records have to be protected under a privacy rule that restricts carriers from sharing customers' information without their consent. Read More   Banks shouldn't rely on mobile SMS passcodes, security firm says A widely used security feature intended to protect access to online bank accounts is becoming increasingly ineffective, as cybercriminals develop advanced malicious software for Android devices, according to a report released Wednesday. Read More   Fake antivirus program uses stolen signing certificates A fake antivirus program in circulation uses at least a dozen stolen digital code-signing certificates, indicating cybercriminals are increasingly breaching the networks of software developers, Microsoft wrote on Sunday. Read More   Update: Yahoo struggles under weight of long email outage As Yahoo goes into another day of an email outage, angry users are venting their frustrations on social networks. Read More
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