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Link Roundup – 2/14/2020
February 14, 2020Christian
MWC 2020, the largest wireless industry conference, was canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Dan Warren, one of the people behind the creation of VoLTE, wrote about the ongoing importance of the GSMA (the organization that hosts MWC).
A Reddit user suggests Mint Mobile’s policies may leave subscribers vulnerable to SIM-swap attacks. I haven’t dug into it, but it looks like a real issue. Mint Mobile appears to be looking into the problem.
Nilay Patel from The Verge shares excellent (perhaps over-the-top) criticism of Judge Marrero’s decision in the recently-concluded T-Mobile/Sprint merger case.
Attorney General Barr floated the idea of having the U.S. government purchase a controlling stake in Ericsson or Nokia.
AT&T plans to cover most people in the U.S. with low-band 5G later this year.
