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Google Drops Invites for Project FiGoogle is opening up its Project Fi service to the unwashed masses in the US now that it's dropping the invite-only requirement for users. After launching Project Fi ten months ago with an invitation-only model, on Monday Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) said anyone in the US could now sign up for the "WiFi first" service. While the invite-only cachet is now into the wind, you'll still need a Project Fi-approved smartphone or tablet. The service works with Nexus 5X, 6 or 6P smartphones while tablets include Nexus 9, newer iPads and the Galaxy Tab 2. In order to entice more users to Project Fi, Google is offering Nexus 5X phones for $199, which is about $150 off the retail price. Project Fi taps into WiFi hotspots from Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile US Inc. for its connections, but the service can default over to 4G LTE cellular when its out of reach of access points. (See Google's WiFi-First Mobile Service 'Fi' Is Here.) Google provided some user metrics on Project Fi. More than 15% of the Project Fi customers have used it abroad while paying the same rate for data that they would have in the US. — Mike Robuck, editor, Telco Transformation |
The winners from the holiday edition of Telco Transformation's caption contest are announced.
It's the final cartoon caption contest of the year for Telco Transformation.
Comcast and AT&T are among the first companies to pass out bonuses to employees after tax reform legislation passes.
Disney is upping its streaming video game with its deal with 21st Century Fox.
CenturyLink's survey also asked IT professionals about SD-WAN, Ethernet and MPLS.
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Orange has been one of the leading proponents of SDN and NFV. In this Telco Transformation radio show, Orange's John Isch provides some perspective on his company's NFV/SDN journey.
Special Huawei Video
Huawei Network Transformation Seminar The adoption of virtualization technology and cloud architectures by telecom network operators is now well underway but there is still a long way to go before the transition to an era of Network Functions Cloudification (NFC) is complete. |
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