Wireless Networking Stories for 2022

NetGear Warns Users To Patch Recently Fixed Wi-Fi Router Bug 7
Delta To Make Its In-Flight Wi-Fi Free 52
Only a Quarter of US iPhones Are Sold Through Apple 31
More Than 1 Billion People Expected To Be Using 5G By Year's End 55
EU Allows Smartphones During Flights 68
Why Is My Cat Using Baidu? And Other IoT DNS Oddities 49
Comcast's New Higher Upload Speeds Require $25-Per-Month xFi Complete Add-On 38
Lufthansa Changes Mind, Now Says Apple AirTags Are Allowed on Luggage 19
How Wi-Fi Spy Drones Snooped On Financial Firm 52
Android Leaks Some Traffic Even When 'Always-On VPN' Is Enabled 30
Lufthansa Says Passengers Can't Use Apple AirTags to Track Checked Bags 72
Matter Smart Home Standard Officially Launches 78
Stadia Controllers Could Become E-Waste Unless Google Issues Bluetooth Update 51
Google Fiber Touts 20Gbps Download Speed In Test, Promises Eventual 100Gbps 56
Advocacy Group Asks FCC To Probe Efficacy of Wireless Industry's Voluntary Phone Unlocking Commitments 24
SmartDry's Useful Laundry Sensor To Be Cloud-Bricked Next Month 146
Chattanooga, Tennessee offers America's First Community-Wide 25 Gig Internet Service 28
Court Upholds FCC's Decision To Reallocate Part of 5.9 GHz Band For Unlicensed Use, Including Wi-Fi 18
Meta's Flailing Portal Repurposed As a Wireless Portable Monitor 15
Intel To Introduce Wi-Fi 7 In 2024 As Apple Plans Imminent Move To Wi-Fi 6E 50
Chromebooks With Mobile Data To Act As Wi-Fi Hotspots 15
Verizon, AT&T Agree to Delay Some 5G Rollouts Near Airports 21
Canon Wireless Printers Are Getting Stuck In Reboot Loops 85
New Bluetooth Hack Can Unlock All Kinds of Devices 123
Google Explains Why It's All In On Matter, the First True Smart Home Standard 66
Wi-Fi 7 Home Mesh Routers Poised To Hit 33Gbps 58
Nigeria Blocks 73 Million Mobile Phones in Security Clampdown 16
California Net Neutrality Law To Remain Intact After Appeals Court Says It Won't Reconsider Earlier Decision 36
Delta Confirms It Worked With SpaceX To Trial Starlink's Satellite Internet 25
Ukraine War Stokes Concerns in Taiwan Over Its Fragile Internet Links 48
Black Market SIM Cards Turned a Zimbabwean Border Town Into a Remote Work Hub 11
Four Indigenous People Killed In 'Clash' With Venezuelan Military Over Wi-Fi 18
T-Mobile Begins Shutdown of Sprint 3G Network 5
Router and Modem Rental Fees Still a Major Annoyance Despite New US Law 34
Meta Says Its Metaverse Ambitions Won't Be Possible Without Better Cellular Networks 43
First US Mile of Wireless EV Charging Road Coming To Detroit 145
FAA Estimates 78% of US Planes Can Now Land At Airports With 5G C-Band 59
How Europe Rolled Out 5G Without Hurting Aviation 120
Chromebook 'Nearby Share' to Get 'Self Share' to Send Files to Our Own Devices 14
Raspberry Pi Can Detect Malware By Scanning For Electromagnetic Waves 14
FAA Agrees Not To Seek Any More 5G Delays From AT&T and Verizon 19
Samsung's New TV Remote Uses Radio Waves From Your Router To Stay Charged 65
AT&T and Verizon Reject US Govt's Request to Delay New 5G Services 84
US Government Requests Two-Week Delay for 5G Deployment, Citing Aviation Safety 36

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