418: 5G Fundamentals

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418: 5G Fundamentals

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Dec 13, 2019

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As the rollout of 5G finally arrives, we take some time to explain the fundamentals of the next generation of wireless technology.
Plus the surprising performance of eero's mesh Wi-Fi, some great news for WireGuard, and an update on the Librem 5.

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Dec 13, 2019

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