CablingInstall's Friday Top 5: AT&T, Google Fiber wrangle; The world's most secure smartphone?

Plus: U.S. fiber-optic cable industry market research report 2016 now available; Qualcomm intros 802.11ac tri-radio platforms for enabling high end Wi-Fi
Here are the top 5 trending stories at CablingInstall.com from the past week:AT&T, Google Fiber wrangle over Bay Area fiber-optic stakes Facing a future threat by Google Fiber, AT&T has announced its own strategy to dramatically expand its ultra-high speed internet in Mountain View, CA.U.S. fiber-optic cable industry: Market research report 2016 now available Now available from QYResearch Ltd, the "United States Fiber-optic Cable Industry Market Research Report 2016" is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the fiber-optic cable industry.The world's most secure smartphone? Wired UK's Jeremy White reports that the $72 million venture startup Sirin Labs has launched the Solarin, a luxury smartphone with a design emphasis on "military-grade" security.Finding wireless networks with Windows 10 "Q. Windows 7 made it simple to see all the available wireless networks around me by clicking the little signal-strength icon in the taskbar, but I can’t find the same feature in Windows 10. Is it there?"Qualcomm intros 802.11ac tri-radio platforms for enabling high end Wi-Fi The chip-maker says its tri-radio technology in conjunction with MU-MIMO is becoming more important for enabling a seamless home Wi-Fi experience.MUST-SEE CABLING PHOTOS
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