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Google Fi Upgrades to 'Super Network' with New 5G Partner
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In Short: Google Fi has upgraded its service to a 'super network' with a new 5G partner, but the company is keeping the identity of the network secret.
Google Fi has announced an upgrade to its service, now dubbed the 'super network,' which adds support for a second 5G network. The upgrade, detailed in a Wednesday, November 11, 2026, announcement, includes security enhancements as Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor, which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet.
When asked about the new partner, a Google spokesperson declined to name the network, which is unusual for the company. The super network upgrade is designed to enhance user experience and security, but the lack of transparency about the new partner network remains puzzling.
According to Variety, the company is keeping mum about which network it is, while Graziadaily speculates on the drama surrounding the new partnership. However, both publications agree that the upgrade includes significant security improvements.
WVLT-partner Volquest reports that Saturday’s game between the Vols and Longhorns will be the ninth college football game that Trump has attended across his two terms in office. Volquest said the White House and Secret Service reached out to the University of Tennessee earlier in the week about the possibility of the president attending the game.
Cinemaexpress notes that a filmmaker recently came close to letting slip who could be the next 007, only to pull back at the last moment. The filmmaker told the audience that he had an announcement to make with the blessing of his new partners at Amazon.
The super network upgrade also includes security enhancements, as Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor, which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet, according to reports.
Background
The super network upgrade also includes security enhancements, as Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor, which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet.
What's confirmed
- Google Fi has announced an upgrade to its service, now dubbed the 'super network,' which adds support for a second 5G network. The upgrade, detailed in a Wednesday, November 11, 2026, announcement, includes security enhancements as Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor, which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet.
- When asked about the new partner, a Google spokesperson declined to name the network, which is unusual for the company. The super network upgrade is designed to enhance user experience and security, but the lack of transparency about the new partner network remains puzzling.
- According to Variety, the company is keeping mum about which network it is, while Graziadaily speculates on the drama surrounding the new partnership. However, both publications agree that the upgrade includes significant security improvements.
- WVLT-partner Volquest reports that Saturday’s game between the Vols and Longhorns will be the ninth college football game that Trump has attended across his two terms in office. Volquest said the White House and Secret Service reached out to the University of Tennessee earlier in the week about the possibility of the president attending the game.
- Cinemaexpress notes that a filmmaker recently came close to letting slip who could be the next 007, only to pull back at the last moment. The filmmaker told the audience that he had an announcement to make with the blessing of his new partners at Amazon.
- The super network upgrade also includes security enhancements, as Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor, which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet, according to reports.
What's still developing
- Taylor Frankie Paul appears in Third District Court for a hearing regarding protective orders between her and her former partner Dakota Mortensen in Salt Lake City, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool) In addition to those issues and claims she made in her Instagram post, Paul also reportedly failed a recent drug test ordered by a Utah court related to those custody battles, according to TMZ.