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Re:AWS Private 5G by endorphine on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:00PM (#29395994)
> This could be extremely useful for security. Maybe even the death of VPNs.

If that's true, I wonder if this affects Tailscale's business and how.

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Re:AWS Private 5G by jauer on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:39PM (#29396477)
It's not new. You can get private address space that's routed into your network, but if you trust telco network security, you probably don't have anything worth protecting (or run a VPN over the top and only use the private APN for persistent IP addressing).

For example, AT&T's private APN service has been around since the 3G days: https://www.business.att.com/products/private-mobile-connect...

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Re:AWS Private 5G by xuki on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:54PM (#29396651)
This requires a physical cell tower and 5G receiver so it’s not as flexible as running a VPN client on your laptop.
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