One of Alabama’s best-kept secrets lies in the hills just 15 miles northeast of Birmingham, the state’s largest city and an industrial center that has reinvented itself as a hub for bio-technology, medical research and banking.

As the eighth-fastest-growing city in Alabama, Trussville posted an impressive 31 percent growth in the last decade alone. Now, efforts to solidify its strength as a world-class community has led city leaders to commit to supporting the construction of the internet of the future—built on incredibly fast and resilient fiber optics—to serve its 26,000 residents.

Hitting the open road isn’t the only way to enjoy some me-time. Staycations can be just as relaxing and fun. Like most things, it is what you make it—and we’ve rounded up a few mobile apps that can help you make it awesome.

There’s nothing more exciting in 2021 than seeing the “5G” wireless icon pop up in the top corner of your new, 5G-enabled phone. And now, C Spire wireless customers around Mississippi are getting their first taste of the speeds those phones can handle.

With every shift in wireless technology, we become both more mobile and more connected. 5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology, and it promises speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G LTE networks. We know the highest speeds are still in the future. But isn’t it exciting to consider how 5G will change life as we know it?

As the buzz around 5G continues to grow, some continue to ring the alarm for potential health hazards related to this emerging cellular technology.

If you’re skeptical, you’re not alone.

It’s a fair question. Judging by some wireless carriers’ advertising, we aren’t even sure they know what 5G really is. Behind all the hype, the wireless industry has managed to give consumers very little clear information. To many, it’s just an empty buzzword.