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Telecommunications equipment made by the company of Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera is being used by the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, according to a report from Hunterbrook Media. Ubiquiti is a tech company that designs and sells long-range, wireless equipment . The company, based in New York City, was founded in 2003 by Pera, who became the owner of the Grizzlies in 2012.

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In the report, Hunterbook Media revealed video where Wi-Fi equipment made by Ubiquiti is being shown on the front lines in the Russia-Ukraine war. The equipment reportedly has helped Russia use drones that have targeted civilians in Ukraine

  • funkajunk 🇨🇦@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This is piss poor “journalism”.

    The company in question is Ubiquiti, maker of prosumer network hardware (switches, routers, access points, etc.).

    While I don’t dismiss the possibility of this guy being a complete chud, Russia obtaining off the shelf hardware is a pretty weak (read: nonexistent) link to their war effort.

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      8 months ago

      Agreed and also rather than saying “Russia is using Ubiquiti hardware” they led with a sports team, it’s so dumb