Sure, you’ve heard this before. Every few weeks, someone announces a massive breakthrough in internet speed, and over and over again you’ve had reason to question if this will affect your own internet service…
6G Wireless Already Under Development As you know, 5G wireless networks have barely established their presence in America. The rollout of 5G services has been sporadic and uneven, and the equipment for reception of 5G signals has yet to become…Continue Reading →
DISH Is Now a Wireless Carrier What Dish Network had hyped for years has become official. On July 1, the satellite system cleared the last remaining regulatory hurdle in its longstanding bid to become a wireless carrier. With all legal…Continue Reading →
Boost Mobile Deal Closed by DISH on July 1 For months, the technical press has been abuzz with speculation about the finalizing of Dish Network’s purchase of Boost Mobile. The satellite systemfinally put this speculation to rest on June 17,…Continue Reading →
The Web Didn’t Break The assembled wise men told us the internet would break. A massive spike in usage, we were told, must certainly follow the forced quarantines and the temporary (?) layoffs induced by panic over the Pulmonary Pox….Continue Reading →
Amazon Fire TV Stick Free with Sling TV If you’ve been thinking of getting Sling TV, now might be the ideal time to do it. This is because, for a limited time, the video streaming platform is offering free Amazon…Continue Reading →
AirTV 2: DISH Unveils Over-the-air DVR Of all pay TV providers, Dish Network may be the most energetic in technical innovation. It was the first with picture-in-picture, and the first with a whole-home HD DVR, the Hopper. This morning, DISH…Continue Reading →
AT&T Launches an Emergency Blimp In the aftermath of natural disaster or mass terror, emergency personnel need reliable phone and internet service. Unfortunately, such incidents often bring critical damage to communication networks. Where cable or fiber networks are disrupted, how…Continue Reading →
Comcast May License XFinity Flex Comcast wants to get its advanced video products, including XFinity X1 and XFinity Flex, into as many homes as possible. To this end, it seeks partners. For several months, Comcast has discussed licensing of its…Continue Reading →
Dish Launches OnTech Home Service Unit Most of us think of Dish Network as a satellite TV and internet provider. A few of us know it as the parent company of Sling TV, a semi-independent internet video streaming platform. Almost…Continue Reading →