When LTE first arrived, phone calls were still made using the older 3G network. It wasn’t until later on that Voice over LTE, or VoLTE, service was introduced. The same thing is happening today with 5G service. Voice calls still mainly utilize LTE services. That’s even in locations where 5G data coverage is widely available. […]
Providing Service During Natural Disasters – How AT&T is Testing 5G on Drones
For the past few years, AT&T has provided cellular coverage at disaster sites around the U.S. They run the network behind FirstNet, a service for first responders. When their services are needed they typically provide this via trucks called COWs (cell on wheels). In the more recent years, the carrier expanded to using a fleet […]
Updates on Dish Network’s 5G Rollout
Dish Network released its first 5G market in the U.S. on May 4th in Las Vegas. This came after they originally expected to launch at the end of 2020. In a few weeks, Dish will be switching on 25 major markets – including a few smaller sites – which should cover 20% of the U.S. […]
Verizon Price Increase Coming – Who Will Be Affected?
It’s been about two weeks now that AT&T legacy subscribers got a shock that AT&T would be raising their prices in June. Verizon is now jumping on that same bandwagon and increasing prices for consumer and business accounts. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg first mentioned increasing prices back in April, saying that inflation was to blame. […]
How Does 5G Work?
5G has been designed to provide more connectivity than was ever available from previous generations. It’s more capable and has extended capacity to allow for new or updated technologies and user experiences. With high speeds, superior reliability and lower latency, 5G will certainly help our world to evolve. Every industry from transportation, healthcare, and agriculture […]
Looking for the BR1 Mini LTEA Cat 6 Router? We’ve Got Them!
These days we’re dealing with low stock and out of stock products quite frequently, on top of long delays in some cases. With some of those products having a 6 to 8 week lead time, it could certainly affect your project’s timeframe. Most recently, we’ve seen a shortage in the Peplink MAX BR1 Mini router, […]
How Do Cellular Home Internet Services Compare?
After roughly a year of getting their 5G home Internet services rolled out, both Verizon and T-Mobile are not only increasing their coverage areas, but their customer base as well. Just recently, T-Mobile reported they had expanded their service’s availability from 30 to 40 million households. For Verizon, they had announced back in January that […]
Can Signal Repeaters Extend the Entire 5G Spectrum?
As good as 5G service can be, we won’t be capable of enjoying the benefits without adequate coverage and performance. The problem is mainly with mid-band and high-band spectrum, which has a difficult time penetrating through buildings and covering long distances. Wilson Electronics thinks their commercial line of signal repeaters, known as WilsonPro, can help […]
T-Mobile and Cradlepoint Bring a 5G Fixed Wireless Solution to Business Customers
According to a recent press release, T-Mobile is now working with Cradlepoint (part of the Ericsson company) to provide a 5G solution to business customers. They’re focusing on a fixed wireless solution utilizing T-Mobile’s super fast 5G network and Cradlepoint’s reliable hardware and cloud management services. Cradlepoint’s all-in-one E320 5G cellular router offers a plug […]
How Samsung is Helping Dish Network Reach Their 5G Goals
Dish Network has been in the process of trying to roll out their own 5G network. This was originally reported May 2020 when they said they would compete at the same level at the big 3 carriers. They later said that it was their goal to cover at least 10k sites with their 5G coverage […]