The telecom giants promise that 5G technology will wow us with dramatically expanded, superfast wireless service. But they don’t mention that it also means installing a greater amount of equipment, including cell towers, in ugly and intrusive ways. Property owners and local governments across the country are pushing back with a surge of grass-roots objections […]
T-Mobile will retire Sprint’s LTE network in June 2022
It seems like quite some time ago now that we learned T-Mobile and Sprint would finally be merging their networks. Finally, T-Mobile has announced that it will retire Sprint’s LTE network this upcoming June. This comes about a year and half after shutting down Sprint’s 3G network. This is just the next step in T-Mobile’s […]
5Gstore Named to Inc5000, Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2021
MDG Connected Solutions, Inc. (dba 5GSTORE) was recently awarded a spot in the 2021 Inc5000; for being one of America’s fastest-growing private companies for the third time in the last four years. Making the list is an honor and is difficult for a 33-year-old company. INC Magazine takes the growth over the last 3 […]
FCC Updates the US Cellular Coverage Map
It may be no surprise that not everyone that lives in the USA has access to high speed Internet. Some only have the option of cellular broadband service, which of course requires good cellular reception. Those of you who fall into this category will be interested to know that the President and the FCC are […]
Will 5G connected cars be the future of driving?
The market for cellular-connected cars is predicted to be worth over $215 billion by 2027. With today’s demand for greater connectivity set to grow, 5G connected cars will become the new era for the automotive industry. What we expect of a vehicle is fundamentally changing from a tool used to merely move us from A […]
Peplink & Assured Wireless – Using FirstNet MegaRange with SpeedFusion
Following the announcement of FirstNet MegaRange™, Peplink and Assured Wireless have created a partnership to combine SpeedFusion with High Power User Equipment (HPUE) – check out the Assured Wireless’ AW12 MegaRange™ Modem solution here. HPUE boosts transmission power up to 6x higher than traditional LTE equipment, which vastly improves cellular coverage in areas where data […]
How the Military is Using 5G
In honor of our Independence Day this year, we want to focus on how 5G cellular technology and the military are working together to provide us a more autonomous world. Defense One posted an article a few weeks ago that highlights the Navy’s “5G Living Lab.” With the backing of companies like QualComm and Verizon, […]
5G Increases Overall Data Usage
As cellular technologies grow, so does our need for content and therefore, our consumption of data. According to a recent report from Ericsson, average mobile data usage is over 10GB per month. Ericsson attributes this increase by only two factors. Mobile data is more readily available and since most users are on cell phones usage […]
Thermal shutdowns affects Skylink user
A Skylink customer named Brandon has posted a screenshot of the error message on Reddit. He contacted Starlink support, which told him, “Dishy will go into thermal shutdown at 122F and will restart when it reaches 104F.” Brandon decided to give the dish a little water to help with a cool down. He pointed a sprinkler […]
Peplink certifies 5G routers with T-Mobile
Peplink launched their lineup of 5G-capable routers earlier this year, but since certifications with the US carriers were not complete (making activation difficult or impossible depending on the carrier), they have been appropriate only for testing and evaluation for most users. Carrier certification is necessary for users to be able to activate devices with compatible […]
