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 […]
Tag: 5G
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sierra Wireless Announces New 5G Modules
According to the GSMA, 5G networks are likely to cover one-third of the world’s population and account for as many as 1.2 billion connections by the year 2025. 5G’s higher data speeds and capacity, wider coverage, and lower latency are transforming the IoT industry by enabling next-generation computing and edge-to-cloud applications, and the expansion of […]
How Inseego and Qualcomm Helped UScellular Launch 5G
As the fourth largest cellular in the United States, UScellular doesn’t make the headlines much. Now, with the collaboration of companies Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Inseego, they have launched its 5G mmWave high-speed internet service. This launch, which is happening in 10 cities, follows a friendly user trial that began in Janesville, WI. in 2021. […]
T-Mobile Expands 5G Home Internet Availability
It has been just over a year after its launch and T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet service has really taken off. The carrier announced that it now has 1 million customers on their $50 per month (with autopay) internet plan. They’ve also expanded the service’s availability from 30 million “eligible households” to 40 million. You can […]
