Last summer Airstream and AT&T launched a partnership offering a very sweet $360/year Unlimited Adventure AT&T data plan – but it was available only to those purchasing a flagship 2019 Airstream International. Then in February 2019, this plan was opened up to all Airstream owners via a dealer-installed $999 Airstream Connected Kit. We’ve long suspected that Airstream […]
Billionaires Battle for Space Dominance: Amazon’s “Project Kuiper” Promises Global Broadband
Satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) have the potential to offer cellular-like speeds and latency, combined with truly global coverage. But global 24/7 broadband coverage takes hundreds or even thousands of satellites working together in a synchronized constellation so that satellites are always in range overhead, no matter where you are. The sheer scale of […]
Verizon 5G Service Launches Early – 700Mbps Speed Tests Reported
Last month Verizon announced that it would be bringing 5G service to “select areas” of Chicago and Minneapolis starting on April 11th. But yesterday morning, Verizon surprised the world by posting a video of a 762Mbps speed test, announcing it had launched early, and bragging: “Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network is the first commercial 5G network […]
Verizon Mobile 5G Service Launching April 11th – In Just Two Cities
UPDATE (April 4, 2019): Verizon launched a week early to attempt to lay claim to launching the world’s first 5G smartphone service. We have published a story on the launch here: Verizon 5G Service Launches Early – 700Mbps Speed Tests Reported Verizon at last announced the first details of its upcoming mobile 5G plans this morning – […]
WiFiRanger Teases Upcoming ‘Converge’ That Combines Wi-Fi, LTE, AM/FM, HDTV, and GPS
WiFiRanger today announced that it will be showing off its new ‘Converge’ product line at the RVX RV Industry trade show next week in Salt Lake City. The roof-mounted Converge is designed to give RV manufacturers a single do-everything shark fin full of technology that they can offer up on new RVs starting in the […]
OneWeb Launches First 6 Satellites Towards Ambitious Global Broadband Constellation
Everything about satellite broadband internet tends to be big and expensive. Big expensive satellites. Big awkward dish antennas that need to be precisely aimed. And of course – service costs that leave true broadband practical only for those with the biggest budgets too. OneWeb has set out to change all of this. We’ve been tracking […]
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