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SNOW, ICE AND YOUR ANTENNA: ESSENTIAL ADVICE ON KEEPING YOUR SIGNAL FROM GOING INTO DEEP FREEZE
Earlier this winter I did a little informal survey of LinkUp’s techie followers on Facebook, asking this probing question: “Ok, engineers – How do you clear your sat antenna from snow and/or ice? Any unconventional methods? Please share your ‘how to’s’.” The answers ran the gamut; everything from spraying the antenna with Pam or with…
Read MoreFCC Makes It’s First Move – Without the C-Band Alliance
Last week was not a good week for broadcasting. In fact, it’s not a stretch to say that those who have been following the proposed 5G expansion into the Mid-band spectrum were completely floored by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s abrupt announcement about the C-band spectrum — and the broadcast community’s reaction to said announcement. On…
Read MoreCBA Revises It’s Proposal to the FCC, While Congress Says They’re Getting Involved
Seeing the handwriting on the wall, the C-Band Alliance (CBA) reworked plans for splitting the covetous mid-band spectrum by offering 300 MHz of bandwidth to the cellular industry for 5G expansion into US markets. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, a new bill was introduced late last week that would force the FCC to conduct a public…
Read MoreWHAT BROADBAND’S 5G WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DELIVER
It’s being touted as the best thing since sliced bread; the most innovative technology since Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone. 5G. The broadband industry promises it to be a “new” kind of network – a platform for innovations that will not only enhance today’s mobile broadband services, but expand mobile services to support a plethora of…
Read MoreTHE SHOCKING EFFECTS OF DOWNTIME AND WHAT IT ULTIMATELY COST$ YOU & YOUR NETWORK
Whether your primary means of transmitting is satellite, Internet, or a combination, downtime – the amount of time your network or programming is off the air – can hurt. Big Time. Frankly, ANY period of downtime – whether your network is fully inaccessible or simply running much more inefficiently than usual – can lead to…
Read MoreWIRELESS OVERREACH: THE TRUTH BEHIND 5G’S DANGEROUS TACTICS
Time is running out. Those with a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the fight for C-band spectrum say the FCC is nearing the homestretch in the C-band proceeding. Meaning, a decision on satellite’s mid-band frequency of 3.7 to 4.2 GHz for the expansion of 5G broadband throughout the US could likely come…
Read MoreCapturing Connectivity: LinkUp’s Out-Of-The-Box Strategy For Saving Your Business
Okay – we have this great idea. A plan, really. We haven’t sent out a press release as yet, and certainly a few of the details have not been totally worked out. But we think we’re on to something big here, and would love to have your feedback. LinkUp Communications and UK-based Holkirk – manufacturers…
Read MoreIs Exceptional Customer Service becoming Obsolete? We Think So. And Here’s Why:
“What a super guy!” From time to time Mark and I receive emails or a note of thanks from our customers. We so appreciate those moments, and look at these messages as affirmation that, as a company, we are hitting our marks. But what really excites us is when we hear that one of our…
Read MoreFCC’s C-Band Plan Worries Broadcasters
What Trapeze Artists and Broadcasters Have in Common
Those high flying trapeze artists at the circus never cease to amaze me. Nearly 46 feet in the air, they courageously jump from bar to bar, soaring and somersaulting – trusting their partner will be there to catch them when they launch. IT’S ALL ABOUT TIMING. Scary stuff. Starting your own business can be a…
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