Posts by Karen Johnson
3 WAYS CONCERNED BROADCASTERS CAN HOLD THEIR OWN IN THE MIDST OF THE 5G REVOLUTION
It feels like a steamroller – or maybe a runaway train. Seems like everyone in the media and inside the Beltway are touting 5G as the “latest and greatest”; promising unparalleled speed and connectivity even in remote areas currently underserved by broadband. America is in a technological sprint not seen since the 1960’s race to…
Read MoreThe Most Compelling Installation Advice We Can Give: The Truth About Site Surveys
What’s not to love about spring? Who doesn’t appreciate longer days, warmer weather, blooming flowers, and conventions! Conventions? Oh yeah! For us, multiple conventions and spring are synonymous. Spending time with our customers and prospects is the best! Speaking of conventions, the last week of March the LinkUp team was in Anaheim where we staffed…
Read MoreSurprising Holkirk Traits: 3 Brilliant Reasons Why This Flyaway Uplink Will Grab Your Attention
What IS it like traveling with a portable flyaway unit that is worth more than your first home? (Full disclosure: it was the Johnsons’ first home waaaay back in 1989, and it did need a lot of work, but still…) After I got over the initial dread of being responsible for such a sophisticated (ok,…
Read MoreSuperheroes: How Broadcasters After Hurricane Michael Saved The Day
It may not be something that is often contemplated, but broadcasters understand that what they do holds significant value. The information and entertainment that they facilitate provides a critical service within the communities – large and small- that they serve. But let’s be real; it usually takes a major crisis of sorts for others to…
Read More6 Fascinating Facts about LinkUp Communications
We consider ourselves an open book at LinkUp Communications, but you may not have read all the chapters. Do you have a tendency to skim the material in a book and only read the information that grabs your attention? Or are you one of those people who skip to last few pages to find out…
Read MoreOur All-Star List: 5 Must-Have Broadcast Technology Resources
Continuous learning is an essential part of broadcast engineering. In a such a constantly evolving technology industry, it’s imperative that your skills – and your knowledge – stay up-to-date. With access to the expanding, virtual world of Internet, keeping your skills sharp has never been easier. Really! With so many options available (and most are…
Read MoreWant to Protect Your Broadcast Content from 5G? Here’s Our Best Advice
Satellite industry experts and space providers alike believe there are anywhere from 20 to 25 thousand of US broadcasters currently using C-band fixed antennas for the delivery of hours of daily programming. Yet, there still seems to be some…hesitation? procrastination? denial? from broadcasters when it comes to the voluntary registration process currently being solicited by…
Read MoreThe One Essential Warning the FCC Needs to Hear
Things look rather grim right now for those of us in broadcasting – radio, television and cable – who rely on satellite for content delivery. Last month the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) posted the Notice for Proposed Rule Making, or NPRM, that lays out their plan to allow the expansion of 5G into satellite’s mid-band…
Read MoreFCC Paves the Way for 5G Expansion: Is This the Demise of C-Band?
At their monthly meeting in July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voiced their much-anticipated proposal about the future of C-band. As many industry experts predicted, the proposal is a complicated series of potential rulings that left broadcasters feeling more uncertain about the future of C-band. Why? Because in this pending proposal the FCC appears to…
Read MoreMeet the Ultimate Communications Life Hack: The Holkirk Flyaway
Ever seen something on the technological horizon and just KNEW you wanted to be a part of it? We did. Two years ago we were introduced to rough-and-ready flyaway satellite units designed and manufactured by Holkirk, a Sematron Company out of Great Britain. As we watched the company’s rep assemble one of the lightweight, easily…
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