WHAT 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 More5 Clever Ideas that Can Save Your Network After a Natural Disaster
Several of our friends and customers in the satellite world have experienced close calls lately. Late last year one of our customers on the west coast found themselves and their facilities along the track of the Ventura fires. In Mississippi, another network has TWICE spotted tornadoes in the horizon from their studio location. We also…
Read More3 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 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 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…
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