SpaceX’s StarLink To Test Satellite-To-Cell Services With T-Mobile This Year
Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite venture will begin testing its Starlink satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year as part of a plan to cover mobile dead zones and potentially improve data speeds and eliminate service interruptions. SpaceX and T-Mobile announced a partnership last August with the…
Dish Reports Continued Satellite TV Subscriber Churn As 5G Ramps Up
The cord-cutting woes continued for Dish Network in the first quarter of the year, according to the satellite and live-streaming company’s latest financial report Friday. Dish Network showed a loss of 462,000 pay-TV accounts in the first quarter of the year, compared to a loss…
CTA Unveils `NEXTGEN TV’ As New Age Of OTA Begins
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced late last week that it has adopted the name “NEXTGEN TV” and accompanying logo program to help identify forthcoming new television sets and devices that will be enabled to receive ATSC 3.0 over-the-air digital broadcasts. The naming program preceeds…
Samsung, SK Telecom To Work Jointly On 5G-8K TV
Samsung Electronics announced Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest cellphone provider, to jointly develop and commercialize the world’s first 5G-8K TV for South Korea. The companies said the new 5G-8K technologies they intend to establish will…
Momentum Signs Emerge In 8K UHD TV Ecosystem
The evolution of the 8K TV market continues to plod along in 2019 with the approaching release of the world’s first 8K OLED Ultra HDTV and the announcement that IC chip maker Realtek has introduced a new chip that can upscale 4K Ultra HD and…
IHS: 5G Mobile Broadband Coming Soon With New Potential For Video
Get ready for 5G wireless connectivity. The results of a new study posted this week by market research firm IHS Market indicates 12% of North American mobile operators are planning commercial 5G rollouts by year’s end. Furthermore, the firm’s study measured 82% of responding mobile…
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