News tagged with broadband signal

Dish closes on 2 purchases key to broadband plans

(AP) -- Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. has completed its purchase of two satellite operators whose licenses it hopes to use to offer broadband access that can help it compete better with cable TV and phone companies.

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV channel squeeze proposed to pay for tax cuts

(AP) -- Call it the Great Channel Squeeze.

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dish asks FCC to let it build wireless network

(AP) -- Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is asking regulators to let it build a wireless broadband network. Having one would let Dish compete more effectively with cable companies that can bundle broadband and TV signals.

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created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FAA warns pilots in Las Vegas vicinity on GPS

Pilots flying at night near Las Vegas over the next week may have to navigate the old-fashioned way - without GPS.

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created May 18, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

FCC to open up vacant TV airwaves for broadband

(AP) -- A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works out the last details of new spectrum ...

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created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Fiber-wireless (Fi-Wi) to provide ultra-high-speed, short-range communication

(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking at the latest electronic communication devices that have emerged over the past few years, it's clear that the trend of smaller, portable devices is strong and expected to continue. ...

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created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 7 | with audio podcast feature

First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America

For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These ...

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Spreading high-speed Internet to rural areas

To cut the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas, Dr. Ka Lun Lee and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and NEC Australia in the state of Victoria are experimenting with a way to boost the reach of existing ...

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0