Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
for Networking
| October 26, 2021
| Topic: 5G
Anyone can set up a Wi-Fi network. Setting up a 4G LTE or 5G network, that’s a different story. It took expensive, proprietary hardware from incumbent network equipment manufacturers. Now, thanks to a partnership of Dish Network, Helium Network, and FreedomFi it’s become affordable to set up your own small-scale cellular network. Here’s how it works.
Dish Wireless provides the cellular data backbone. If you’re thinking, “but isn’t Dish a satellite TV company?” You’re right, it is. But, it also owns Boost Mobile, Ting, and Republic Wireless. While Dish is working on its own cellular network, in the meantime it’s moving to AT&T for its 4G and 5G networks for its cellular customers.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
for Networking
| October 26, 2021
| Topic: 5G