REPORT: DISH TO OFFER HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE

For years, satellite services have been held back by a significant handicap in their competition with cable providers: they have been unable to offer customers high-speed Internet services. That may be about to change. According to published reports, DISH Network plans to launch its own satellite-based broadband service by the end of the year using […]

COMPANIES VIE TO INSTALL WI-FI IN PLANES

Television screens in airplanes are likely to go the way of free meals and blankets as passengers increasingly bring personal entertainment devices like laptops, tablets, and smartphones on board. Today’s (Tuesday) Wall Street Journal reported that a “thriving market” has come into existence among companies seeking to provide wi-fi and video to passengers. The current […]