AT&T/Direct TV to discontinue satellite use
Just read where AT&T/Direct tv to phase out satellite tv in 3-5 years in favor of streaming. Not sure about Dish but they may not be far behind. AT&T also said that if your an AT&T mobile subscriber t...
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I'm an engineer, and I'm involved in test equipment design for high speed communications like 5G cellular, wifi, and other similar technologies. The over-the-air bands are extremely crowded in most frequencies that propagate well in free air, and there's a lot of consumer demand for faster cellular internet and things like self driving/connected cars and GPS/radar. The FCC is actively trying to get some of the spectrum back from things like over the air and satellite TV to re-license it for cellular use. One of the underlying technologies for newer standards like 5G is the ability to "handshake" with the base station and use multiple licensed bands to get more data through. Pushing as many customers as possible over to wired communcation like fiber optic and cable frees up the satellite bands for use in cellular-like wireless communication. There's a lot of money at stake here.
