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DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News Acid and explosives were involved… silicon.com's tech guru Peter Cochrane also came up with a way of re-using old tech by showing how you can boost your wi-fi signal with the aid of a household satellite dish. [31 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Out of range?
Comment To get the final throw I needed to focus the energy in a beam and enlisted the help of an old domestic satellite dish and a dongle. Oh, and if you are having trouble getting a good mobile phone signal - standing in front of a dish also helps but it... [15 Jul 2008]
Beam Me Up 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
White Paper Turner Vision has seen extraordinary growth by offering consumers subscriptions to hundreds of channels, custom-made programming packages, and pay-per-view events for the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite dish market. [03 Jul 2008]
Emergency Preparedness Mobile Communications System (EPMCS)
White Paper The first item is a vehicle mounted mobile satellite system, with the associated hardware and software to drive the satellite dish. This document discusses the benefit of utilizing the Emergency Preparedness Mobile Communications System (EPMCS). [03 Jul 2008]
Direct Broadcast Sattellite
White Paper Since the beginning of the DirecTV/USSB Digital Satellite System (DSS) in 1994, sales of these small dish systems have exploded, making this the most successful introduction of new technology ever. With the launch of a Direct Broadcast Satellite... [03 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: The pyramids versus Macclesfield
Comment What about the Goonhilly satellite station down in Cornwall where the dish known as Arthur received the first live transatlantic television broadcasts from the US. A couple of new destinations to add to your holiday list: after you've visited the... [23 Jan 2008]
Photos: Virtual war tests new technology
Photo Pictured is a satellite dish near one of the tents. The CIWD demo is also testing out satellite-based comms. One of the UK trials is testing connectivity with the military's Skynet 5 satellite, which provides the military with ways to broadcast... [14 Jun 2007]
Google "ecstatic" about Q1 results
News The company is aggressively expanding its advertising platform to the offline world, including partnerships to sell ads to run on Clear Channel radio stations, on EchoStar Dish satellite TV network and in newspapers. [20 Apr 2007]
Goodbye Goonhilly: Satellite service to be shuttered
News The oldest dish on the site - Arthur - is likely to remain in place because it is a grade II listed building. BT has revealed plans to move its satellite communications business away from Goonhilly in Cornwall. [14 Sep 2006]
Photos of the month - August 06
Photo This is the first dish built at the Goonhilly satellite station in Cornwall. Built to track the Telstar satellite, it also received the first live transatlantic television broadcasts from the US. The dishes of Goonhilly [31 Aug 2006]
Photos: The legendary satellite dishes of Goonhilly
Photo To give you an idea of the scale of the dish you can just see the tour bus down on the right hand side. This is Arthur from behind - the concrete causeway on the right carries the cables that link the dish back to the control centre. [22 Aug 2006]
Cheat Sheet: IPTV
Cheat Sheet Over time IPTV will be another offering alongside satellite or digital over the airwaves to an aerial or dish receiver. However, don't bin your Freeview box or rip down your satellite dish just yet. As such, many people will continue using... [27 Mar 2006]
Satellite dish rules update will speed broadband
News New planning regulations will allow householders to use a wider range of antennas and satellite dishes to access digital and broadband services. The amended permitted development regulations will take account of the wide variety of antenna... [28 Oct 2005]
Case-Study: A Satellite-Based Internet Learning System for the Hospitality Industry
White Paper A Dish Network satellite dish and receiver were located at the business establishment and at each home for receiving delayed broadcasts of live class sessions. This paper describes and evaluates the Northern Arizona University (NAU) pilot program... [20 Apr 2005]
"Dmitri's law" revisited: DMCA claims first victim
News The operation, announced in February, targeted Whitehead and 16 other programmers suspected of selling wares that bypassed satellite TV systems provided by DirecTV and EchoStar's Dish Network. The Los Angeles jury found 38-year-old Thomas Michael... [25 Sep 2003]
