Deere & Co. has received 5G licenses in five Iowa and Illinois counties as part of the Federal Communications Commission auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service 3.5 GHz spectrum, enabling Deere to accelerate the availability of 5G in its largest manufacturing facilities in North America, the company announced this week. Providing 5G access and private LTE networks will allow Deere to “design a more flexible, nimble and connected facility,
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September 16, 2020
U.S. Cellular expands 5G network in more central Iowa locations
U.S. Cellular has expanded access to the company’s 5G network for 19 communities in central Iowa, the company announced Wednesday. Customers in parts of Ackworth, Albion, Attica, Bevington, Cedar, Clutier, Cooper, Cumming, De Soto, Fontanelle, Hartwick, Lincoln, Lynnville, Malcolm, Martensdale, Pleasant Hill, St. Charles, St. Marys and Spring Hill can now access 5G coverage along with more than 40 other communities in central Iowa that began receiving service earlier this
January 16, 2020
Verizon rolls out 5G-enabled services in parts of metro, stays quiet on expansion plans
Verizon’s first 5G service rollout is live in select areas of the Des Moines metro, but the company is keeping plans for future expansion quiet in the meantime. Des Moines is the 20th market to receive Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service, which would be available to users of seven Verizon devices that are currently 5G-enabled. “Obviously our aspirations don’t end on Dec. 31. The network will be expanding within the
October 10, 2019
U.S. Cellular announces first markets for 5G in Iowa, Wisconsin
U.S. Cellular will first launch the company’s 5G network in Iowa and Wisconsin during the first quarter of 2020, the company announced this week. The launch will be the first phase of the company’s multiyear network expansion, and will be available in 140 communities across Iowa, including Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, Boone, Carroll, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Coralville, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fairfield, Indianola, Iowa City, Iowa Falls, Keokuk, Knoxville,
May 30, 2019
Astronomer captures video of SpaceX’s 60 Starlink satellites in the sky
If there is any place you might half-expect an alien encounter, camping in the South Dakota Badlands might be on the list. Yet, my skeptical partners and I were floored when we looked up from the campfire over Memorial Day weekend and saw a thin line of interconnected lights too fast to count, trailing tightly across the night sky . We tried getting video, but nothing showed up on camera
May 16, 2019
Communities are fighting 5G, permit by permit
City by city, the first few tons of 5G wireless internet equipment is being installed — and protested, as CityLab reports. 5G networks have only just begun to spread — a few providers, including AT&T and Verizon, have started going live in a handful of cities (Verizon announced 5G service will be arriving in Des Moines, although wasn’t clear when). Already, though, the not-in-my-backyard problem looms large for those who want to see the
May 24, 2018
Seven things you’ll see in seven years
Buckle up: 2025 is only seven years away. Last week Aaron Proietti, founder of Adaptivity Enterprises and a self-proclaimed futurist, offered EntreFEST conference attendees in Cedar Rapids several thoughtful predictions of what to expect from the world in less than 10 years. “The technologies that I’ve shown here are not inherently good or evil, but we will have bad actors. The hope is that the good actors will outnumber the
