SpaceX and T-Mobile partner on “satellite-to-cellular” service

SpaceX is partnering with T-Mobile on an ambitious plan to offer “satellite-to-cellular” service. Connectivity will be provided by SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink satellites in combination with T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G spectrum. T-Mobile says the “vast majority” of existing smartphones will be compatible with the new service. If all goes to plan, customers should expect “near complete coverage”…

What is MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator)?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has found many innovative use cases over the past decade, particularly in industrial settings. Fields as diverse as manufacturing, transport and logistics, and energy and natural resources – amongst others – have all benefitted from IoT deployments. However, no IoT application, no matter how sophisticated, can deliver value without one…

What is AMD Smart Access Memory?

It’s been a tumultuous few years for finding new graphics cards for your gaming machine upgrades, but if you’re still planning on an AMD GPU or have recently upgraded your system, then you should know about a not-so-little feature called Smart Access Memory, sometimes abbreviated to SAM. If you’ve been looking for ways to improve…

Wake Up and Smell the Pain

Every article I saw today on Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole focused on the idea that raising rates will cause “pain” to the economy. This sparked a nasty -3.37% scalping of the S&P 500 (SPY) and having investors pondering if we are about to revisit the June lows. 40 year investment veteran Steve…