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Since then I have come to understand that as a business tool, the iPad is lacking in many ways. I am hoping that new tablets coming into the market will be designed to appeal to both consumers and business users. more
A number of interwoven issues contributed to the problems encountered on the iPhone 4. First, the antenna, its effectiveness and its location, is the weak link in any wireless or radio system. more
next week we will launch a new publication called the “PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE” that will focus on issues affecting Public Safety. Like this commentary and my blog posts, this new publication will be free—all you have to do to receive it is log in and update your profile to indicate that you want to receive the PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE as well as my COMMENTARY and TELL IT LIKE IT IS blog post notices. more
...the FCC has acted in a timely manner in handling waiver requests from cities and states that want to start building out their own public safety broadband networks. more
Those who are trying to discredit me have not done so by pointing out any flaws in my logic or recommendations, rather, they are trying to make it appear as though I am a hired gun and that I am saying what others want me to say to help them further their own cause. more
The March 2010 FCC National Broadband Plan (NBP) was completed and presented to Congress. A portion of this plan (Chapter 16) was devoted to broadband for the public safety community (Public Safety Broadband Network) for first responders and other public safety personnel. The FCC’s recommendations included: more
The FCC chairman has repeatedly stated that his Commission’s actions will be based on data and facts. This may be true, but in the Broadband Plan it submitted to Congress on March 17, the FCC seems to have used its own brand of logic to mold the data to fit its own agenda for public safety. more
This COMMENTARY is a little different from most. I usually write about a specific topic, but that means I often don’t get a chance to comment about other happenings. This week’s COMMENTARY is full of bits and pieces of things I have been looking at and wondering about. Apple Bites - Let’s start with Steve Job’s battle with Adobe. more
It did not take the FCC long to get to the bottom line of its recommendations to be included in the March 17 broadband report to congress, nor did it take long for both the public safety and vendor communities to push back. more
With the FCC being required to submit a long-range broadband plan to congress by March 17, I thought I would write my own report ahead of the FCC’s and see how they differ. more