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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
If you go through all of the devices and services listed above and have an idea about reincarnating one of them, ask yourself if faster processors, more memory, better screens, and broadband connectivity will make the next incarnation of the product or service successful. more
A number of factors will determine whether the iPad will be a success or a failure, but my own belief is that it will be a non-game-changing, partial success more
Intel should be worried. Many of the same vendors offering Atom processor netbooks are also building Snapdragon processor smartbooks. more
No matter what you use as an on-ramp to the Internet, at some point that on-ramp can and will become congested. Add to that the fact that every network has data-hogs—people who use their Internet connection to move lots of data. more
Between now and February 2010, you have the opportunity to make the public safety nationwide wireless broadband network a reality. But time is short and there is much to be done. By way of this letter, I am asking that you treat this issue with the priority it deserves. more
Whatever Sprint's reasons for deciding it will no longer sell PTT on its CDMA network but will continue to actively sell it on Nextel's network will become clear, I am sure, with time. more