Archive for the ‘Telecom’ Category
IP Investment, Economic Growth and the FCC
Alton Drew has an interesting post today at his Law and Politics of Broadband blog – his takeaways from a panel discussion he attended at Georgetown University on regulation and [...]
Steve Largent on Spectrum
Steve Largent authored a piece in Politico a couple of days ago that is worth reading, if you’ve not had a chance (and I’m not just saying that because he [...]
Low Versus High Radio Spectrum
Lower frequencies do offer advantages, but my view is that these advantages are often overstated. Most usage of mobile broadband networks will occur within higher population densities in which networks will have to be designed for capacity rather than coverage. In these scenarios, low and high frequencies offer almost equivalent performance.
“Unlimited” Now Equals 300 Megabytes
A small wireless company called Republic Wireless has started a new “unlimited” wireless voice/text/data service for $19 per month. It was bad enough when companies were calling 5 gigabytes unlimited, but [...]
iPhone Buyers Complaining About Sprint 4G
Robert Graham says he’s the 18th person at his store to return his Sprint iPhone 4S for the following reason. Credit: Robert Graham While this is just one sample, it [...]
The iPhone 4S Buying Experience
I bought my first iPhone Friday after bucking the trend for lo these many years. This was an upgrade from the Blackberry Bold 9000 that I’ve carried for nearly three [...]
Smaller Display and no LTE may Hamper iPhone 4S
It has been a historic week with the passing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs who was an unrivaled genius of our time. Mr. Jobs and his team of engineers, designers, and [...]
DOJ vs AT&T – A Pyrrhic Victory for Competition and Jobs
In stories and editorials, we are seeing cheering over the decision by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) suing to stop the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Fans see this as a victory [...]
Don’t Blame iPhone 4 Antennagate on AT&T
A lot of ink has spilled in the last week celebrating Steve Jobs, and deservedly so. Jobs is undoubtedly one of the most influential geniuses of our time. But Steve Gillmor [...]
iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 Available to Sprint
Apple’s iPhone 5 will not become a dual mode “world phone” that supports GSM and CDMA and will no longer be exclusive to the two biggest wireless carriers in the US. [...]
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