Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Wednesday, October 5, 2011
That noise you heard Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. Eastern was the collective sigh of discontent over Apple’s latest product announcement. The world was expecting an iPhone 5; what they got was the iPhone 4S. I, however, was (mentally, at least) jumping up and down for joy. Why? Finally, the iPhone is coming to Sprint. Continue Reading »
Networking | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The war of words surrounding the proposed merger of AT&T with T-Mobile is heating up as the various filing deadlines draw nearer. Approximately 30,000 people and organizations have filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing the merger. Continue Reading »
Networking | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Microsoft’s announcement that it was about to spend nearly $8 billion to purchase Skype, the global VoIP and video calling company, was met by a lot of surprise. Some are surprised that Microsoft paid so much. Others are surprised that Microsoft wants Skype at all. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Monday, April 25, 2011
The license transfer filing by AT&T and Deutsche Telekom that would allow the purchase of T-Mobile USA was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) immediately before official Washington went home for the Easter holiday. Continue Reading »
Networking | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A few days ago I wrote a column that criticized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approving the start of operations for a satellite-based data service by a company called LightSquared. I got a response from a communications consultant, Michael Marcus, respectfully disagreeing with me. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Unless you’re a T-Mobile customer, chances are you haven’t thought too much about the announcement in March that AT&T is going to buy Deutsche Telekom’s U.S. unit, T-Mobile USA. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Monday, March 21, 2011
The news is full of gloom and doom stories about how T-Mobile customers will end up being the losers in this transaction when it happens. Continue Reading »
Networking | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Monday, March 7, 2011
You can’t help but wonder with all the recent advances in network infrastructure technology these days why the quality of the networking services that customers actually receive is still such an issue. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Thursday, March 3, 2011
The world, I firmly believe, is divided into two camps: those who love Apple and those who don’t. It’s a simplistic categorization, I know, but it’s true. And the reaction to the Apple iPad 2 is proof. Continue Reading »
Networking | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Thursday, March 3, 2011
As a technology, session controllers have been around in the telecommunications services world as long as anybody can remember. But as the world shifts over to IP-based communications, the role of the session controller is starting to become more significant within the enterprise. Continue Reading »
