“I know it when I see it” is the famous quote of Justice Potter Stewart about obscenity, But when it comes to Security it’s what you don’t see that can kill you. It’s nice in the movies that the bomb...
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Google and Apple are vying for your attention today. If you are a carrier, your bed fellows are not staying the night! Google with the Nexus One announcement that is all about the Android operating system and not a carrier....
If the sum of the parts is never greater than the whole, the dividing of Nortel into various sections has interesting implications.First of all, Ericsson is on a hot streak right now. It's announcements with ATT , T-Mobile and Verizon. ...
It may be that ATT is good as it gets with the iPhone.I have already commented on the fact that Telefonica is not having the same dramatic impact with the iPhone as ATT (Verizon [ NYSE: VZ] announced a 30%...
In the last thirty years, the computing world has changed so much, that it is hard to remember the logic of roles and rules that existed and still drive the basis of law and leadership when it comes to...
Yesterday, we taxed the system of a friends conference server with a call about Net Neutrality. It was covered by many other media outlets, which did not give us credit for the call. It included Hank Hultquist of ATT, Todd...
Can the Enhanced Service Provider exemption stay in place?On the Google Policy Blog Rick Whitt responds to the FCC letter from ATT regarding Google Voice. It is very pertinent to the discussion we are having on the Calliflower call tomorrow...
In a panel discussion at 4G world the general opinion was that USF will be modified to include the ability to support wireless broadband strategies."Their is growing consensus that Universal Service should include wireless" said Hank Hultquist of ATT. Many...
As my regular readers know, I am Apple user but not and Apple fan.As so many of my friends around me are using the iPhone and telling me how cool it is, while never making a call with it. I...
Lately, I am feeling right at home. Regulatory is rearing its head and as some one no longer trying to navigate it, I can just sit back and watch the events.Nothing is more fun to look at then the tenor...
Andy Abramson sent me a note about the Truphone announcement regarding an iPhone bug. It is not that Apple targeted Truphone its just a bug. Here is the post,Apple iPhone Bug Isn't Truphone's Problem I'm posting is a Public Service...
Mark my words: over the coming years, our cell phone will become the wireless networking relay station of choice for all of our portable devices - from Netbooks to Notebooks to eBooks and support for the phone's own wireless data activities as well. But, getting there is not going to be easy.
Last week while Verizon Wireless was trying to draw the attention of the developer community, the press was all a buzz about their relationship with Apple.The problem is two fold. The first is that ATT is the only one allowed...
While the California Titans get into a contest of wills, ATT's congressional nemesis is looking to add to the battle.I have to say it's pretty amazing to me what Congress focuses on, but the letters from the FCC inquiring about...
It's not a phone, it's the Internet.I went to Las Vegas to attend the market launch by Clearwire. The launch is reaching out to a population of 1.7 Million in a 638 mile area. The launch today continues the road...
As usual, I have to start by admitting that I am a Dan Hesse fan and my bell head nature feels for the team at Sprint.The people who made this deal viable are long gone. When the taffy pull of...
"A sales guy is usually the last guy to call a downturn", is the quote from Dave Vellequette of JDS Uniphase in today's Journal as they discuss the value of scenario planning in a recession.I think all the carriers are...
Investor's Daily did talked about Neutral Tandem today.The article was interesting because their biggest customers are the wireless carriers that are not affiliated with the ILEC (is that term getting old and I should just say ATT & Verizon?). So...
My TV keeps me company in my late hour work and my hotel rooms. Often I wake up to the infomercial dujour. Anthony Robbins is on a lot these days with a 19.95 offer. I have been trying to understand...
Investor's Daily has a nice article on how wireless operators in the US have hit the saturation point. While I keep trying to talk about nothing but the broadband wireless network of the future, consumers are selecting an alternative direction....
Anton Wahlman, a good friend, who helps focus money and hedge bets, sent me this note. 1. Blackberry is a fully encrypted military-grade secure platform, with 100% market share at FBI, CIA, White House, Congress, Department of Defense,...