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Social Media and Digital Swarms
There has been lots of buzz lately around location-aware solcial networks such as Foursquare (http://foursquare.com/), Gowalla (http://gowalla.com/), and Loopt (http://www.loopt.com/). Now Facebook is muscling into the game with its 400M+ user base. It will be announcing a location-based service sometime today. Full Story
Posted on August 18, 2010 3:15 PM
4G Empowering an Army of Davids
I recently finished reading Glenn Reynolds' Army of Davids (http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/product_detail.asp?sku=1595550542) Even though the book was published back in 2006, it is still incredibly relevant (and maybe even more so) given some of the current dynamics and technology disruption happening around us. The main theme of the book is that emerging technology like the Internet serves as an equalizer to give individuals power equivalent to large organizations. Armed with video cameras and wireless internet access, anyone can become a global reporter, providing more opportunities for the public to see the news through the eyes of many versus being filtered through the lens of big media. In addition to communications technologies, Reynolds postulates that advances in computing, nanotech and biotech are creating similar disruptions that will allow individuals to wield significant power in shaping their lives and environment. The so called "Army of Davids" effect is very similar to the "Digital Swarm" effect I site in my recent book, The New World of Wireless: How to Compete in the 4G Revolution (http://www.whartonsp.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=013700379X), where individuals and objects are able to self-organize to achieve significant outcomes using wireless networks and smart devices as a medium to collaborate. Full Story
Posted on July 11, 2010 9:50 PM
Apple Tablet - A Bridge to 4G for Enterprises?
While the buzz around the Apple Tablet (http://gizmodo.com/5434566/)the-exhaustive-guide-to-apple-tablet-rumors), or as some are calling it, the "iPad", reaches a fever pitch in anticipation of this week's announcement, most folks are talking about the disruption to the mobile consumer market. Full Story
Posted on January 27, 2010 2:32 PM
M2M making its way into our lives
M2M does not only apply to exotic applications like environmental monitoring, precision farming, and supply chain automation. It is also starting to improve basic routine tasks. Full Story
Posted on December 20, 2009 9:01 AM
Zigbee creating the Home Swarm
Zigbee, the wireless sensor networking technology based on IEEE 802.15.4 is becoming the network of choice for control and monitoring in the home. (http://everythingwireless.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/zigbees-value-to-personal-health-care/) This includes applications in healthcare like glucose monitoring for remote patients and in energy like demand... Full Story
Posted on October 28, 2009 11:08 PM
The iPhone Wave Hits China
The recent announcement by China Unicom that they will offer iPhones in China (http://wirelessweek.com/News/2009/08/China-to-Get-iPhone/) is evidence of the surging demand for smartphones among the masses. Unfortunately, the Chinese government requires them to disable the WiFi capability on the device which... Full Story
Posted on August 30, 2009 9:52 AM
4G is about more than just Bandwidth
While people obsess over the bandwidth that will be available in 4G networks like WiMax and LTE (and 100Mbps+ is pretty incredible), 4G is about much more than just speed. Just as powerful is the interconnection of different network types including... Full Story
Posted on August 25, 2009 10:59 PM
Examples of 4G and Digital Swarms
This is hopefully the first of many entries on early examples of Digital Swarms enabled by 4G wireless technology. In my book, The New World of Wireless: How to Compete in the 4G Revolution (Wharton School Publishing, Amazon), I define... Full Story
Posted on August 22, 2009 9:23 PM
