You can set up a citywide Wi-Fi network or nationwide WiMAX network, but if people don’t have portable devices that they love to use, they won’t care how fast or ubiquitous the network is. Today, Om Malik wrote a blog post on what he wants to see in an ultra-portable laptop. He has tried several devices but found them too heavy or too hot to use on a lap. So what does Om want: better battery life, less heat, more…
Always read the fine print, especially when it comes to mobile operators bragging about their latest 3G iPhone data plans. T-Mobile Germany says on its website: Freier Internetzugang mit unbegrenzter Datenflatrate (free Internet access with unlimited data flat rate). T-Mobile Germany is offering four types of “flat rate” monthly data plans: S for 29 EUR, M for 49 EUR, L for 69 EUR, XL for 89 EUR (as in small, medium, large, extra large). But as usual, one must read…
After a week of all 3G iPhone all the time, it’s pretty clear that the performance hurdle is being set for the “new” Clearwire and its planned nationwide WiMax network: Devices will need to look and perform reasonably like an iPhone, at as-fast or faster speeds, for lower prices, to get any traction at all. Luckily for Clearwire and its partners, those barriers aren’t insurmountable, but there’s also not a lot of time or chances to get things right. As…
I was surprised to read in the Wall Street Journal today that Nortel will focus its R&D and sales efforts on LTE instead of WiMAX. The company claims that demand for LTE equipment outstrips that for WiMAX as a result, they are putting their money into LTE. They’re not abandoning the WiMAX market altogether, instead they have entered into a deal with Alvarion to combine their technology with Alvarion’s. Anyone care to speculate what’s going on?
The rumors have been swirling for months about Apple releasing a 3G iPhone. It’s finally here. Steve Jobs made the announcement today at the annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. Among the most significant features of the new iPhone:
it’s $199, instead of $399, unfortunately you have to sign a 2-year contract with the cellular operator uses 3G (necessary if Apple wants to sell it in Europe and Asia) has GPS and live tracking, which uses cell towers and…Recently, I spoke to the communities of Western Tennessee at their Summit on Economic Development and Broadband. Not unlike other communities, the need for economic growth in the new age is paramount in their plans. I explained our ideas on how to capitalize on the broadband super highway. Attending the event were many communities who find that they are wrestling with the activity of sorting through their technical choices. One such question came after the event and I felt that…
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