The 2008 presidential election has drawn an unparalleled level of interest globally, and the Internet is host to a record number of young voters and people abroad looking for campaign updates. With so much at stake this election year, even the Republicans admit that Democrats have the edge, with Obama leading the pack in social […]
Another summer iPhone announcement, another explosion in the press and blogosphere speculating whether AT&T’s network can handle the demand. While the carrier seemingly has taken the necessary steps to prepare for the onslaught of 3G iPhone users, no one seems truly confident that it will be enough, and one thing is certain - this iPhone […]
Yesterday at Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, Steve Jobs discussed what he is calling “iPhone 2.0,” as well as a slew of new applications and services. The success of the iPhone has been huge for Apple since the device launched a little less than a year ago, but Jobs is pushing for more. More countries. More […]
“Mobile marketing,” or marketing products and services through mobile devices, has become increasingly popular as technology advances and SMS continues to offer businesses a way to reach consumers faster and more directly. The latest innovations in this category are now making use of more exciting (and bandwidth-intensive) content to deliver the intended message more effectively […]
Last week at CTIA, there was a lot of talk about wireless backhaul and the technology needed to address bottlenecks that high-bandwidth mobile services create, as described in a recent Telephony article. In this story, the head of Juniper Networks’ mobile and FMC segment calls backhaul one of the weakest links in today’s wireless networks, […]
The long awaited winner of the 700MHz C-block auction is Verizon wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone. But before the laurel wreath is placed, I ask, “Who should really receive it?” Google pressed Verizon to reach the $4.74 billion figure, which triggers an open system according to the rules FCC set forth […]
Steve Lohr wrote a great article about the growth of Internet congestion on Thursday in the New York Times. In the article, Steve focuses on the Internet traffic jam from the consumer perspective but I was struck more by the issues Internet congestion raises on the business side. The fact that high-bandwidth services like video […]
Steve Jobs is expected to unveil a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone during a press event tomorrow, and I’ve been reading speculation this week on the exact details of the announcement, as well as hints of what’s to be developed.
Macworld cited a report that MySpace has obtained early access to the SDK and is […]
On Friday, Paul Taylor published a column in the Financial Times extolling the value of femtocells. While Taylor focuses mostly on the benefits femtocells bring consumers (e.g., better cell coverage at home and in the office, removal of the last real stumbling block to cutting your wireline connection), I was struck by the benefits to […]
Verizon Wireless has set March 19 as the date it will release the first version of its open network service specs. As c|net’s Marguerite Reardon points out, the pricing of the “Any Device, Any App” service is still up in the air (no pun intended):
“But even though Verizon appears to be embracing the network openness, […]
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