DNS Filtering is Essential to the Internet

Executive Summary A group of Internet Engineers sent a letter to the US Senate opposing the DNS filtering aspect of the Protect IP Act on technical grounds.  They argued that…

June 24, 2011 15

Free Tickets to eComm

The eComm conference is one of the most thought-provoking events of the year for people who care about the future of the mobile Internet. In the words of the the…

June 23, 2011 0

Netflix is Good for Broadband Providers Under Free Market

The CEO of Comcast turned some heads today when he had some nice words to say about Netflix being good for his business.  Conventional wisdom seems to be that Netflix…

June 23, 2011 2

A Year of High Tech Forum

We launched High Tech Forum on June 23 of last year to serve as a technical resource for people who care about tech policy, and our goal is the same…

June 23, 2011 4

The Data Tsunami is Gathering Strength

A year ago in June 2010, I undertook the first endeavour to quantify the data tsunami that is challenging wireless operators. The Nielsen Company kindly provided again the data to…

June 21, 2011 2

Monday 6-20-2011 Reading List

Bitcoin prices plummet on hacked exchange – Bitcoins are the geek’s version of a pyramid/Ponzi scheme and we’re not seeing the instability first-hand.  Just one compromised account on MTGOX trying to cash…

June 20, 2011 7

Public Safety Networks Aren’t Special

The White House released a paper today called “The Benefits of Transitioning to a Nationwide Wireless Broadband Network for Public Safety” arguing for a single–purpose mobile network for public safety….

June 16, 2011 8

28 Years of American Cellular Phone Service

2013 will bring the 30th anniversary of cellular phone network in the United States.  This archive video about the launch of the Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) from the early 1980s on AT&T’s tech…

June 15, 2011 5