Spectrum Reality, Part 2
In my last post, I promised to follow up on the 700 MHz band’s unique properties, so here you go. The background fact about spectrum is that opportunistic spectrum access…
Why Did Vint Cerf Say That?
Vint Cerf, one of the primary designers of TCP/IP and a man who’s among the “fathers of the Internet” has an Op-Ed in today’s New York Times arguing that Internet…
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Last May and June, BBC aired a three part documentary by Adam Curtis on how computers are reshaping society called “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace.” The title…
Discussion Thread: Does DNS Filtering Break the Internet?
There’s a lot of controversy about the DNS filtering mandate proposed in two bills moving in the U. S. Congress, PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA.) This…
SOPA Hearing DNS Filtering Discussion
The House Judiciary Hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) held on Thursday, December 15 was certainly one of the longest hearings in recent memory, as well as one…
Apps, Web Apps, and the Future of Computing
One of the questions that keeps coming up in discussions about where network computing is going is the Web vs. Apps controversy. Wired magazine helped kick it off in 2010…
Get Ready for Metered Wi-Fi
There’s a story in today’s New York Times on the impact the iPad is having on hotel Wi-Fi networks. Conclusion: Expect hotels to implement volume-sensitive pricing for Internet access via…
Remaking the Internet
The Time Warner Research Program has published my essay on the Internet architecture, Remaking the Internet: Taking Network Architecture to the Next Level. The essay examines the issues that make…