ITIF Statement in Support of “America’s Broadband Connectivity” Plan

[Ed: Here’s the press release we issued at ITIF today on the ABC Plan for phasing out telephony subsidies and bulking up the stimulus program for rural broadband. All telecom…

July 29, 2011 0

Fact-checking Sen. Kohl’s Letter

Senator Herb Kohl sent a letter to the Justice Department and the FCC today arguing that the market analysis around the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger should emphasize the national market rather…

July 21, 2011 2

Differentiated Services Promote Wireless Innovation

While I don’t follow the net-neutrality debate closely, it is my understanding that the consumer advocates consider offering Differentiated Services at a premium price somehow conflicts with the Internet’s promise…

July 6, 2011 5

Could VoLTE be a Knockout Punch for VoIP?

Raise the topic of 4G networks with anyone in the tech industry and you’ll often receive a flurry of smiles and wide-eyed dreaming. Ask the same audience what services they…

June 28, 2011 5

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

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

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

A Rational Discussion of Cell Phones and Towers

Updated 6/2/2011 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified cell phones as a possible carcinogen.  This new classification has…

June 1, 2011 5