Sizing up Net neutrality and wireless
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Columnist Craig J. Mathias weighs in on the debate over Net neutrality and how it applies to the wireless world.
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Verizon Wireless challenges the the FCC's proposed open-access rules for the upcoming auction of 700-MHz spectrum. Verizon's petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit calls the FCC regs "arbitrary and capricious."
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There could be trouble when metro-scale Wi-Fi systems run in the same areas as unrelated WLANs, but there are ways to minimize the effects of this interference, says columnist Craig. J. Mathias.
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The FCC says it's inclined to let Web surfers go wireless on airplanes. Yippee! But they might allow in-flight cell phone use, too. Oh.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate.
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WASHINGTON -- New rules approved this week by the Federal Communications Commission are aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans.
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The wiring at the Republican National Convention is rich enough to download the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in roughly 30 seconds. More noteworthy, though, is what the gathering lacks: Wi-Fi wireless networks for Internet access...
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While companies are promoting fourth-generation wireless as the next wave in Internet access, its future is far from certain.
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Except for the military, dedicating spectrum to a particular user is no longer a good idea. Making a big chunk of spectrum available to all users and restricting access as needed is a far better strategy, ignoring the politics, of course, says columnist Craig J. Mathias.
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com September 9, 2004, 4:46 PM PT. Federal telephone regulators on Thursday set aside more spectrum for third-generation cell phone calls and other advanced wireless services, in a move
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After tossing WiFi start-up bids for exclusive control of fallow spectrum, federal regulators want public input on how to proceed. Will a new fight over "open access" rules emerge?
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After tossing Wi-Fi start-up bids for exclusive control of fallow spectrum, federal regulators want public input on how to proceed. Will a new fight over "open access" rules emerge?
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Prepares to enter broadband era with Wi-Fi adaptor
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CHICAGO - Plans to blanket cities across the nation with low-cost or free wireless Internet access are being delayed or abandoned because they are proving to be too costly and complicated.
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A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats.
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When it comes to net neutrality, telecom and Internet companies may be asking for it.
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Every year at CES time, we revisit the topic of when or whether the US will finally catch up with the rest of the world in mobile wireless broadband. Why do we keep butting up against the same roadblocks year after year?