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Carl Weinschenk

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Don’t Dither on Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity

20 May, 2013

Indeed, DR/BC seems to be getting more important as time passes -- the emergencies get more severe and downtime more disruptive and costly.

Wireless Charging Sector Frustratingly Fractious

17 May, 2013

Cables and cords to recharge mobile devices are annoying and an environmental nightmare.

The Bright and Somewhat Fuzzy Future of M2M

16 May, 2013

Getting one's arms around machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is a challenge.

A Good Step in the Battle Against Texting While Driving

15 May, 2013

The Associated Press reported that AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile are mounting a joint campaign against texting while driving.

Action on the Ruggedized Device Front

14 May, 2013

It figures that as devices gain power and come in more shapes and sizes, they will find more use in the field. That reasonable assumption leads to another, which is that ruggedizing phones, tablets and laptops will grow in importance.

Big Hopes for Small Cells

13 May, 2013

The small cell sector is about to get hot. The cellular industry traditionally has used tower-based macrocells to send signals to and collect them from the mobile devices that subscribers carry.

Small Businesses Are Loving the Cloud

10 May, 2013

Friday again and not a moment too soon. Here are some important stories and insightful analysis from the past week in the worlds of telecom and IT.

Creating a National Distracted Driving Debate

09 May, 2013

Distracted driving seems to be getting a lot of lip service and little concrete action.

HVAC Under Attack

08 May, 2013

There is no easy answer to the challenge of protecting HVAC and other critical systems.

Ikanos: DSL Could Stand for ‘Definitely Still Living’

07 May, 2013

Digital subscriber line (DSL) technology has been on the endangered species list for years.

In Smartphones, Tough Times for All but the Top Three

07 May, 2013

The industry gets it: Samsung, Android and Apple are the top dogs of the smartphone world. It is no longer necessary to continually make the point.

IT, Telecom and Consumer Electronics Industries Must Create Ethicists Positions

06 May, 2013

The advent of cloning and other mind-boggling technologies has elevated the status of medical ethicists. It is time for the telecom and IT industries to create equivalent positions.

Intel Focuses on Mobile

03 May, 2013

Many sites have reported that Intel named Brian Krzanich to replace retiring CEO Paul Otellini.

Telecommuting and BYOD Will Grow Even Faster

02 May, 2013

Telecommuting and BYOD of course are two of the major trends of the past few years. It is clear that they are here to stay – and to grow.

Wireless Spectrum: One Big Challenge, More than One Solution

01 May, 2013

Perhaps the biggest looming threat is the shortage of wireless bandwidth.

Small Telcos’ Disconnect with the Connect America Fund

30 Apr, 2013

What is not as newsworthy is that many of the advances in telecommunications infrastructure are made – and always have been made – by smaller telephone companies, many of which are rural areas.

HTML5 and Native Apps Have Their Strengths, Are Growing Toward Each Other

30 Apr, 2013

There are use cases in which HTML5 is the best approach and others in which native app development should be favored.

Great News for Smartphones, but Some Cause for Concern

29 Apr, 2013

Vendors, service providers and others in the smartphone sector should celebrate their success. They also should remember that nothing lasts forever.

Fifteen AT&T Markets Get a Digital Life

26 Apr, 2013

Here, then, are some of the IT and telecom stories that shouldn’t be overlooked.

The Complex March Toward SDNs Accelerates

25 Apr, 2013

It behooves people working on both the enterprise and telecommunications sides to familiarize themselves with the SDN concept.