Companies’ communications strategies must be agile in a rapidly evolving market
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Nothing better points to the winds of change than dueling headlines – or, in this case, partially dueling headlines -- within a day or so of each other. On one hand, The Federal Communication... More >
The troubles that Research in Motion has had dealing with some Asian nations during the past few months should get the attention of all smartphone markers. The problem is that telecommunications does... More >
The cloud may be the best thing that has happened for disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BR) for small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs). Geminare founder Joshua Geist writes at Compu... More >
There is a tension about how to look at the future. On one hand, observers should be careful not to jump too quickly: Television didn’t kill radio, videocassette recorders didn’t empty the movie thea... More >
There are many challenges that Microsoft must meet to make the Windows 7 phone a success. One of the most important is how popular it proves to be to developers. The early news seems encouraging for ... More >
Folks in the mobile application sector should take a snapshot of what is happening today to make them feel better when, inevitably, the growth curve slows. They can take these numbers out of their... More >
The benefits of femtocells have long been clear: These devices, which in essence are small base stations that sit at the customer's home or office, increase network coverage and transfer traffic from... More >
Virtually all the headlines in the cellular phone world are being generated by smartphones. It is important to remember, however, that these sleek new devices still are in the minority. That p... More >
Rhythm NewMedia's study on the use of mobile video is intriguing. The researchers said they found that use of mobile video is accelerating far faster than is commonly assumed. Just between the first... More >
Near-field communications (NFC), a technology that enables the transmission of data over short distances, has been hovering around the periphery of the telecommunications sector for about a decade. I... More >
It is possible that Google has the public’s best interests at heart in the agreement it struck last week with Verizon. As I pointed out last week, however, a corporation has significant legal and fid... More >
The maturing of 4G – generally defined as either Long Term Evolution (LTE) or WiMax – has been even more interesting than usual during the past couple of weeks. Clearwire, the sponsor of the Clear ... More >
The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that the rate of growth of broadband penetration is slowing. Broadband penetration was 66 percent in the second quarter of this year, compared to 6... More >
GigaOM Pro is, if anything, a bit behind the times on this one. The site has a post – an excerpt of which is available at the main site – suggesting that the use of smartphones for combined consume... More >
The troubling thing about the wireless element of Google’s joint proposal with Verizon is its vagueness. Google is in business to make money. Anyone assuming that it would forgo revenue in or... More >
Generally, there is so much actually happening in the IT and telecommunications sectors that it’s a good idea for a blogger to shy away from writing posts based on rumors and speculation. Righ... More >
The implications of the possible ban of all or some BlackBerry services in two Middle Eastern nations are serious. Whether the countries' concerns are legitimate or not, the idea of governments shutt... More >
Like the smart grid market to which it is deeply linked, the machine-to-machine (M2M) market is huge and difficult to precisely define. It is as familiar as a windshield-mounted GPS system and as obs... More >
The numbers are up all across the smartphone sector. The rush -- not unexpected but impressive nonetheless -- is led by Android , which grew an astronomical 886 percent last quarter versus the secon... More >
A person doesn’t need to have an advanced degree to see certain things clearly. In this case, it’s pretty obvious that smart grid security is not keeping pace with the threats. Dangers are ass... More >
The emphasis that Microsoft is putting on its Windows 7 initiative – and its importance – became clearer when CEO Steve Ballmer said that the company is preparing a version of the operating system f... More >
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