Carl Weinschenk

Fears of hackers attacking the United States’ voting infrastructure have been with us for years. Those fears, driven by attacks on the Democratic Party infrastructure during the primaries, have heightened the concerns about the security of the voting system for the presidential election on November 8. Russian or Russian-supported hackers are suspected in the mischief. […]

The cable industry developed in two waves: Video, and, then everything else. For years, cable operators were solely purveyors of programming. About 15 years ago, they very successfully entered the data business with broadband and IP-based telephony offerings. The timeline is important. The staggered nature of technical development meant that operators in essence built parallel […]

Why and How to Build an Enterprise App Store Google seems set to take a big step on the operating system (OS) front, according to reports. Android Police reported yesterday that two “independent and reliable sources” told it that Google is planning to release a laptop in the third quarter that will be driven by […]

9 Successful Digital Disruption Examples We know this about 5G: It will operate at higher frequencies than LTE and the amount of data that will be transmitted will grow over time. From the technical perspective, small cell technology is the answer. A potentially huge obstacle is emerging, however. What will the process look like and […]

Five Barriers for Enterprise Mobility How Google Fiber and other competitive service providers physically deploy their networks is a sticky issue. Newcomers often have to ask providers already in the market to participate in the process. For obvious reasons, the incumbents tend to drag their feet. This issue has gotten a lot of attention in […]

9 Successful Digital Disruption Examples The long and winding road toward cellular carrier use of unlicensed spectrum took three steps this week. Whether those steps are forward, backward or sideways is unclear, however. The topic is contentious. Cellular companies currently use licensed spectrum, which is expensive. Unlicensed spectrum is open to all, and is dominated […]

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which is also called the Industrial Internet, is the domain of industry, government and other realms. It is logistics, fleet management, factory floors, power plants, utilities and other non-consumer facing elements. It’s the big stuff. It’s not surprising that IIoT security is very important, complex and daunting. Yesterday, the […]

Data-Centric Approach Starves Data-Hungry Cybercriminals Last week, enterprise digital rights management firm Seclore released a study on sharing of secure data among internal and external personnel. Almost all – 98 percent – say that security is a top or significant concern (it’s fair to wonder what the other 2 percent are thinking about). Many believe […]

8 Uses of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality for the Enterprise Telemedicine continues to get rave reviews in the press. What could be better than providing good care to folks who are either too sick or too far away to make it to the doctor’s office? A story by a couple of doctors suggests that […]

Why and How to Build an Enterprise App Store Businesses need to think their mobile strategies through very carefully. What platform (or platforms) they use is a key decision. After all, few things are more important than being able to communicate with prospects and existing customers. Should the organization use a native app? A hybrid […]

5 Strategies for IoT Monetization Just a few years ago, the idea of autonomous vehicles seemed like science fiction. Now that idea has methodically evolved to the point where it is accepted as a near-term technology. Uber now is offering an autonomous car service to customers in Pittsburgh. A blog posted today by Anthony Levandowski […]

Top 5 Tips for Building a Fail-Safe Network A lot of what research and development teams at carriers, service providers and the companies that support them do is try to find ways to reuse infrastructure that is deployed but on the verge of being antiquated. The cable industry faces the challenge with coaxial cable, and […]