tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137716772024-03-14T09:56:43.406+00:00prismexploring technology, society, cultureJ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.comBlogger749125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-3418409069650755092010-11-18T10:27:00.001+00:002010-11-18T10:30:01.135+00:00UK Gvt - Net Neutrality - light touchGovernment favours light regulation on net neutralityBy David Meyer, ZDNet UK, 17 November, 2010 17:04 The UK government has laid out its position on net neutrality, arguing that the issue should remain lightly regulated and that competition between ISPs will ensure future openness. Speaking at the FT World Telecoms Conference on Wednesday, communications minister Ed Vaizey claimed that a J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-90191722605080202632010-11-11T12:29:00.002+00:002010-11-11T12:54:52.025+00:00The economics of last mile fiber[ The following excerpts are from Bill St Arnaud's blog, which draws on Herbert Wagter's (Amsterdam FTTH network) Fiber-to-the-X: the economics of last-mile fiber:===(...) Ninety-nine percent of the Internet's physical distance has been strung with fiber already; just a minor hop, and home and business users can have a fully fiber connection. The obvious question is, why has fiber been rolled J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-89528024691890243662010-07-15T09:23:00.007+01:002010-07-15T12:35:17.851+01:00Google Fiber for Communities: Open Access Networks[ Google - USA : New website launched for Google's community fibre networks initiative - seeking community partners, and providing Open Access Networks. Whilst many community network projects have foundered re the strategic/scaleable/sustainable/replicable factors etc, Google USA has initiated a significant infrastructure intervention - capable of transforming the local communications landscapeJ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-58803509661239120632010-07-07T12:39:00.004+01:002010-07-07T13:19:15.152+01:00Back to Schumpeter: Technology, Innovation, Capital[ The Cook Report on Internet duly processed my Scumpeter - Drucker cue to provide the following reflection on Schumpeter's revisionist political economy thinking on the relations of technology, innovation and capital:]Gordon Cook's stark conclusion re the 2010 situation of dominance of global finance capital which has short-circuited productive technology innovation ... hollowing out the centre,J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-9943538562074226092010-07-03T21:59:00.006+01:002010-07-18T13:38:25.677+01:00Towards Creative Construction? Notes on The Cook Report on Internet[ The following notes explore themes that emerge from recent published issues of The Cook Report on Internet, and related arch-econ private mail-list discussions:]In consideration of teasing out the themes of recent Cook Report on Internet disc-list and reports: Creative Construction?The main theme that emerges seems to be "The Challenge of Creative Construction for a Broken World":the link toJ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-24687085870768381962010-05-15T08:53:00.002+01:002010-05-15T09:03:34.694+01:00Google admits wi-fi data collection blunder15 May 2010 | Google admits wi-fi data collection blunder By Maggie Shiels, Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon ValleyThe Street View car takes photos for the service Google has admitted that for the past three years it has wrongly collected information people have sent over unencrypted wi-fi networks. The issue came to light after German authorities asked to audit the data the J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-16818093593093040272010-05-14T22:14:00.007+01:002010-05-14T22:24:35.761+01:00The Innovation Journey of Wi-FiThe Innovation Journey of Wi-Fi: The Road Toward Global SuccessCambridge University Press Wolter Lemstra, Technische Universiteit Delft, The NetherlandsVic Hayes, Technische Universiteit Delft, The NetherlandsJohn Groenewegen, Technische Universiteit Delft, The Netherlands Hardback | ISBN-13: 9780521199711 Not yet published - available from December 2010 Wi-Fi has become the preferred means forJ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-50720322417263924612010-05-14T11:07:00.003+01:002010-05-14T11:13:13.323+01:00Web revolution sweeps Whitehall "This is the first time we have had a change of government in the internet age. When Labour came to power in 1997, government departments were just beginning to feel their way on the web".National Archive website | UK Government Web ArchiveWeb revolution sweeps Whitehall <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IBYL -->J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-79127201644048648952010-05-13T14:41:00.000+01:002010-05-13T14:42:48.562+01:00Mobiles overtaking fixed-line calls - officialMobiles overtaking fixed-line calls - official Mobile phone usage has already overtaken fixed-line phones in the UK and five other countries - and the pace is accelerating, says a new report Published on Nov 6, 2009 Mobile phone usage will overtake standard fixed phone lines as the dominant means of communication J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-3141268825341543302010-05-13T14:39:00.001+01:002010-05-13T14:39:36.030+01:00Mobile calls will overtake landline by 2009Mobile calls will overtake landline by 2009, regulator predicts By Channel 4 News Updated on 29 August 2008 Calls from mobile phones are predicted to outnumber fixed line calls in the UK within two years, Ofcom has announced.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-36530386178790224072010-05-13T14:32:00.001+01:002010-05-13T14:36:20.674+01:00Mobile broadband to overtake fixed-line internet connections in the UK in 2011 mobilesquared.co.uk | Mobile broadband to overtake fixed-line internet connections in the UK in 2011 Published on 02 November 2009 by Nick Lane <!-- /post_head --> <!-- Article Start --> Mobile to become primary access point to reach consumers Mobile broadband connections will exceed fixed-line broadband connections in 2011, according to aJ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-4001547472414273692010-05-13T13:57:00.002+01:002010-05-13T13:59:39.428+01:00More people buying Wi-Fi-enabled devices.cnet.com | May 4, 2010 | More people buying Wi-Fi-enabled devicesAs more electronic devices become networked, consumers are flocking to gadgets with built-in wireless access, according to a report released Monday by In-Stat.Worldwide shipments of TVs with Wi-Fi are expected to jump from less than 5 million last year to around 65 million in 2014. Wi-Fi-enabled Blu-ray players will also be up J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-31766885081730559122010-05-13T11:49:00.001+01:002010-05-13T11:55:52.220+01:00EU needs more regulatory powers in telecomstotal telecom | EU needs more regulatory powers in telecoms - Monti reportBy Pep Kiviniemi, Dow Jones NewswiresMonday 10 May 2010Former commissioner presents internal report on telecoms to European Commission.The European Union needs to have stronger regulatory powers over national telecommunications regulators to enable it to create an integrated European-wide market for electronic J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-61467979443362402272010-05-13T11:45:00.000+01:002010-05-13T11:47:23.154+01:00Wi-Fi Google newscientist.com | Innovation: The Wi-Fi database that shamed Google | 30 April 2010 By now, most of us in the US, the UK and Australia, plus many elsewhere in Europe, have got used to the fact that images of almost every house on every street are available online for all to see via the Street View facility in Google Maps. But last week many were shocked to learn that while the advertising J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-20053231498838454302010-05-11T07:50:00.008+01:002010-05-11T11:26:06.969+01:00Press release | May 2010The Open Spectrum Alliance Celebrates 25 Years of Wi-Fi The Open Spectrum Alliance promotes Open Spectrum reform to unlock the common public resource of the radio spectrum and unleash its potential social and economic benefits | openspectrum.euCelebrating the Silver Jubilee of the rules that enabled Wi-Fi On May 24, 2010 it will be exactly 25 years since the Federal J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-76212438030387215592010-05-10T13:32:00.001+01:002010-05-10T13:33:30.578+01:00Spectrum must be ‘urgent priority’ for new governmentmbmagazine.co.uk | Spectrum must be ‘urgent priority’ for new government 07/05/2010 Reviving the UK’s floundering spectrum modernisation programme must be an urgent priority for the new government if the country is to avoid being left behind in J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-61794480560269711362010-05-10T13:24:00.000+01:002010-05-10T13:26:38.490+01:00Digital Dividend - UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrumeweekeurope.co.uk | UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum EU wants harmony, but the future of the UK's spectrum is still up in the air according to experts Andrew Donoghue | May 6, 2010 he European Commission is pushing member states to harmonise their efforts to free up the spectrum previously used by terrestrial TV, to support wireless broadband. The Commission has J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-23540923141570325702010-05-10T13:17:00.002+01:002010-05-10T13:19:57.373+01:00Where Did Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Come From?Where Did Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Come From? Part 1marcus-spectrum.com | May 03, 2010 May 9th will be the 25th anniversary of the Report and Order in Docket 81-413 that created the regulatory basis for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a variety of other lesser known products. While many people think it is the origin of unlicensed systems, unlicensed has been allowed since the late 1930s but under restrictive J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-75622747643254647922010-05-10T12:04:00.001+01:002010-05-10T12:07:48.685+01:00Wi-Fi standards - Wi-Gigblogs.ft.com | Messy standards fight looms for wireless video May 10, 2010 7:24am by Chris NuttallTwenty-five years after a US regulatory decision enabled the development of Wi-Fi, a contest is developing over a new 60GHz standard for a next-generation multi-gigabit version of the technology. The Wi-Fi Alliance entered the fray on Monday with a cooperation agreement with the Wireless J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-29001658806296391182010-05-10T11:58:00.000+01:002010-05-10T12:00:15.790+01:00IEEE 802.11 30th Anniversaryieee.org | 6 May 2010 | 6 May 2010 IEEE 802 Committee Celebrates 30th Anniversary BY KATHY KOWALENKO Your computer, your smart phone, your e-book reader, your gaming system, and maybe your car are just a few of the things containing interfaces compliant with the suite of network interoperability standards developed by the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC). The committee, J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-7757624485578839292010-05-10T11:43:00.002+01:002010-05-10T11:50:20.920+01:00Wi-Fi: WiGig: 60GHz band wired.com | New Frequency Set to Turbocharge Wi-Fi Wired News - Priya Ganapati - 10 May 2010Wi-Fi is about to lay claim to a new frequency band that could result in speeds at least 10 times faster than what's currently available. ...Wi-Fi is about to lay claim to a new frequency band that could result in speeds at least 10 times faster than what’s currently available. An agreement between J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-78068038861070652462010-05-10T11:40:00.001+01:002010-05-10T11:42:38.577+01:00iPad&WiFi&3Gexpertreviews.co.uk | O2 announces UK price plans for iPad WiFi and 3G 10 May 2010 Following the announcement of UK iPad pricing on Friday, O2 has now released details of its dedicated data tariffs for the iPad with WiFi + 3G. All iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include free unlimited access to BT Openzone and The Cloud Wi-Fi J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-12132619297283023332010-05-10T11:34:00.001+01:002010-05-10T11:36:42.212+01:00Wi-Fi celebrates silver jubileelirneasia.net | Wi-Fi celebrates silver jubilee <!--BEGIN .entry-meta .entry-header--> Written by Abu Saeed Khan on May 5, 2010 <!--BEGIN .entry-content .article--> Wi-Fi marks 25 years this month since the FCC decision of 1985 that allowed using spread-spectrum technologies in unlicensed spectrum and sparked a huge dose of innovation in the process. J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-61124192386545575332010-05-10T11:28:00.002+01:002010-05-10T12:45:59.824+01:00Twenty-Five Years of Wi-Ficellular-news.com | 10 May 2010 | Twenty-Five Years of Wi-Fi On May 24, 2010 it will be exactly 25 years since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the regulator of the radio spectrum for public use in the USA, released the decision to permit unlicensed access to the radio spectrum for communications, provided the devices use "Spread Spectrum". That paved the way for the IEEE J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13771677.post-21897396408502383812010-05-06T14:36:00.061+01:002010-05-17T08:15:29.340+01:00Wi-Fi: 25 Years[As I spent a large part of the years 1999-2008 engaged in wireless & Net politics, here's a quick assemblage of links, notes & videos for further reflection. Whilst the technology and regulatory "how" is fascinating, my interest has been in pushing the social "why". | John Wilson, May 2010][1] 25 years of Wi-Fi: Empowering the userMay 2010 marks the 25 th anniversary of the American J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17429814128254125482noreply@blogger.com0