Wireless Internet

The President's New Digital Government Strategy Memo

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Obama, Technology, Internet Access, Internet, Wireless Internet, President Obama, Technology News

Having the world's most cutting-edge digital technologies and best technology departments won't improve government services for our citizens if we don't have sufficient and sustainable access to the mobile broadband spectrum.

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White House Must Lead on Wireless

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Spectrum, Wireless, Mobile Policy, Wireless Spectrum, Mobile, Mobile Phones, Wireless Internet, Wireless Generation, Mobile Communications, Technology News

The message is clear: Political gridlock and bureaucratic inertia in Washington must take a back seat to the more urgent tasks of moving our economy forward and putting the interests and needs of our citizens first.

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Secrecy and Corruption at the NTIA

J.H. Snider | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Corruption, Special Interest Politics, Spectrum, Fcc, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Wireless, Political Corruption, Wireless Internet, Wireless Spectrum, Ntia, Lawrence Strickling, Nextwave, Technology News

Anything short of this type of personal liability is unlikely to provide agency heads with an adequate incentive to comply with FOIA under circumstances when they believe that compliance could damage their careers.

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Best of TEDTalks 2011, # 7: Wireless Data From Every Lightbulb

Harald Haas | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Tedtalks, Lightbulb Data, tedtalks2011, #18ideas, Wireless Spectrum, Spectrum, Wireless, Wireless Internet, Wireless Data, Smartphones, Technology News

Soon when you switch on the light in the morning, that light will beam the latest news to your smartphone. From the breakfast table, you will be able to send emails through the table light.

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Harald Haas On Lightbulb Data

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Spectrum, Lightbulb Data, tedtalks2011, Wireless Data, #18ideas, Smartphones, Wireless, Tedtalks, Wireless Internet, Wireless Spectrum, Video, Technology News

jQuery(function($) { $('#ad_sharebox_260x60').prepend(''); }); In this special year-end collaboration, TED and The Huffington Post are ex...

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Amtrak Expands Wi-Fi Coverage, But With A Catch

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Train Travel, Global Pulse, Amtrak Acela, Wireless Internet, Video, Amtrak, Northeast Corridor, Amtrak Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Travel News

Rail passengers in the Northeast will no longer have to book seats on Amtrak's pricey Acela to have access to Wi-Fi. Wireless internet access has been...

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Selling Our Wireless Future

Yochai Benkler | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Verizon, Broadband, Mobile Broadband, AT&T, Wireless, Supercommittee, Wireless Internet, Wifi, Technology News

As the deficit supercommittee searches every corner to make budgetary ends meet, one solution they are considering, "incentive auctions" of the TV bands, could threaten the future of wireless innovation.

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Wi-Fi Coming To New York City Subways

| Kareem Johnson | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: New York City Subway, Chelsea New York, Ny News, Wireless Internet, Transit-Wireless, Mta, New York News, Wi-Fi, New York News

CHELSEA -- Straphangers eager to stay in touch with the outside world while traveling underground will soon be able to surf the web at four Chelsea st...

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AT&T's T-Mobile Takeover Threatens Tech Startups

Edward J. Black | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Wireless, T-Mobile, Startups, Wireless Internet, AT&T T-Mobile Merger, AT&T, Broadband, Small Business, Small Business America, Technology News

The proposed AT&T merger is a threat to the business model and shareholder value of every mobile Internet startup and emerging player expecting open access to the wireless Internet. Industry leaders need to speak up.

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Schools To Get $9 Million To Give Students Wireless Internet Off Campus

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wireless Internet, Learning on the Go, Education Technology, Federal Communications Commission, Education News

WASHINGTON — Government officials are handing out $9 million to help schools extend wireless Internet connections beyond the classroom. The Fed...

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A Dual Plan Hatched @CES to Tackle the Digital Divide

Julius H. Hollis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wireless, Telecommunications, Wireless Internet, Internet, Fcc, Technology, Digital Divide, Technology News

As we look forward, we must continue to work with public policy makers and the private sector on approaches to lower the cost of broadband so that Americans have equal access to the good jobs and economic and educational opportunities.

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Good News For Commuters

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Avenue Subway, New York Subway, Metrocard, New York City Transit, Wireless Internet, Mta, Wifi, Metro, New York News

WiFi Coming To (Some) Subways It's been reported that the MTA is planning to bring Wi-Fi into six select stations. Plans are underway to have wirele...

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Ward Shepherd Brings Free Wireless Internet To Poor South Carolina Town

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NBC Nightly News Making a Difference, US Poverty, South Carolina, Ward Sheperd, Wireless Internet, Wifi, Free Wifi, Atlantic Beach South Carolina, Video, Impact News

Entrepreneur Ward Sheperd is bringing free wireless internet to a poor South Carolina community, helping residents get access to information to help t...

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Wireless Security is an Oxymoron, But There is Hope

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptops, Wireless Internet, Anti-Virus, Internet Security, Wifi, Hackers, Business News

WiFi is everywhere. WiFi wasn't born to be secure. It was born to be convenient. Anyone using an open unsecured network risks exposing their data.

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Ubiquitous Internet Approaching but Not Here Yet

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wifi, 3g, Wireless Internet, In-Flight-Wireless-Internet, Airplane Wifi, Wifi Access, Ipad, Technology News

While current 3G networks are fine for using a smartphone for e-mail, texting and limited Web access, they are not generally adequate for serious use of a computer or iPad-like device.

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Three Good Reasons to Lock Down Your Wireless Network

Christopher Burgess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cisco, Wireless Internet, Internet, Christopher Burgess, Data Security, Home Network, Wi-Fi, Technology News

Remember, anyone driving or sitting in proximity to your business, home, or office may be within the exploitable footprint of Wi-Fi signal.

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iPhone 4: Now with Price Gouging! (Courtesy of AT&T)

Josh Levy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Iphone, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, David Pogue, Wireless Internet, Technology News

Instead of thinking about the latest version of the game-changing smartphone, I'm mourning the end of the era of the unlimited data plan.

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Six Ways To Get Online From Anywhere

Macworld | Glenn Fleishman, Macworld.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thanksgiving Travel Tips, Travel Tips, Online, Wireless, Log On, Wireless Internet, Internet Travel, Travel, Wifi, Airport Express, Macworld, Technology News

We're all so accustomed to having Internet access in so many place -- at home, at the office, at airports, at coffee shops -- that it can be infuriati...

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Comcast To Offer Wireless Service

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wireless Internet, Comcast, Comcast Wireless, Media News

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launch...

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Dispatch From Tokyo: The Economy, Music Biz & Google

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Music Business, Japanese Economy, Suicide, Wireless Internet, Timothy Geithner, Japan, Music Industry, World News

Japan is still an odd hybrid of the past and the future. They've skipped the personal computer and gone straight to the cell phone, where much of e-traffic occurs.

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Beijing Introduces Free Citywide Wireless Internet

Danwei | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citywide Wireless Beijing, Beijing, Beijing Olympics, Wireless, Wireless Internet, China, Olympics, Business News

June 25 is first day in the test phase of the 'Beijing Wicity Project' which aims to provide citizen's wireless internet access in much of downtown Be...

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Bluetooth to Piggyback on Wi-Fi

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bluetooth, Wifi, Wifi and Bluetooth, Wireless Internet, Bluetooth Speed, Business News

NEW YORK — The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already b...

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