Monthly Archives: August 2001
Who Will Fill the MVNO Space?
Followers of the data-only mobile virtual network operator concept have a range of ideas for the types of companies that might like to offer...
Top Line: August 20, 2001
Wireless LANs: No Need for Speed?Vendors are shifting wireless LAN speeds into overdrive, but many customers dont need the record performance.By the end of...
Fast Breaks Newsfront: August 20, 2001
Full SpeedOne of the fathers of the Internet isnt buying reports of a slowdown. Traffic on the Internet quadrupled during the past year, and...
Geekspeak: August 20, 2001
Motorolas iBoard is a portable keyboard from Stowaway for mobile phones. Yes, phones. The iBoard (see photo), designed to work with Motorola i85s, i50sx...
Network for Lease
The idea of mobile virtual network operators or resellers is hot, especially amid the swirl of rumors that Virgin Mobile is this close to...
Fast Facts Infrastructure: August 20, 2001
Golden ChutesLucent Technologies paid sacked CEO Richard McGinn $5.5 million in severance after he failed to engineer a quick turnaround of the troubled gear...
The Next Big Winner?
If bookmakers gave odds on what would be the next big thing in the technology market, one of the big favorites would have to...
Circle the Date
Many financial pundits are trying to predict when the high-tech market will recover. In my mind, only one date really matters: May 8, 2002....
Intel to Unwrap 2GHz P4
Intel Corp. will announce the release of a 2GHz Pentium 4 processor to kick off its Developers Forum next week in San Jose, Calif.The...
Via Chip Set Off-Limits, Intel Warns
Intel Corp. is warning computer makers to steer clear of a new chip set that could enable the manufacturers to build less expensive Pentium...