Roy Mark

T-Mobile is aggressively adding markets to its 3G network in advance of the Oct. 22 debut of its G1 with Google smart phone powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system. The carrier lit up a 3G network Oct. 17 in Sacramento, Calif., and plans to launch 3G networks in Memphis and Tampa the week of […]

Approximately 1.4 million federal employees spend some time out of the office each day without the technology to stay connected. According to a new study by Telework Exchange, the government could achieve an estimated $37 million a day in productivity if those workers were supplied with smart phones. Moreover, the study shows the federal mobility-without-connectivity […]

With a WiMax beachhead established in Baltimore and the promise of a nationwide rollout of the 4G technology within the next two years, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire now turn their attention to completing a merger between the two companies. First stop, the Federal Commissions Commission on Nov. 4. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Oct. 15 […]

The Nov. 1 deadline for new federal identity theft regulations requiring financial institutions and other creditors that provide financing is fast approaching. Known as FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), the rules require covered entities to re-examine their ID theft prevention policies and implement new procedures and business practices. More specifically, FACTA requires a […]

White space devices will not cause undue interference with digital broadcasts or wireless microphones, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Oct. 15. Martin told reporters in a conference call he plans for the FCC to vote on allowing unlicensed use of the spectrum Nov. 4. Google, Microsoft, Intel, Motorola and other IT companies hope […]

Just a week before T-Mobile’s much anticipated G1 Android smart phone hits the streets Oct. 22, rumors are swirling that preorders have hit 1.5 million. T-Mobile has refused to confirm or deny the rumors about the first smart phone to be powered by Google’s Android operating system. Even if the numbers are inflated, the presales […]

It appears the Federal Communications Commission is ready to move forward with a spectrum auction in 2009 that would require the winning bidder to provide a free wireless broadband tier to 50 percent of the United States in four years and 95 percent of the country within 10 years. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin first proposed […]

When Sprint Nextel lit its new WiMax network in Baltimore, the long-promised third broadband pipe into the American home was realized. At least for Baltimore residents, a broadband provider choice now amounts to more than a Tweedledee or Tweedledum pick of DSL or cable. It’s about time. More than six years ago, the Federal Communications […]

Corporate IT managers and vendors are badly underestimating the future demand for mobility devices and services in the enterprise arena, overlooking a new emerging class of mobile workers that rely on smart phones. Underestimating these new mobile users could have a significant impact on device manufacturers, application vendors, middleware providers and network operators aiming to […]

Let the holiday season smart phone wars begin. Research In Motion introduced Oct. 8 its BlackBerry Storm-with its new tactile touch-screen-that will be exclusively available on Verizon Wireless in the United States in a matter of weeks. Both RIM and Verizon Wireless are expecting the Storm to seriously challenge Apple’s 3G iPhone as the hottest […]