Wayne Rash

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai kept his word that the FCC would conduct its deliberations in public when he ordered the public release of an official notice that its preparing to change the rules that regulate U.S. internet service providers. However, it’s worth noting that notice didn’t follow the procedure followed by the previous […]

In a move that has been widely expected since he was named Federal Communications Commission chairman, Ajit Pai has announced that he plans to end the changes his predecessor made when the FCC decided that the internet should be covered by Title II of the Communications Act. Pai was a commissioner when former Chairman Tom […]

By now you’re familiar with the problem of fake news. Some sites, claiming to provide news actually work with an agenda to present stories that spread their point of view, regardless of any connection with the facts. The issue of fake news or what used to be known as political propaganda, came to the forefront […]

LISBON—Liat Ben-Zur sat across from me in the Executive Lounge located in the Marriott hotel in this historic city and my attention was immediately drawn to the collection of wearable devices on her arms. On one arm was an Apple Watch, and on the other was a device I couldn’t identify. We launched immediately into […]

Samsung, Philips, Sennheiser Show Off Products to Debut at IFA 1017 LISBON, Portugal—The organizers of the IFA consumer electronics show gave a preview here of the products likely to appear at IFA 2017 in Berlin for the benefit of the global IT industry trade press. The idea was to build up the interest of potential […]

When the hacker group Shadow Brokers released its latest list of Windows vulnerabilities last week, much of the security community was aghast. The new leaks listed a series of hacking tools aimed at those Windows vulnerabilities along with tools aimed at other services and operating systems, ostensibly stolen from the National Security Agency several months […]

T-Mobile was the dominant winner in the 600 MHz spectrum auction that ended on March 30, 2017. The Federal Communications Commission announced the results of the auction on April 13. T-Mobile’s bids of nearly $8 Billion secured about 45 percent of the available spectrum for the third-largest carrier while U.S. Dish Networks bought just over […]

It was a fairly typical Wednesday afternoon, meaning that I was trying to decide what I’d write about for the second column of the week, when the phone rang. A recorded voice on the other end said that the calling organization could prevent criminal charges and collection activities because of my business’ tax problems. All […]

The Volkswagen emissions scandal has now come home for me, and for thousands of other VW owners. We’ve now reached the point where the company is taking its cars back. In September, 2015, Volkswagen admitted that the company had been cheating on emissions tests for diesel cars sold in the United States. The number of […]

Those of us who spend their time and brain power trying to discern when Apple is going to release a new product will find satisfaction in the fact that the company really did release a new iPad in March. The fact that Apple didn’t release a new iPad Pro is only slightly disappointing. Instead Apple […]

TESSCO One Conference Puts Spotlight on Wireless Products of All Kinds NASHVILLE, Tenn.—When the subject of wireless communications comes up, most people think about WiFi or perhaps LTE cellular service. But the wireless business encompasses much more. The range and the complexity can be breathtaking. At the TESSCO One conference here, there were products for […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —To suggest that the wireless industry is about to expand at an explosive rate is kind of like suggesting that a nuclear bomb is something that goes bang. Both are true statements, but the reality is an order of magnitude different. The wireless industry is poised to enter a period of growth that […]