This spring's CTIA wireless conference focused on new approaches by carriers
to work more closely with potential suppliers, especially developers of
wireless applications and services.
Howdy Pardners! There were tacos and fajitas, a rodeo reception, and
Texas-sized sessions at the CTIA WirelessAgenda held this May in Dallas,
Texas. The conference focused on steak rather than sizzle since much of the
hype in the wireless data industry has sizzled out over the last few months.
The quality of the sessions reached a new high, but attendance was low. Last
year U.S. carriers were buzzing about 3G. This year applications and
partnerships were on center stage, and 3G was rarely mentioned.
When Mark Desautels, VP of Internet development, took on the management of
the first Wirel... (more)
WBT's Ron Dennis interviews Zaga Novakovic on what it's like trying to find a
hotspot when you're really off the beaten track.
Zaga Novakovic is a traveler both in the physical world and in time. She is
comfortable in Thailand, in Paris, and in the future. One of her jobs is
looking into the future of wireless networking, or, more accurately, looking
into our future to see how Wi-Fi fits ... (more)
Two new products from DDH Software take us one step further from our
desktops, but is remote access really that useful?
DDH Software released two new programs recently, a Runtime for their
venerable HandBase software and a truly new application, Mobile TS, which
allows Palm users to connect to Windows PCs and control them from anywhere.
I'll save the Mobile TS fireworks for last and start... (more)
My first encounter with a microcomputer was thrilling. I didn't know about
"disruptive technology" yet (it was 1979), but it certainly changed my life.
I dreamed of carrying a computer around with me all the time. The same thing
happened the first time I saw a Web browser. More recently, the day I finally
got a Wi-Fi connection to work, I wandered around yelling, "Look at this!"
Then I wa... (more)
WBT's Wi-Fi editor reports on a recent conference that was devoted to
examining the value, profit prospects, and real-world obstacles inherent in
deploying and maintaining wireless public Internet access networks
commonly called "hotspots." In light of the estimate that there will be over
10,000 public wireless access points by the end of 2002, Ron profiles the
players in the hotspot m... (more)
Ron Dennis, Wi-Fi editor of Wireless Business & Technology, is a technology pioneer and a Palm fanatic. He's now reporting for WBT from the islands of Hawaii. He cofounded Livemind, Inc., led the third-party developers group at AOL, and created AOL's Web Hosting Service and Software Greenhouse. He has also guided several Internet startups.
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