Conference Craziness–> And A Solution

It’s yet another conference week for me. A circuit that seems to almost never end. Starting today I’ll be at IT Expo, the west coast edition of the twice a year mega-event that has become more than just VoIP with the addition of too many other events under one roof including StartupCamp Communications, the Cloud … Read more

Faster WiFi Coming to the Sky

As a regular user of Aircell’s GoGo service on a few airlines, most notably Virgin America and AirTran, because they offer it fleet wide, I’m always happy to see greater efforts put on in-flight WiFi. The experience I’ve had has been “good enough” to “stay connected” and with all the work my team and I … Read more

Faster WiFi Coming to the Sky

As a regular user of Aircell’s GoGo service on a few airlines, most notably Virgin America and AirTran, because they offer it fleet wide, I’m always happy to see greater efforts put on in-flight WiFi. The experience I’ve had has been “good enough” to “stay connected” and with all the work my team and I … Read more

Some SpeedTests Don’t Really Prove Anything

When I see reports like this one I have to step back, take a deep breath and say, “oh well” when it comes to speed tests, especially, those done for mobile phones. You see, not only are all speed tests not created equal. But for mobile, it’s a whole new ballgame as a series of … Read more

Cut Out The Credit Card

The telcos want to be in the banking business. Plain and simple. They are already in a “own the customer” relationship and with technology they can move money and credits around as fast as any bank. This recent move by Verizon for FiOS payments shows they don’t want to be paying fees when they can … Read more