FREE in France Gears Up for Disruption

I've been watching telco operator FREE in France for sometime and feel that their in it for the long haul with a new mobile network there.  One has to realize that they are actually looking forward not back when it comes to their network approach. The Wireless Moves analysis of their approach, and of the … Read more

I Remember When There Were More of Us

The other day I called up Marcelo Rodriguez, long a fixture on the VoIP scene, and again the owner of Voxilla. My reason for calling him was two fold. One on behalf of a client, but really to encourage him to resume more regular blogging. As a former newspaper editor in his previous life Marcelo … Read more

Sprint Updates the OverDrive Pro

I'm up in Los Angeles so I brought along my Sprint Overdrive and saw I needed to update the firmware/software on it. Now when I look at the top it shows I'm on a "Partner Network" which I never saw before. I guess what they're doing is distancing themselves from Clearwire, whose network it seems … Read more

Do You Play Cell Phone Roulette?

Image via Wikipedia Welcome back my friends to the game that never ends. It’s the game that chills your soul, curves your spine and bends your mind. It’s called “Cell Phone Roulette” and your odds of winning are never in your hands, despite what you are holding. It’s the game we play each and every … Read more

Inventive Use of WiFi to Attract Customers

Image via Wikipedia The Japanese are very inventive and now they're dispensing WiFi via vending machines. And the price, well it's free.  What this really is all about is the data in the machines being sent back to the distribution centers over an Internet connection, but the machine at the location can do more than dispense … Read more

Video Conferencing Will Save Money

According to the U.S. Interior Department, their staff can save millions of dollars avoiding flights to places like Denver, Sacramento and other state capitals. That's not telling people like you and I anything new. We've all know that and likely practice it more and more. So lets get a few definitions on the table.. 1. … Read more

What I Want as a Holiday Present This Year (Wishful Thinking)

In looking at the technology landscape here's what I want for holiday present: 1) The end of security being the excuse not to adopt something. Over the past 11 years I have seen more great ideas and growth stymied under the guise of "security" being the issue.  2) Standards really being standards. If you use … Read more

Log Me In Takes Aim at Citrix Go To Meeting

Image via Wikipedia Already a competitor to Citrix in the GoTo category of support tools with LogMeIn Rescue and LogMeIn as a remote desktop service that gets around firewalls nicely, the folks at LogMeIn are now taking aim at GoToMeeting, GoToTraining, GoToWebinar and of course HiDef Conferencing with the news of VoIP support for Join.Me, … Read more