Opinion

A great political stroke of genius of Team Bush has been the creation of the moderate tone implied by the “compassionate conservative” banner. Why, you’d think George W. would suffer …

Now that the United States appears to be entering a recession, the economics behind deployments of third-generation wireless systems are even trickier than new math. Carriers and vendors are walking …

NEW YORK-Some recent developments have brightened the longer-term prospects for smart cards in North American wireless communications, although the picture gets cloudier when framed as an immediate prospect. Opportunity is …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) told state regulators last week that the answer to how to get broadband services to rural American might be wireless. “We can’t wire rural America. … …

In France, the country where they offer calorie-laden pain au chocolats and croissants for breakfast, keeping one’s weight under control does not seem to be a problem-probably because the locals …

Just a month or so into the job, President Bush has gone to great pains to convince us the “Digital Divide” is some cockamamie liberal concept unworthy of government support. …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus established a subsidiary, Agility Networks, responsible for rolling out Australia’s first tail-end broadband wireless network using local multipoint distribution system (LMDS) technology. The new company’s …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having paid handsomely for their licenses at a time when wireless auctions were the flavor of the month around Europe, wireless local loop (WLL) operators face an uncertain future. …

DENVER, United States-To know what the broadband industry is going to do tomorrow, just look at what the cellular industry is doing today. Year after year, several key cellular carriers …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having paid so much for their licenses, prospective third-generation (3G) mobile operators in Germany, as in other European countries, have been working hard to convince the financial markets and …

With President Bush banking on churches, synagogues and mosques to do what government policies and free-market forces cannot, it is only fitting that a faith-based approach be adopted by the …

In one simple moment last week, when all my usual technology aids disappeared, the need for the United States to have a 3G spectrum policy that uses the same frequencies …

Many discussions about what’s inherently wrong with the wireless Internet, m-commerce or mobile data in general seem to end up placing the blame squarely on the device. It’s too big. …

I am beginning to see a pattern. President Bush talks about restoring integrity to the White House, a not so subtle reference to the Clinton sex and fundraising scandals. Secretary …

WASHINGTON-There is probably not a need for Congress to pass legislation to reform the Federal Communications Commission especially if new FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell is successful in his attempts …

Schlumberger Ltd. spent close to $6 billion across three technology acquisitions last week, proof the oil services giant is serious about moving into the technology sector, with special emphasis on …

Newly named Leader of the Pack FCC Chairman Michael Powell got it right last week when he declared that wireless is the killer app. He’s not alone. Each week, there …

They say that whatever they do, wherever they go, the Clintons leave a path of destruction behind them. And so it is that Bill and Hillary are catching it from …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-The Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan restored AMPS/D-AMPS licenses to two carriers that it earlier recalled for failure to stand up to their commitments. The Uzbek Agency for Posts …

President Bush’s compassionate conservatism-a GOP version of centrist Democratic Third Way politics that former President Clinton practiced for eight years-has given the new Oval Office occupant a political framework to …

Wireless carriers believe in the power of advertising. Two of the major advertisers in last month’s Super Bowl were the nation’s two largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and Cingular. But …

Now that he occupies the big seat at the Federal Communications Commission, what should we expect from Chairman Michael Powell? The answer could be in how he handles several early …

I believe the Federal Communications Commission should keep the spectrum cap in place. The agency last week decided to review whether the spectrum cap-which prohibits any carrier from owning more …

WASHINGTON-As preparations were under way to inaugurate a new president, the federal appeals court last week heard oral argument on a case that dates back to the Reagan administration when …

Notwithstanding all the fireworks on Capitol Hill surrounding Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft and other controversial nominees, President Bush is on the way to putting a new administration in place. And …