Industry News

Wireless internet is still a relatively young industry. The decisions made by service providers and government bodies will shape the industry for the future, and will therefore affect you, the consumer. These might seem like small items, but they add up to much larger ideas that will directly affect the price and level of service offered to you.

In this category we’ll cover the latest industry news so that you can stay informed about what decisions could change the wireless internet service you use, or are planning to use. With this information in hand you can make a more informed decision when choosing, or not choosing, a wireless internet service.

10 Reasons Not to Offer Free WiFi in a Coffee Shop

May 12, 2011

It is pretty rare to find a coffee shop that doesn’t offer free wifi. It seems to have become the norm. Coffee and wifi have replaced coffee and donuts. The coffee has gotten more expensive but the wifi is generally free. If you did manage to find a coffee shop without free wifi, you might [...]

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Verizon's BlackBerry Storm 2 will have Wi-Fi

May 15, 2009

One of the bigger stories in the gadget-centric Internet yesterday was the emergence of the BlackBerry Storm 2. Long-rumored, the device was finally caught on camera in the wild, to the delight of many BlackBerry geeks national and international. The good news about the device, and what’s relevant in this space: It includes Wi-Fi this [...]

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Will new FCC Chair continue broadband push?

January 14, 2009

In with the new, out with the old. It won’t be long before current FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will leave his post, to be replaced by Julius Genachowski, who is said to be the choice of President-elect Barack Obama. This, of course, has implications for the AWS-3 spectrum, which has been a prominent issue lately. [...]

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Porn free Internet becomes free porn Internet

December 31, 2008

The story of December has been a proposed plan to provide free national broadband of the porn-free ilk. Since the FCC would be mandating this license free, they wanted the concession of keeping smut away from kids. Ergo, adult filter, which only adults can opt out of. A couple of weeks ago, though, the FCC [...]

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What are the plans for nationwide broadband?

December 23, 2008

We’ve seen a bit of controversy lately over the AWS-3 spectrum. At first, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was excited about a free broadband plan. He faced plenty of opposition, notably from T-Mobile, and so just last week he cancelled a December 18 vote on the matter. Since then, two congressmen have urged Democratic commissioners to [...]

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Congressmen to FCC: Vote on AWS-3 spectrum

December 19, 2008

Earlier this week we learned that the FCC planned to cancel a meeting in which the commission would vote on the AWS-3 spectrum, a/k/a/ white spaces. This would be the first step in providing free broadband Internet across about 95 percent of the country. Upon hearing of the cancellation, two congressmen wrote the two Democratic [...]

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AWS-3 spectrum could change wireless Internet game

October 21, 2008

There’s plenty to be excited about regarding the AWS-3 spectrum, which the FCC intends for free broadband access. Of course, there is some vehement opposition from the major telecommunications and wireless companies. T-Mobile is even reportedly considering suing the FCC over their plan, which they say will interfere with existing wireless networks. Over at InfoWorld, [...]

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