Wireless, WiFi, WiMax
tHAWT Episode #30: November 17, 2006 - Games, bots, and wireless
featuring Dave Train, Paul Whalen, and Adam Rabidoux
In this episode, Paul Whalen, Dave Train, and Adam Rabidoux spend a fun 20 minutes discussing a variety of news topics. Paul opens with the “dump and pump” spambots. A lively discussion of gaming and the PS/3 ensues, followed by the migration to digital TV. The remainder of the session is a look at a variety of wireless technologies including WiMAX, WiFi and cellular. Paul introduces a variety of long acronyms and dazzles us with simple explanations of the potential migration to 4G with WiMAX technologies. more on the blog...
tHAWT Episode #21- September 15, 2006 - The possible return of John Malone and other entertainment news
featuring Dave Train
The wireless advanced services auction (AWS) is coming to a close. As expected the top bidders are the wireless carriers; however, the combination of the cable companies and Sprint Nextel makes you wonder what the plans are. In this episode Dave explores this and other wireless issues, such as the potential for John Malone to retake his place as a major player in the network business. The other topic of the day is entertainment. What are the content providers trying to do? How are the equipment providers helping? This week Microsoft introduced Zune, Apple announced enhancements to the iPod. Where is it all going? more on the blog...
tHAWT Episode #20- September 08, 2006 - Gorillas and Video and WiFi, Oh My!
featuring Peter Southwick and Todd Pritsky
In this episode, Peter and Todd have a wide-ranging discussion about Lucatel, the optical equipment market, Apple versus Amazon, yet another Google search engine, content aggregation, WiFi and bypassing traditional carriers. Can you believe they crammed all of that in 17 minutes? True story. more on the blog...
tHAWT Episode #19- September 01, 2006 - The Vagaries of Wireless
featuring Paul Whalen, Dave Train, and Peter Southwick
Paul, Dave and Peter discuss the happenings in the world of wireless. Will we have a single device to access cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks in the near future? How big will the batteries be for the 4G phone? Can you go faster than 25 mph in Tokyo? All this and more in this twenty minute episode. more on the blog...
tHAWT Episode #17- August 18, 2006 - What's Happening with the Consumer Market?
featuring Dave Train and Mark Steinberg
Dave and Mark focus their discussion on the consumer market. The recent growth in broadband wireless access options is examined from the Wi-Fi mesh, WiMAX and cellular data (EVDO and UMTS) perspectives. They touch on the advanced wireless services (AWS) auction and the directions the bidding is taking. Proving their age, Mark and Dave do not get the people willing to pay for cell service to get MySpace on their phones. Throughout the discussion they raise the importance of the value added service to capture the eye of the consumer. more on the blog...
tHAWT Episode #10 - Wireless
featuring Dave Train, Paul Whalen and Trevor Hindson
published: June 30, 2006
RFID
RFID Standards
Author: Dave Johnston Published: December 18, 2006
In the fourth of a series of Podcasts on RFID technology we discuss the pertinent standards that are making interoperability of readers and tags from various manufacturers possible. Give a listen here to learn who does what in the RFID standards setting world. more on the blog...
RFID Security
Author: Dave Johnston Published: July 25, 2006
Personal privacy and the loss of personal information is of paramount importance to most people today. In this podcast we examine the pros and cons of deploying RFID and the how it could be used to obtain informantion about someone without their knowledge. more on the blog...
RFID Industry Use
Author: Dave Johnston Published: May 19, 2006
RFID Fundamentals
Author: Dave Johnston Published: May 01, 2006
IMS
IMS
Interview by Trevor Hindson with Steve Shepard
Published: April 10, 2006
IMS And Net Neutrality: May The Force Be With You
Author: Todd Pritsky and Paul Whalen Published: December20, 2006
Darth Vader rears his ugly head as Jedi Knights Paul "Yoda" Whalen and Todd "Obi Wan" Pritsky have a spontaneous sidebar chat about IP Multimedia Subsystem, Net Neutrality, and the Good Side of the Force (15 minutes, 6MB). This podcast features music from the album Barenaked Ladies Are Me by the Barenaked Ladies. more on the blog...
Paging Frank Lloyd Wright: IMS Architecture
Author: Todd Pritsky and Paul Whalen Published: December 9, 2006
In the second exciting installment of our IMS podcast series, Paul and Todd take a leap into the IP Multimedia Subsystem architecture (15 minutes, 6.5MB). Expressionist Modern it ain't, but it's wicked cool and enables a lot of new whiz-bang appplications. more on the blog...
Promoting World Peace - An Introduction To IMS
Author: Todd Pritsky and Paul Whalen Published: November 30, 2006
Okay, maybe it won't actually bring about world peace, but IP Multimedia System is certainly bringing something almost as cool to the world. Paul Whalen gave me a nice introduction to IMS (16 minutes, 6.5MB) in the first installment of another new podcast series. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more on IMS architecture, applications, and the like. Makes a great holiday gift. more on the blog...
VoIP
ITSP Peering
Author: Peter Southwick Published: September 28, 2006
Recent articles have brought attention to a growing trend in the telecommunications industry. This trend is the interconnection of VoIP networks without the need of the PSTN. Stealth Communications Inc has established a voice peering fabric that interconnects Internet telephone service providers (ITSPs). More than 100 companies are interconnected by Stealth today averaging 700,000 calls per day. It is estimated that by the end of the year that more than 200 million calls with some 200 billion minutes of usage will be places between IP peered networks. The podcast looks at the benefits and the constructs that are used to directly peer two ITSPs. more on the blog....
tHAWT Episode #4- IP Telephony
featuring Dave Train, Trevor Hindson and Todd Pritsky
Published: May 19, 2006
tHAWT Episode #2 - Fun With IP Telephony
featuring Mark Steinberg, Dave Train, and Todd Pritsky
Published: May 5, 2006
Data Storage and Recovery
U3 Smartdrives
Author: Peter Southwick Published: December 6, 2006
In this podcast, Peter Southwick, a Hill Associates SMTS, discusses a new use for flash drives. A company called U3 is pre-installing a launch pad on the flash drives that allows applications to run from the drive. These drives store all the personal information and temporary files that are used by programs. When ejected from the computer, they take all traces of their actions with them. Find out more about these devices on this podcast. more on the blog....
Follow the Data
Author: Mark Steinberg Published: September 12, 2006
Beginning a long time ago, corporations were concerned about customers and suppliers being able to phone in with orders, questions and the ability to find out information about what might be going on in their relationship with the company they were doing business with. As we began to migrate to a digital world, more and more information was stored on computers and servers. First it was centralized in data centers, and then it began to migrate out to distributed architectures. Today, almost all organizations have data stored on various computers. At first, only internal staff required access to this information. But in today’s world, various entities need and want access to the same information. more on the blog....
Grid Computing Basics
Author: Hal Remington Published: June 13, 2006
The Perfect Storm
Author: Mark Steinberg Published: March 31, 2006
Planning For The Avian Flu Pandemic In Short Supply
Author: Mark Steinberg Published: May 10, 2006
A Brief Introduction to RTO and RPO, Protection and Recovery principles
Author: Mark Steinberg Published: May 11, 2006
Is Tape Still Safe?
Author: Mark Steinberg Published: March 31, 2006
Data Center Risk Management
Author: Mark Steinberg Published: March 22, 2006
