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  • Easy Registration – at Last

    Ever want to register people for an event?   It is a real challenge, especially for the smaller event.  Eventbrite has come up with a very clever, pay as you go solution for the small or larger operator.  In addition to creating a one-stop registration portal, they help publicize the event.  They charge either a small…

  • Ma and Pa Networking

    Long-time reader, Abe Chen reports progress on Avinta’s Project Phoenix home networking architecture. The promise of the Project Phoenix approach is to simplify home networking, such that the average consumer doesn’t need to be an IT expert to enjoy what Abe terms, "Ma and Pa Networking."   Although this technology is intended for consumer electronics equipment, it would help…

  • The Enemy of Advertising

    Notably absent from the 2008 VON conference were the over the top and new video alternatives that were prevalent at the 2007 version. Kulabyte, with their real-time HD encoding over the web, was a highlight on the showfloor. Unfortunately, I only attended a portion of one panel, but there were some very insightful quotes from Fred Seibert…

  • WiMAX in India- Whom do you believe: press or Indian government official?

    Business Week called it "A WiMAX Breathrough in India– Tata Communications unveils an ambitious plan to become global leader in wireless broadband by launching the world’s largest commercial network On Mar. 4, India’s Tata Communications , an emerging broadband wireless service provider, announced the countrywide rollout of a commercial WiMax network in India, the largest…

  • Hope Fading for Muni Wireless Networks- Is WiMAX the answer?

    Saturday’s NY Times had a front page story describing the sorry state of Muni WiFi networks in the U.S.  We long ago suspected that the business model was flawed, but we did not expect that the number of WiFi Access Points on light poles had to be so much larger then originally planned.  What kind…

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