The Wireless Report

We are pleased to bring you the tenth regular installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about New York City's entry into the citywide WiFi neighborhood to start the 'cast off. With the world's arguably largest municipal WiFi network at stake (or at least the most visible), will WiFi be coming to the NYC area outside the Central Park area? Will all the politics and infighting that are sure to happen dampen the hopes for a quick municipal WiFi network? The pending avalanche of vendor participation will sure to be, well, an avalanche. Keep your snow shows handy if you're in the NYC area.

Additionally, we'll cover the recently-developed $900 million investment in Clearwire -- the wireless broadband company -- by both Intel and Motorola. This is a huge deal for Clearwire and a possible sign of a coming battle with cable modem and DSL services already deployed across the U.S.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
53:59 length, 24.7MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
2:39  NYC and the pending muncipal WiFi network for The Big Apple. There are quite a few details involved from politics to vendors to customer prices, so the NYC municipal WiFi deployment will be something to watch, for lack of a better phrase.

25:01  Intel and Motorola's combined $900 million investment in Crag McCaw's Clearwire -- WiMAX hits the mainstream insofar as publicity with this type of investment. Clearwire even pulled its IPO due to this investment, and we are sure to see more markets pop up with Clearwire's wireless broadband offering soon. The battle may be heating up with cable and telco companies (cable modem and DSL service)

49:26 Wrap-up and conclusion

With July being national Wireless Etiquette month, we sat down (well, virtually, anyway) and spoke with Jacqueline Whitmore recently, who is a nationally-recognized expert on the subject of wireless etiquette.

She works directly with Sprint Nextel to ensure public awareness of wireless etiquette is known to as many customers as possible -- no easy feat considering the sheer number of wirless phone customers just in the U.S. these days.

Jacqueline was kind enough to give us insight into many areas of wireless etiquette from loud and obnoxious wireless chatters in public to Blackberry and Treo usage in meetings.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White

File Format
21:21 length, 9.77MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

The Wireless Report is proud to present a special Monday podcast with Ms. Whitmore below. Here are the topics you'll find discussed in this special-edition podcast:

• We've all seen telephone booths for old payphones. Now, there seems to be a movement for wireless phone "booths" -- for use with wireless phones. Could you describe these new "booths" for our audience, and who is installing them, just out of curiosity?

• Push-to-talk seems to be an incredible productivity tool for many. However, many people become dismayed when at dinner, at the movies, with friends, etc. when a customer with, for example, a Nextel phone starts "chirping" back and forth. What is your advice to PTT users about considerations of the surrounding environment, even though these users generally must be "in touch" at all times?

• Are schedule-heavy executives and other corporate personnel missing important information (hence, lot productivity) during meetings by sending the replying to email messages during these meetings, and are RIM Blackberries and Palm Treos the usual culprits?
  

• Instead of annoying your surroundings and the people you are with, is it a good idea for wireless customers to let people they are with know that they may need to step away if a call comes in? A bit of forewarning can go along way towards being couth, right?

• Are text messages a suitable alternative to making and receiving a phone call in certain situations? They both take your attention away, but one seems bothersome to others while the other does not.

• What is your advice for wireless usage while driving? Many experts believe that manipulation of the handset or evern wireless handsfree units are not the cause of inattentive drivers, but the conversational environment is to blame. Should we not even use wireless phones in vehicles at all?

• Are the dizzying and confusing array of the way many features are implemented in handsets the reason for wireless customers not using these features? For example, do many wireless users not know how to change ring styles to "soft" and "vibrate" when needed? Do you find that the way alerts are managed on most handsets to be clumsy for customers to use, or are people just forgetting to use these alert features when in different environments?

Here's yet another version of The Wireless Report's Top 5 stories of the week. Sometimes its hard to big just five stories, but these are the ones we feel deserve the most attention. Enjoy!

1. The Wireless Report Podcast -- July 5, 2006
   We are pleased to bring you the ninth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about the current implementations of mobile television between services offered by Sprint Nextel and Cingular Wireless. Sprint Nextel's "Sprint TV" offering is the one to beat for now -- it's much nicer than "Cingular Video", although I didn't have Verizon's VCast service to directly compare.
2. A wireless network in NYC's future?
   It's about time! New York City's Economic Development Corporation announced it will be conducting a feasibility study to determine whether a citywide wireless network can be effectively developed and deployed within the city.
3. Are wireless bill taxes too high? In Maryland, they are
   I think wireless taxes are unreal -- there are no less than six different taxes on my own wireless bill. Everyone from the state to the county to the city to the feds get a chunk of my money on my wireless bill every month. Another ridiculous way to suck the money and blow it on who-knows-what in the land of government non-accountability.
4. Intel, Motorola pour $900 million into Clearwire's WiMax network
   It's certainly a big payday for Clearwire as Intel and Motorola announced they are investing $900 million into Craig McCaw's company in order to foster development of Clearwire's WiMax network capabilities.
5. The word is out -- thin is definitely in
   With the buzz continuing to center around the Motorola RAZR in terms of overall popularity worldwide, Motorola has unwittingly started a major shift in general consumer handsets to thin phones. Motorola, Samsung, LG and others seem to be dropping thin phones out the window every other week.

 

We are pleased to bring you the ninth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about the current implementations of mobile television between services offered by Sprint Nextel and Cingular Wireless. Sprint Nextel's "Sprint TV" offering is the one to beat for now -- it's much nicer than "Cingular Video", although I didn't have Verizon's VCast service to directly compare.

We'll also be covering the side of "managing expectations" side of citywide WiFi deployments, and why some city governments are getting it all wrong. Additionally, we'll cover the MVNO outlook for the U.S., and why so many virtual wireless carriers are probably going to cause the MVNO market to thin in the next few years.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
1:06:58 length, 30.6MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
2:57  Mobile television offerings by Sprint Nextel and Cingular Wireless -- a direct comparison and who, for now, wins hands-down on quality and price.

28:15  Managing the expectations of citywide WiFi -- what can carriers and network deployers do to ensure "customers" of all segments know what to expect with their tier of citywide WiFi? Is it free -- but if so, how fast will it be? Does it cost $15 a month -- and if so, how fast will that be?

46:30  A look at the MVNO community in the U.S. right now -- do we have too many? I think so, and we'll talk about the MVNO outlook for the next few years, and how the market will probably thin out.

64:45 Wrap-up and conclusion

Here's our special holiday edition of The Wireless Report's Top 5 stories of the past week. They're as hot as a firecracker! Enjoy!

1. The Wireless Report Podcast -- June 28, 2006
   We are pleased to bring you the eighth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about citywide WiFi -- in depth this time! -- in regards to tiered pricing offerings and how the business models need to evolve, we'll be talking about existing and upcoming 3G data services and how these may be competing with citywide WiFi and upcoming WiMAX services (that is, until 4G offerings come down the road).
2. Hello? Am I above the legal limit?
   As we already know, people carry their cellphones with them everywhere they go, and that includes places where alcohol is being served and consumed. In taking a step in the prevention of people indulging too much and getting behind the wheel of a car, LG of South Korea is introducing its LP4100 model handset later this year which features an embbeded Breathalyzer application.
3. Wireless regulation coming to a state near you?
   With wired telephone services regulated as utilities by most states (or so it seems), is that kind of scenario coming to wireless services in your area? With the possibility of each state being quite restricted in responding to wireless complaints (terms & conditions of wireless contracts are generally the culprit), union and consumer groups are fuming over this pending legislation.
4. A possible solution for increasing coverage capacity of muni WiFi networks
   With the continued emergence of citywide wireless networks comes the problem of developers making sure that as much of an area is blanketed with coverage as possible. Of course, providing that coverage involves hardware (routers, antennas, etc.), which costs money. This type of situation could lead to compromises being made in bigger municipalities with some areas and residents being left out of the access equation.
5. To increase wireless web use, give the farm away for free
   How do you increase the use of wireless carrier customers to wireless web and data usage on your phones? Why, content providers of all that glorious wireless web content should give everything away for free, of course. Free seems to be the magic word to increase adoption -- in any industry.

We are pleased to bring you the eighth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about citywide WiFi -- in depth this time! -- in regards to tiered pricing offerings and how the business models need to evolve, we'll be talking about existing and upcoming 3G data services and how these may be competing with citywide WiFi and upcoming WiMAX services (that is, until 4G offerings come down the road).

Additionally, we'll also cover cultural differences that may be impacting the uptake of advanced wireless services like mobile television and mobile music downloads -- and if these services will lay around in the doldrums here in the U.S. and Europe or if they will eventually become faster and better with newer, speedier networks (and customer education).

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
1:14:41 length, 34.1MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
2:45  Digital Inclusion and what the "digital divide" is all about regarding WiFi "haves" and "have nots". What are the business models for citywide WiFi deployments?

28:15  Can Citywide WiFi survive as an advertising-supported service offering? MobilePro thinks not, but Google may be thinking yes

32:13  How wired broadband internet service "tiered" pricing -- DSL and cable modem service -- can translate to citywide WiFi possible "tiered" prices

35:05  A look at how evolving 3G networks worldwide may be "competing" against city/areawide WiFi and upcoming WiMAX networks -- until 4G comes along anyway

56:19  Are advanced mobile services like mobile television and mobile music downloads going to take off in the U.S. or Europe first? Or, possibly the PacRim area will take the lead

1:10:55  Wrap-up and conclusion

Get your weekend started with another roundup of The Wireless Report's Top 5 stories of the past week. It's sure to put a kickstart into your morning coffee. Emjoy!

1. The Wireless Report Podcast -- June 14, 2006
   We are pleased to bring you the seventh installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about citywide WiFi in many incarnations again this time around -- there seems to be no letup with citywide WiFi being such a hot topic these days. In Sacramento,  the city government wants to provide a totally free wireless network -- and a major WiFi vendor had to walk away from the deal due to this. Listen to find out more!
2. St. Cloud, Florida's wireless network has it's share of critics
   As we have discussed here on this blog and in our podcasts, the development of citywide wireless network technology will have its share of hiccups. It's inevitable--if anyone thinks otherwise then they are just being foolish and naive. This particular story about some of the problems being encountered by users of the St. Cloud, Florida free wireless network is typical of those parties who don't want to take the time to understand the nuances of how the technology works and how there is room for improvement.
3. Will customers buy into 3G services?
   With global wireless carriers starting to feel the pinch of billions spent on upgrading networks to handle 3G services like music, video and high-speed data, what value propositions are they making to the public at large to get customers to start signing up for 3G-type services? Start with having a globally-agreed on standard to which manufacturers can design to -- and then bringing that handset and infrastructure cost down is a perfect first step to customer adoption.
4. Questions surround the wireless network deal between Google/EarthLink and San Francisco
   Came across this blog post which says that the San Francisco wireless network that Google and EarthLink are developing was basically a sweetheart deal between the city and the companies. There are mentions of secret panels and secret negotiations that gave Google and EarthLink the ability to build the network with little resistance.
5. Almost a year after Katrina, it's still affecting cellular usage
   In a story that will be repeated every time there is a natural or man-made disaster, the effects of Hurricane Katrina are still being felt in the wireless industry in the New Orleans and Houston areas. Wireless usage in these two cities has increased an average of over 200 minutes from last summer's hurricane.

We are pleased to bring you the seventh installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about citywide WiFi in many incarnations again this time around -- there seems to be no letup with citywide WiFi being such a hot topic these days. In Sacramento,  the city government wants to provide a totally free wireless network -- and a major WiFi vendor had to walk away from the deal due to this. Listen to find out more!

In addition, we'll be covering the Yuma, Arizona citywide WiFi network progress, and what's slowing it down (short-sighted city officials it seems), and we'll also be delving into the ongoing telecom turmoil in the VoIP and Wireless VoIP space. Should VoIP be considered a "telecom" service so that it's subject to federal wiretap laws? You be the judge with us, so listen to the podcast to see out take on the subject.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Mike Sciannamea and Brian White

File Format
1:00:10 length, 27.5 MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
2:30    VoIP and Wireless VoIP -- are these technologies really "telecom" services? If so, all internet data (1s an 0s) are all telecom bits

14:30 Wireless VoIP clients for Windows Mobile 5 smartphones -- we need more hardware horsepower in future phones to make Wireless VoIP a true useful product

17:56  Who sees the future of Wireless VoIP in the municipal WiFi space?

20:40  Sacramento and MobilePro's little quandary on setting up a totally free municipal WiFi network

38:22  Wrigley Field's new wireless baseball field communications -- can it help the Cubbies win?

44:20  Yuma, Arizona's short-sighted problem with bidding for a WiFi network

57:35  Wrap-up and conclusion

It's the Saturday Night Special of The Wireless Report's Top 5 stories of the week. If you're just getting in or getting ready to go out, please take a few minutes and glance at our handiwork covering the last seven days. Enjoy!

1. The Wireless Report Podcast -- June 7, 2006
   We are pleased to bring you the sixth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about citywide WiFi in many incarnations -- there's quite a bit going on in the municipal wireless arena right now. Additionally, we'll talk about how the upcoming FCC auctions could spur a whole new rebirth in all kinds of wireless applications, from citywide WiFi to yet-to-be-imagined wireless services. Finally, we'll cover nationwide cellular coverage issues, since deciphering coverage between carriers is a lesson for only the thick-skinned. It's literally a mess and trying to compare coverage is, well, *hard*.
2. MobilePro backs out of Sacramento wireless network deal
   Well, no one thought everything would go smoothly in the citywide wireless world. Apparently, the idea of free networks is not very kosher to MobilePro Corp., who has set up networks in cities such as Tempe, Arizona. Anyway, MobilePro and Sacramento, California had an agreement for the company to build a network in the city, but now MobilePro is backing out of the deal because the city wants the network to be free to all users.
3. Early Termination Fees at wireless carriers under scrutiny
   Calling Early Termination Fees "common in highly-competitive industries", a former FCC commissioner believes that the current state of early termination fees is just right in the wireless industry. A pro-rated ETF scheme for the industry, as some consumer groups have suggesed, would just complicante the industry, he believes.
4. Chicago prepares to meet citywide wireless network challenges
   As Chicago gets their RFP together for their citywide wireless network, some analysts are questioning whether a network will work in this municipality of nearly 3 million residents covering 230 square miles and includes the Sears Tower.
5. Get your mobile eBay on with Sell It Mobile
   So, you're an ebay hound who is constantly on the move? How about trying to manage your auctions while out and about using your mobile device? If you are really pinched for time (and a computer), this this service out and see if mobile ad creation on ebay can do the trick for you
   

We are pleased to bring you the sixth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about citywide WiFi in many incarnations -- there's quite a bit going on in the municipal wireless arena right now. Additionally, we'll talk about how the upcoming FCC auctions could spur a whole new rebirth in all kinds of wireless applications, from citywide WiFi to yet-to-be-imagined wireless services. Finally, we'll cover nationwide cellular coverage issues, since deciphering coverage between carriers is a lesson for only the thick-skinned. It's literally a mess and trying to compare coverage is, well, *hard*.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
1:01:35 length, 28.1MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
1:45    Citywide WiFi comes to New Orleans via Earthlink, to Chicago, to Rochester NY and to Summit, New Jersey
29:30  Will the upcoming FCC advanced wireless auctions cause a boon in Citywide WiFi? Hear of M2Z Networks?
36:10  Wireless carrier coverage areas -- trying to compare areas is a lesson in madness? Older 850MHz licenses give Verizon and Cingular a leg up -- for now
58:01  Wrap-up and conclusion

Greetings folks,

We are pleased to bring you the fifth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about the upcoming FCC wireless auctions (some of the most important auctions to come along in quite some time), North Dakota being the first state to have more wireless telephone numbers than landline telephone numbers, the deal with E911 and why the major wireless carriers still have not implemented this technology -- and finally, we'll cover the need for wireless connectivity options for stereo and home theater equipment.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
59:39 length, 27.3MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
1:50    The upcoming FCC advanced wireless services (AWS) auctions -- what's going on?
19:30  North Dakota now has more wireless numbers than landline numbers
34:00  E911 -- what is taking so long with 911 services for wireless carriers?
40:23  Wireless connectivity for home theater and stereo equipment -- still no solutions for the home
56:12  Wrap-up and conclusion

Greetings folks,

We are pleased to bring you the fourth installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. We'll be talking about all the recent developments in citywide WiFi -- including talking about Phoenix, Philadelphia and New York City. Additionally, we'll cover New York City's "Central Park" WiFi experiment -- and we'll cover the recent National Security Agency (NSA) situation regarding possible wiretap illegalities, and how this could encroach into wireless carriers here in the U.S. -- but we sure hope not.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice!

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
53:38 length, 24.5MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
1:38    A shout out to folks affected by the Massachusetts rain problems -- you folks hang in there!
3:30    A look at all the recent municipal wireless developments in the news (Phoenix, NYC, Philadelphia)
27:00  Parkwide WiFi in Central Park -- NYC's experiment
37:04  NSA and the possibility of wireless carriers turning over customer records
50:18  Wrap-up and conclusion

Greetings folks,

We are pleased to bring you the third installment of The Wireless Report podcast. We'll be talking about the looming merger between AT&T and Bellsouth (and what's going to happen to the Cingular brand), the appropriateness of WiFi access in U.S. national parks -- and who's against this -- and finally, we'll be dissecting the different mobile strategies between Yahoo! and Google.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice! We'll be adding more podcast directories soon.

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Mike Sciannamea and Brian White

File Format
58:39 length, 26.8MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
2:41     Picking apart the customer and branding ramifications of the pending AT&T/Bellsouther merger
24:15   WiFi in U.S. national parks -- the right time and the wrong time for internet access
36:50   The brewing mobile battle between Yahoo! and Google -- two different strategies
55:58   Wrap-up and conclusion

It's been another big week here at The Wireless Report, topped by the posting of our second podcast. Check out our Top 5 stories on what happened in the world of wireless technology.

1. The Wireless Report Podcast -- May 3, 2006
   We are pleased to bring you the second edition of The Wireless Report podcast. This juiced-up bunch of words is all about citywide wireless, except for the segment dedicated to the $100 WiFi laptop being launched (we hope) by former MIT alumnus Nicholas Negroponte
2. Battle over New Orleans' wireless network goes to statehouse
   The battle over free wireless internet access in New Orleans is about to reach a fever pitch by the end of the week.
3. New 802.11n WiFi standard hits a glitch
   Well, if you're ready to get your game on with the new 802.11n WiFi standard, hold those horses. The new wireless standard has hit a snag even as over-eager manufacturers want you to buy non-standard equipment (it's all in the sales I guess). The draft 1.0 standard of the 802.11n specification was not approved a few days ago, even though some companies have already designed, manufactured and are marketing 802.11n equipment (like wireless routers) based on the draft 1.0 standard.
4. Philadelphia City Councilman employing revisionist history when it comes to citywide wireless network
   Speaking of the Wireless Philadelphia initiative, this editorial discusses some revisionist history that is being applied by at least one City Council member who is now "supporting" the deal with EarthLink after previously opposing it. Councilman Frank Rizzo was and, as it appears here, is still not completely sold on the deal, and is still carrying a torch for Verizon and Comcast, saying in effect that both companies were shut out of the bidding process.
5. So, who has the "fewest" dropped calls?
   It seems that Alltel has the "largest" wireless coverage area, Verizon has the nation's "most reliable" network (whatever that means) and now Cingular has the "fewest" dropped calls. Marketing must be a fun science, just like playing in the proverbial kindergarten sandbox with a melting popsicle.

Greetings folks,

We are pleased to bring you the second edition of The Wireless Report podcast. This juiced-up bunch of words is all about citywide wireless, except for the segment dedicated to the $100 WiFi laptop being launched (we hope) by former MIT alumnus Nicholas Negroponte.

Please join us as we hard-charge into the municial WiFi situation that has been turning into a heated witches brew of political and business debate in New Orleans. The one-year anniversary of the devastating effects of Hurrican Katrina are only a few months away -- will this nasty and bickering situation be cleared up by then? We hope.

There are several ways to receive The Wireless Report podcast: Subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to our RSS feed, or just hit the MP3 file directly -- your choice! We'll be adding more podcast directories soon.

Receive TWR Podcast using one of these methods:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS] Add The Wireless Report Podcast feed to your RSS feedreader and have it delivered automatically
[MP3] Download the podcast directly

Hosts
Brian White and Mike Sciannamea

File Format
52:22 length, 23.9MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)

Podcast Timeline
1:40     Citywide WiFi wireless internet in New Orleans (political, government and business situation)
19:05   St. Cloud Florida's Citywide WiFi -- growing pains in the network and customer expectations
34:03   The $100 "One Laptop Per Child" WiFi-enabled computer for developing countries
50:10   Wrap-up and conclusion