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tHAWT Episode #170: Wireless evolution requires handset evolution

In this episode of the Hill Associates Week in Telecom (tHAWT), Dave and Mark are your hosts. The items they discuss at the start of the episode are linked below. These items seem to have a wireless theme. We have been talking about the evolution to 4G Read More...

tHAWT Episode #164: Wireless tech

In this episode, Dave takes us through some news from AT&T and discusses its quarterly report. He compares AT&T to Verizon, which brings up a technology discussion on the differences between the Verizon wireless network and the AT&T wireless Read More...

tHAWT Episode #163: tHAWT prime for change

In this episode of tHAWT we are changing the format. The title "prime for change" is a play on words since I noticed that 163 was a prime number ( the 38th one to be exact ) so after 162 episodes it is probably prime time for a change. The plan Read More...

Promoting World Peace - An Introduction To IMS

Okay, maybe it won't actually bring about world peace, but IP Multimedia Subsystem 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 Read More...

tHAWT Episode 30: Games, bots, and wireless

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 Read More...

Using mobile phones to indicate traffic movment in real time.

Having been stuck in traffic in Atlanta numerous times this approach, reported in the Mercury News , to real time traffic information is an interesting one. Atlanta's horrendous traffic has inspired two companies that are looking to monitor many more Read More...

Wi-Fi Cell Phone from T-mobile

T-mobile is leading the pack. They are testing a dual Wi-Fi and cell service phone. The new phone provides unlimited access to voice services from your home broadband network and all T-mobile hotspots, which can be found in Starbucks, United's Red Read More...

tHAWT Episode #19 - The Vagaries of Wireless

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? Read More...