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tHAWT Episode #135: End of year crystal balling with the boss

Since Mark had our President/CEO Paul on the line in this week's episode, they decided to discuss the outlook for the telecom industry going in to the New Year. They started off by picking up on the discussion Mark had with Trevor last week, but focused Read More...

tHAWT Episode #134: FCC want free as in beer Internet access

We are back after our little break over thanksgiving and for this week we have Mark and myself picking up on a few things that have occurred over the last couple of weeks. One thing of note is that it appears the the FCC chairman Kevin Martin is determined Read More...

tHAWT Episode #133: We need a lot more buoys

In this episode we have Mark , Michel, and I connected, as usual, using Skype. At one point Michel suggested that if we are going to go to Wi-Fi mesh networks everywhere then we would need lots of buoys, which is where the title of this episode came from. Read More...

tHAWT Episode #132: Who will build a white space network?

In this episode, Mark , Dave , and I begin by discussing the prospect of, now that the FCC has approved the use of white space for free Internet access, who is going to invest in building the network to deliver it? This very good article in the Economist Read More...

tHAWT Episode #131: Getting busy with the FCC

This episode falls after a very important day for the U.S. with the election of Barack Obama as President. Michel , Mark , and I spend a little time discussing some of this; however, we do discuss a number of other topics also covered in the following Read More...

tHAWT Episode #130: Halloween tier 1 spat

In this "Halloween" episode Mark and I discuss some third quarter numbers and a spat that cropped up between Sprint and Cogent, of course not before talking about some topical aspects of Halloween and the election. Techie Halloween costumes Read More...

tHAWT Episode #129: iPhone/iPod Touch Makes a Difference

In this episode, Dave and Mark got together over Skype. The Apple iPhone/iPod touch was a driving factor for a couple of stories, providing lots of cool apps for the freshmen of Abiliene Christian University and the fact that the iPhone is so successful Read More...

tHAWT Episode #128: The tru2way debate

For this episode Dave , Paul, and I were together in Vermont and we started things with a discussion as to what tru2way is all about. It turns out there were some misconceptions about what it really is. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts Read More...

tHAWT Episode #127: Alone with my Goggles

In this episode it was very difficult to align everyone's schedules to get together on Friday, so much so that I ended up having to record this one alone, so it is a short one. Now don't cheer too loud. There was just a couple of links too and Read More...

tHAWT Episode #126: Zoam (spelled XOHM) arrives

In this episode Dave, Mark and myself kicked off the conversation around the announcement of Sprint's WiMAX service called XOHM being launched in Baltimore. Which led to a discussion on all the choices for Internet access, what to choose where. The Read More...

tHAWT Episode #125: IP applications worth watching

In this episode, Mark joins me over a Skype call. The first thing that we talk about is a report from Insight Research on the outlook for IP application services . Other links we discussed are listed below. FCC seeking comments on D Block auction redo Read More...

tHAWT Episode #124: Can you keep up with Web 2.0?

In this episode Dave and I kicked of the discussion around Web 2.0 applications and the continuous growth in number and the shift in popularity from one to another. Do you need to keep up? After recording this I came across a youtube video that really Read More...

tHAWT Episode #123: Google news close to Googlezon predictions

In this episode, Mark has returned from Hawaii and joins Michel and Trevor to discuss this week's items in the telecommunications news. The links to the articles are listed below. Should leaders be computer literate? Emergency services spectrum up Read More...

tHAWT Episode #122: Chrome not dome

For this episode Michel and myself are still in the driving seat, so now two weeks running but from opposite sides of the country. We follow up on a couple of issues that were covered in recent episodes and a few other items that caught our eye, just Read More...

tHAWT Episode #121: Mobile phone interruptus

This episode comes to you from sunny California where Michel and myself were for the week. Below are the links we covered, and if you are wondering about the title once you listen to the episode you will know why. Comcast usage cap Airline Internet connections Read More...
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