I have been digesting the discussions about open wifi access points and the recent Free Public Wifi debates that came up after Cecilia Kang’s Washington Post article and I think I finally came up with a good way to express my grave concerns with the idea. The continued use of inexpensive fossil fuels leads to [...]
Craig Settles does a weekly show about broadband in America called Gigabit Nation. I will be his guest this week, talking about the roles of fixed wireless ISPs in the broadband ecosystem. The show starts at noon, EST. Here is the link to the show http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/08/28/wisps-tips-for-better-engaging-these-broadband-stars I look forward to the comments and discussion tomorrow!
Yesterday, I went on a trip to Alliance, Nebraska to help install our first customer on a new access point. This is not something that I do on a regular basis, but this one was pretty special to me and I think that the circumstances around this install, and the work that went into making [...]
I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog lately, mostly because I have been busy working on a white paper for WISPA that covers the advantages of fixed wireless providers and the tremendous value that WISPs bring to our country. I will be presenting on the paper today as the luncheon keynote speaker at WISPAPALOOZA, the [...]
It has been a difficult day today. Wednesday, an 8 year old girl that went to school at my son’s elementary school in Mitchell, Nebraska was reported missing. This morning, her body was found on a ranch in the neighboring county and her stepfather was charged with first degree murder and child molestation. Children go [...]
Idaho recently got a lot of attention after the New York Times published an article about how it has the slowest broadband speeds in the country. I am sympathetic to the frustration of people who live in places where they do not have access to better broadband and are stuck with slow, overpriced satellite or [...]
Broadband Illinois released a report today about the broadband supply in the state of Illinois. The full report is available here: http://broadbandillinois.org/news/47 I have known about this report for a couple of weeks because I work with Brian Webster at Wireless Mapping on a few projects and he is one of the co-authors of this [...]
Pass a Spectrum Homesteading Act and let the free market flourish in building broadband access to 100% of Americans without a single penny of government subsidies.
Fixed wireless providers are now under attack as indications are that the upcoming FCC will be granting an exception for mobile broadband providers to manage their networks, but intend to put fixed wireless operators under the same restrictions on network management as wireline network operators. Treating fiber and wireless the same is going to create [...]
We are rolling out a new advertising campaign focusing on the rural areas we serve. I’m very happy with the direction that it is taking so far.