by John McCann on August 4, 2010
No doubt you have heard/read the recent headlines concerning the threats from governments in the Middle East to block Blackberry service. These threats stem from the use of encryption to ensure secure transfer of data between the handheld device and the networks it connects to. Certain governments of the Arabian Peninsula, including the Emirates, are [...]
by John McCann on July 19, 2010
Ireland telecommunications is in the spotlight due to the launch of the Exemplar Network. The launch is currently limited to a testbed in the Dublin area but is planned for a phased nationwide roll-out by 2013.
The Irish government has invested €5 million in the development of the network and expects to invest another €5 million [...]
by John McCann on June 30, 2010
I recently went to the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam. The show was quite a bit smaller than I would have expected for an industry under pressure to transform itself. There were a number of very good speakers and panels that more than made up for the apparent lack of industry participation. Overall the show [...]