Tablets today are not really meeting the needs of business users today, especially in specific industries or vertical markets. Let's face it most are built for consumers, yet sometimes we as consumers use our tablets for business purposes. I am certainly guilty of that with my Samsung Galaxy tab, and my husband with his iPad. [More]

Last week, I attended CTIA, which was in New Orleans this year for the first time since 2005. It was nice to be back in the town that welcomes its guests by kicking off the show in style with a jazz band no less: New Orleans’ own Trombone Shorty. But what were the real headlines of this year’s CTIA show? First, let’s look at some of the US metrics and estimates presented by CTIA in the opening keynote: 332 million subscriber connections, a 105% penetration rate 295 million da... [More]

Well CTIA was a blast last week, and the event was a little quiet for such a robust and exciting city. The event kicked off last Monday, but I did not get to the conference until Tuesday morning so I missed some of the opening events. This year CTIA seemed a little more reserved in terms of exciting or revolutionary announcements and vendor news. Many of the top vendors had booths at the event, but interestingly some of the largest booths were companies or vendors that I have never heard of including Plum, PCD, and Unnecto. The more familiar ones that had a large booth presence included Motorola Solutions, Ericsson, Qualcomm, HTC, LG, Kyocera, Huawei, and Nokia Siemens. Interestingly enough, some odd vendors that held booths included CNBC, Mastercard, and Visa. Apple and Google were both "no shows," which is ironic since they are knee-deep in the wireless world. I held a number of meetings with clients and potential clients and was also able to attend the Carrier Roundtable. [More]

Over the past 5 years, various cities in the U.S. have announced plans to deploy a public surveillance solution to help reduce crime and improve public safety and response to threats/incidents. However, almost every city has faced tremendous challenges in implementing these solutions and the results have been “blah” at best. The original premise was to setup a surveillance solution that would integrate all existing cameras in public locations, add more cameras, and deploy a managemen... [More]

There are a number of key technology trends driving K-12 Education this year, and most of the activity is centered around mobility, accessibility, and personalized education.  As students of all ages embrace wireless devices and even gaming systems that have access to the Internet and connect wirelessly, the industry is forced to address the issue of mobility.  Wireless solutions including the use of iPADs in schools, eReader devices to read digital content, virtual whiteboards, or eve... [More]