Latest articles by Will Workman
Mobile Gets App Happy
In one rarefied moment, the future of broadband beckoned: it's mobile, it's hip, it's socially connected.
Broadband Offers No Miracle for Journalism
Journalism is dead in several senses that have everything to do with news audiences, not news providers.
Who's in Control? Hint: You Aren't
In my epic struggle towards a Ph.D. in mass communications, one of the more intriguing subjects I've had the opportunity to study has been the history of technology.
Me, Too! Programmers Dive Into Broadband
The radio star lasted more than a half century until, according to the Buggles, video killed it. But the video star is looking mighty old at 25.
Build It, Own It? Network Neutrality Looms as Divisive Issue
Everyone has fuzzy feelings about "Field of Dreams." Kevin Costner in a bucolic Iowa cornfield hears a voice, builds a ballpark, and "he," Shoeless Joe Jackson, comes.
Genachowski Wades into Net Neutrality Debate
His stated mandate is no different than that of his Republican predecessor: "To ensure that every American has access to open and robust broadband."
Broadband Video Headed for Shakedown
Those numbers, say analysts, will likely make this holiday season unremittingly gloomy. But for providers of broadband video, the shockwaves will take their toll.
Wi-Fi, WiMax Efforts Walloped
EarthLink announced in February that it is putting its city Wi-Fi business up for sale.
Cable Operators Finally Face FCC Mandate
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 may now seem like ancient history, but its reverberations are still being felt.
Will Venice P2P Streaming Site Surge in 2007?
Why stop at a 10-minute online video when you can produce and distribute your own channel?
Hulu Gets It Right—the First Time
Lately it's become de rigueur for news outlets documenting hip tech trends to run articles on cutting the TV umbilical cord.
A New Year's Broadband Agenda
"Every corner" of the United States will be high-speed wired. And that's supposed to happen by 2007, just two years away.
Ad Slump Demolishes Broadband Also-Rans
Internet ad revenues in the first quarter of 2009 dropped a hefty 5 percent from the same period last year, from $6.1 billion to $5.5
TV Anywhere Equals Free TV Nowhere?
Like some morbid meteorologist, over recent months I have been watching the broadband video landscape as it darkened under gathering storm clouds.
Are You Versed in U-Verse?
They claim it's the largest private infrastructure investment in history: $65 billion. That's the amount the cable industry says it spent on plant upgrades between 1996 and 2002.
Why WiMax Has Maxed Out
It's time to fess up--this tech is nowhere near ready for primetime consumer solutions. Its business applications are limited and its long-term ability to provide mobility is questionable.
Broadband Over Power Line Gets FCC Boost
Whenever an infant technology takes its first steps, you can't help rooting for it.