Latest articles by Will Workman
Variables in the Digital Video Logjam
If the evolution of broadband video content takes the path music did, then someday soon we will all be using the video equivalents of iPods and iTunes.
Wi-Fi, WiMax Efforts Walloped
EarthLink announced in February that it is putting its city Wi-Fi business up for sale.
Broadband Video Succumbs to YouTube
It's a real treat to teach bright undergrads at one of the nation's finest public universities.
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.
Digital Devices Duel for Supremacy
A whole decade ago, in a galaxy that now seems light years away, I was a neophyte tech reporter covering a TCI press conference.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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 WiMAX End Wi-Fi, Cellular Woes?
As clichés go, huge has become hugely overused in recent years. But as telecommunications markets go, they don’t get any more huge than the New York metropolitan area.
