Ken Schmidt

FAA to Reduce Maximum Height of Towers Near Airports

In an effort to establish a wider flight safety path for airplanes that might “lose power during takeoff,” the Federal…

12 years ago

Cell Towers are as Carcinogenic as Pickled Vegetables

Cell phones are as carcinogenic as coffee, pickled vegetables, coconut oil and carpentry. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) advisory committee,…

12 years ago

The Latest Trend in Spectrum Sharing

Spectrum sharing is a new trend in wireless telecom deployment and makes sense for many reasons: spectrum is rare and…

12 years ago

How Will the Data Tsunami Affect You?

It makes sense that subscribers with access to 4G LTE use more data - because faster connections result in a…

12 years ago

What is Sponsored, aka “Toll-Free” Data?

So called “sponsored data” is creeping in the back door, whether we like it or not. The concept is still…

12 years ago

Sprint site redundancies and upgrades. Know what to watch out for.

Sprint is working with Nokia Networks (one of three network vendors) to upgrade its Spark program. This means adding two…

12 years ago

Outsourcing Network Management is the Last Thing We’d Expect from Verizon or AT&T.

Wireless network infrastructure management, from day to day tower maintenance and technology upgrades, to managed IT and cloud based services…

12 years ago

Apple’s New Geofencing App is a Micro-Manager’s Dream

Geofencing is a technique that compares multiple subsequent scans to establish boundaries that are tagged as “crossed” while a user…

12 years ago

What is Wi-Fi Offloading and Will it Hurt My Lease?

Wi-Fi offloading is the use of Wi-Fi technology to deliver data that was originally sourced by cellular networks. Wireless Service…

12 years ago