Networks and Spectrum

Senators want FCC inquiry into Stingray use

Several Democratic senators sent a letter asking the FCC to determine whether law enforcement agencies' use of cell-site simulators is disrupting regular phone service.

  • By Aisha Chowdhry

Solving WAN Issues Takes More Than Adding Bandwidth

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  • By Jean-Paul Bergeaux

Soldiers coming home to get latest tech tools, CIO promises

The Army intends to modernize its stateside operations with the same network-centric and IT capabilities available to its expeditionary forces in war zones, says Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence.

  • By Amber Corrin

Future of mobility: More machine than man

Future mobile technology will be so much more than just smart devices and peripherals, expert says. Enter the "Cube."

  • By Camille Tuutti

A nation at war after 9/11: From experiment to experience

John Sklinar, a senior manager in an elite Army communications division, recalls how he got a new job the day the airplanes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Hold the phone after a disaster

Use bandwidth judiciously to allow others to make emergency calls after a disaster. It's up to users to be considerate, writes Bill Jackson.

  • By William Jackson

Army rethinks governing IT policies, networks

The Army is rescinding current IT network policies and wants to collapse redundant networks to streamline and transform.

  • By Amber Corrin

Fed sites test new Internet technology

A 24-hour test flight of IPv6 demonstrated the Internet’s ability to handle traffic using the new protocols. The next challenge is to bring IPv6 to end users.

  • By William Jackson

GSA preps for new network services acquisition

The General Services Administration is already laying the groundwork for the follow-on acquisition that will replace the Networx program, while still in the thick of the Networx transition.

  • By Alyah Khan

Winkler steps down as Army PEO-EIS

The Army's program executive officer for enterprise information systems, Gary Winkler, has announced he will step down, effective in April.

  • By Amber Corrin

Lawmakers need 'somebody to educate us' on wireless technologies, senator says

Senator Michael Jungbauer (R-Minn.) says that states need "somebody to educate us" on wireless innovation to help make policy and infrastructure decisions.

  • By Dan Rowinski

Mobile computing's future takes center stage at CTIA

CTIA Wireless 2011 kicks off with a panel hosted by Jim Cramer of 'Mad Money' and featuring Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse, Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead and AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega.

  • By Dan Rowinski

AT&T and the case of the missing 4G

AT&T is under fire from consumer groups and the media for not fulfilling its promise on 4G uplink speeds for some its of supposed 4G devices.

  • By Dan Rowinski

Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence appointed Army CIO

Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, former commanding general of U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command, is the new Army CIO.

  • By Amber Corrin
Featured eBooks

Broadband consultant frustrated with Beltway policy making

Craig Settles, a broadband industry consultant and president of Successful.com, as a D.C. outsider is frustrated with the ways of decision-making inside the Beltway.

  • By Dan Rowinski

New weapon in the 4G wars: Voice over LTE

Verizon previews VOLTE at the Mobile World Congress. Meanwhile, Sprint could dump WiMax, and HSPA+ looks to remain a long-term contender.

  • By Dan Rowinski

Army's budget focuses on modernization, includes IT programs

Army's proposed budget emphasizes force maintenance and modernization.

  • By Henry Kenyon

Broadband plan debate: federal bureaucracy or local initiative?

From reforming the Universal Service Fund to determining how grants are allocated, headaches remain for agencies in starting the National Broadband Plan.

  • By Dan Rowinski

DISA creates 'demilitarized zone' for unclassified network

DISA's demilitarized zone will be designed to protect its unclassified network, the while command center will help align with the cyber command and oversee key networks, officials say.

  • By Amber Corrin

4G public safety network to undergo first tests

Telecom industry partners are being signed up for the public safety demonstration network being established by the Commerce Department to test LTE equipment for a 700 MHz nationwide public safety network.

  • By William Jackson

Sewer-band Internet could come to your town

Quincy, Ill., tests the sewers for providing Internet service. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.

  • By Kathleen Hickey