* The Internet free ride has to come to an end * But wait, there’s more * WiMAX could be a “super-Wi-Fi” * Has Google returned to its senses?
The Internet free ride has to come to an end
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and that rule applies to the Internet backbone as much as anything else. Johna Till Johnson this week notes that the carriers can’t continue to operate and maintain the Internet at a loss, and that begs the question: Who should pay for it, and how?
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305johnson.html?vo
But wait, there’s more
Mark Gibbs follows up on his Backspin column with more truths about IT, this time coming from people in the IT trenches themselves. See if you agree with them.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305backspin.html?vo
WiMAX could be a “super-Wi-Fi”
WiMAX is about to be standardized, and with the standard could come a revolution in wireless networking. Network World Editor-in-Chief John Dix answers the question, why WiMAX?
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305edit.html?vo
Has Google returned to its senses?
It would appear Google has bowed to public pressure and has backed off its absurd stance of not allowing its CEO to be “Googled” in the press. Or has it? Buzzman Paul McNamara gives an update and says the story is not over.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305buzz.html?vo
