Wireless Tech Radio can now be found live on Wednesdays right here on the web at www.wirelesstechradio.com at 10AM Eastern, 7AM Pacific and 3PM London/Madrid. But you don't have to hear it live to hear it!
Industry News: Steve Stroh and Marlon Schafer The merger of AT&T and SBC - One wireless angle is that AT&T's announced plans to offer AT&T Wireless as a MVNO running on Sprint is likely dead, dealing a small blow to Sprint/Nextel's planning. Apple is shipping (the first?) Bluetooth 2.0 in its refresh of its PowerBook line. Korea's SK Telecom and Earthlink are have announced SK-Earthlink, which will do an MVNO running on Sprint/Nextel and Verizon's networks. The Associated Press reports that RADAR systems at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida are experiencing false targets, possibly as a result of the use of Wireless systems that operate in the 5.6 - 5.8 GHz range. www.bwianews.com VOIP for WISPs - Is This Sticky Enough? - Tony Surak Voice Over IP is shaping up to be the next killer Internet application. Wireless ISPs everywhere are looking to add voice calling and enhanced feature capabilities - it's 'sticky,' adds value and brings them additional revenue. Tony Surak of Newforth Partners joins us to discuss VOIP technologies and the important choices ISPs and WISPs need to consider. Tony explains not only why wired and wireless ISPs should offer VOIP services (customer stickiness & retention, higher ARPUs), he'll also discuss the ways to implement them. Should you build, it, buy it or partner up? Each has its costs and advantages. Mr. Surak is Senior Director of Newforth Partners, an M&A advisory firm which also provides business & technology consultancy. He was a cofounder of TalkingNets, one of the first all VOIP based CLECs, which was later acquired by DSLnet. www.newforth.com Wireless Remote Rebooting Product - Myron Anduri Marlon Schafer has been fascinated with this unique variant of rebooting equipment that uses paging services instead of dedicated lines or IP addressing. He met Myron Anduri of Nighthawk Systems first at WISPCON and recently at EXC EXPO in Denver. So now you have an untethered way to reboot a digital camera in your deep-in-the-woods deer blind or jumpstart recalcitrant equipment at the most inaccessible tower location. www.nighthawksystems.com If you have any questions you want to ask the guests or you have any of your own comments about a topic, please Instant Message us at AIM: JimSuttonVA, MarlonOffice or SteveStroh2. Hope you get a chance to listen in! You can also listen to this or previous shows at the show archive. http://www.wirelesstechradio.com/archives/archivesdate.php --------------------------- Frank Keeney Tel: +1-626-344-1424 Antennas, Cables and Equipment: http://www.wlanparts.com
