High Tech Forum Podcast

Of all the telecom lawyers I've met, nobody understands spectrum better than Anna Gomez. This is a must-see podcast for spectrum geeks. The post Anna Gomez on the National Spectrum Plan appeared first on High Tech Forum.

While today's applications are human-centric, the next generation of wireless systems are likely to transform entire economic sectors. The post Jayne Stancavage on the Global Spectrum Pipeline appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Transferring spectrum from old to new users have proven to be much speedier and easier than imagined by PCAST and similar plans of 10 - 15 years ago. Getting governments and government agencies to cooperate is the harder problem. The post Shane Tews on Filling the Spectrum Pipeline appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Evaluation of 20th century radio use cases against 21st century networking needs has to become an ongoing process until all of the spectrum allocations made by fiat are converted to more general uses. The post Building a Spectrum Pipeline appeared first on High Tech Forum.

The economics of competition work very differently in markets with high fixed costs. These markets work better with a consumer welfare focus than with the competition focus.  The post Will Rinehart on Broadband Part Two appeared first on High Tech Forum.

If you're interested in broadband, competition, digital inclusion, and how public policy moves from idea to appropriation this is for you. The post Will Rinehart on Broadband Infrastructure and Inclusion appeared first on High Tech Forum.

When we begin with the requirements we quickly find that there are many ways to satisfy them. At this point it's more prudent to continue to rely on innovation to meet needs rather than declare one and only one technology the permanent victor. The post Connecting the Unconnected appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Everything policy makers need to know about digital inclusion in one easy podcast. The post John Horrigan on Digital Inclusion appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Episode 56 of the podcast is a conversation with Dr. Lisa J. Porter on zero-trust architectures. Porter started the current conversation on calibrating expectations about trust and security in the... The post Who Do You Trust? Zero-Trust Networks appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Municipal broadband overbuilders such as Chattanooga Tennessee, Longmont Colorado, and Fort Collins Colorado are in the curious position of acting as both marketplace regulators and market participants. The post Still Random After All These Years appeared first on High Tech Forum.

A discussion with Dominique Lazanski and Stacie Hoffman on China’s invasion of Internet standards organizations The post Preserving Internet Integrity appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Coalition members are engaged in some exciting demonstrations and some real network builds, especially Rakuten and Reliance Jio. Rakuten is building a new nationwide 4G/5G network in Japan, and Reliance Jio, creator of the world's largest mobile network, is blanketing India with 5G. The post Opening up the 5G Radio Access Network appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Given that safety is not a real problem, or at the very least not something city councils need to worry about, a coherent focus on aesthetics and speedy deployment best serves the public interest. The post Attack of the 5G Truthers! appeared first on High Tech Forum.

So we have a number of issues that may or may not be lawful but are pretty clearly unfair and anti-competitive. What's Congress going to do about platform power and competition? This question remains to be answered, but the podcast suggests a good way for it to start.  The post Shane and Richard on Dominant Platforms and Market Power appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Long time fans of the High Tech Forum will know Dave Belson as the author of the Akamai State of the Internet reports and previous podcast guest. This research is... The post Dave Belson on Internet Reliability appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Shane and Richard survey current Internet policy issues The post Shane and Richard Discuss DoH and the TPI Aspen Forum appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this podcast, DNS expert Stacie Hoffman explains issues with new Internet protocol known as DNS over HTTPS (DoH.) This dubious piece of work creates a number of operational vulnerabilities... The post Stacie Hoffman on DoH appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this podcast, Furchgott-Roth discusses the book, his roles in Congress and at the FCC, the current controversy over 5G mmWave interference, and the role of the World Radio Conference in setting standards for spectrum use around the world.  The post Harold Furchgott-Roth on mmWave and Economics in Policy Making appeared first on High Tech Forum.

While first-wave 5G small cells will rely on specialized switches, the second wave will use generic hardware and open source software. When the second wave hits the streets, the fears about the Chinese government taking over an import part of the telecom sector will become moot.  The post Huawei in a White Box: Podcast appeared first on High Tech Forum.

The 5G buildout is hampered on some areas by extortionate rents on small cell sites. These fees are driven the need of some municipalities - such as San Jose, California - to raise money for pension costs. While we're sympathetic to retirees, there are ways to meet these needs without wrecking the technology sector.  The post To Nationalize or Not; and What About the Trade Commission? appeared first on High Tech Forum.