High Tech Forum Podcast

Costs of deployment for new networking technologies tend to decline over time as we learn how to avoid unnecessary redundancies. Deployment costs of fiber-to-the-home networks declined to about 20% of initial levels over the first three years of deployment. The post ITS Director Keith Gremban on 5G Propagation appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this edition of the podcast, Shane and Richard talk about setting up a Wi-Fi network for optimal security and performance, recent developments in security, and what's going on in Europe with copyright enforcement and privacy. The post Shane and Richard on Wi-Fi, Security, and Europe appeared first on High Tech Forum.

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly joined us for a High Tech Forum podcast this week to bring us up-to-date on FCC issues such as 5G, broadband deployment, mid-band spectrum, and the... The post FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly on 5G appeared first on High Tech Forum.

This edition of the podcast features Commissioner Brendan Carr, the FCC’s 5G champion. Carr was promoted from Chief Counsel to Commissioner in August. Since his swearing-in he’s taken up the... The post FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on 5G appeared first on High Tech Forum.

It's obvious that some of this story is hokey, but you're not sure which part. You've come to the right place because Will Rinehart lays it all out in this podcast. The post Will Rinehart Explains the Cambridge Analytica Story appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this edition of the High Tech Forum podcast, Richard and Shane discuss the report from Axios (or was it InfoWars?) about a White House intern’s plan for government takeover... The post The Vast 5G Conspiracy and Other Oddities appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this edition of the High Tech Forum podcast, Shane Tews interviews me about my recent research paper, “You Get What You Measure“. This is the paper that looks into... The post Shane and Richard Talk Internet Performance and Politics appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Internet regulation is like the Game of Thrones, a battle between parochial interests that ignores the threat of an innovation-less winter. The post Internet Pioneers Discuss Network Architecture and Regulation appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this edition of the HTF podcast, we talk with Entropy Economics founder Bret Swanson about his recent paper (with Michael Mandel), The Coming Productivity Boom. Swanson sees high productivity... The post The Coming Productivity Boom with Bret Swanson appeared first on High Tech Forum.

What are we losing by pretending that mobile broadband is a noncompetitive market that needs to be tightly managed by a Washington-based regulator? We can't know that in the US because we only have the market we have. But data from other countries suggests that we're not seeing the explosion in mobile apps development that we should expect. The post Roslyn Layton Visits High Tech Forum appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Peter Rysavy identifies the friction points between 5G networks and Title II regulation. The post Podcast: How Title II Net Neutrality Undermines 5G appeared first on High Tech Forum.

The FCC was designed as an independent agency because the public is always biased in favor of the status quo. As Henry Ford may have said about his Model T, the public just wanted faster horses because they were scared of cars. The post Dave Farber on Title II ISP Regulation appeared first on High Tech Forum.

We should absolutely be focusing on data security as well as privacy expectations. All companies should take steps to protect the security of collected data holistically in a comprehensive way. The post Howard Waltzman on Internet Privacy appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this podcast, we talk with Professor Charles Jackson about the paper he presented at the TPRC conference in October, Defining Harmful Interference Efficiently. The paper proposes a way of... The post Chuck Jackson on Radio Interference appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this podcast, Shane Tews and Richard discuss key issues likely to grab the FCC's attention this year, the impact of Chairman Pai, and whether the FCC needs to be reorganized. Beyond the issues themselves, Chairman Pai is likely to invest a lot of effort in changing the tone at the agency. Rather than forcing questionable issues through the agenda, expect him to work for consensus solutions that will outlast his tenure. The post Chairman Pai’s FCC Challenge appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Dave Farber, the Internet's grandfather, makes some insightful and surprising predictions for the Internet in 2017. Augmented reality will penetrate social and business life, and work on a more secure Internet will begin in earnest. The post Forecasting Tech with Dave Farber appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Between government underreach with cybersecurity law and overreach in reacting to attacks and fake news, we live in troublesome times. The post Government Underreach and Overreach with Dave Farber appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this edition of the High Tech Forum Podcast, Richard Bennett is joined by ICANN insider Shane Tews (@ShaneTews) for the lowdown on current issues in international Internet governance. The post ICANN Expert Shane Tews Dishes Internet Governance appeared first on High Tech Forum.

In this edition of the High Tech Forum Podcast, Richard Bennett is joined by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) to discuss a range of issues, including the... The post Ajit Pai Talks Spectrum and FCC Reform on High Tech Forum appeared first on High Tech Forum.

Om Malik, the long time tech journalist, founder of Gigaom and current True Ventures partner, joins Richard Bennett in the latest edition of the High Tech Forum Podcast. As the... The post Om Malik Joins Richard Bennett on this HTF Podcast Edition appeared first on High Tech Forum.