Economy Commentary
Broadband stimulus puzzle
With the ink from Barack Obama’s signature still wet on an economic stimulus bill that includes billions for broadband deployment, IBM says it plans to use some of those funds to offer broadband-over-powerline services....
Ask Steve
SMBs can take solace in knowing that over the past 8 or so recessions SMBs have generally come out of recessionary times faster than large enterprises....
Useless warnings
I work in a high-rise building in downtown Chicago. Every year, at about the same time that Christmas decorations go up, a crop of useless warning signs...
Broadband Obama
It's hard for us to imagine today any home in the U.S. without electricity, no matter how far-flung or rural. In the 1930s it wasn't too hard to imagine....
It's bad out there, folks
To no one’s surprise, the economic downturn is affecting business purchasing of telecom services....
2008: Glad it's over
By contrast, I think we all have unusually high hopes for 2009. A new president with new ideas and broad support for enacting those ideas is one reason...
Recession reprieve?
I’m doing the reporting right now for a February cover story on the state of industry “transformation” projects, and like everywhere else, the shape of the economy keeps creeping up as an issue....
The Beginning of the Pullback
Telecom had its own triple-play this week with announcements from Nokia, Telecom Italia and AT&T all painting a dire picture for the coming year....
Is the connected home recession-proof?
Our cover story this week looks at the evolution of the home — well, at least some homes — into hyperconnected, consumer electronics-overloaded "bat caves."...
