by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 15, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
A March 10 article in Variety by Todd Spangler discusses recent competitive trends in the sector of the online video market that has long been dominated by Google’s YouTube platform. Its main theme is summed up by a quote from Peter Csathy, CEO of investment...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In an earlier post I discussed how a handful of small startups (Republic Wireless, FreedomPop and Scratch Wireless) are offering low-cost “WiFi-first” mobile services targeting mainly cost-conscious smartphone-toting millennials. In February, these relatively...
by William Dutton | Mar 7, 2015 | Blog
This video presents a talk by Garlin Gilchrist, the Deputy Technology Director for Civic Engagement in Detroit, with Kat Hartman, and Professor Marc Kruman responding. The presentation is about 20 minutes, followed the responses and about 15 minutes of discussion....
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog
I recently listened to an interview with Randy Klindt, General Manager of Co-Mo Connect, a rural electric co-op building a gigabit fiber network in Central Missouri. It reminded me that the nation’s rural electric co-operatives can be effective vehicles for deploying...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 4, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
A recent WSJ article (subscription required) by Ryan Knutson begins with the provocative question “Do you really need a wireless phone company?” A few sentences later he notes that while “[i]t is almost impossible to imagine life without a...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Mar 3, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In my introductory post on unlicensed spectrum I noted that two small startup companies, Republic Wireless and FreedomPop, are making creative use of that spectrum to offer low cost voice and Internet service. These two companies were the focus of a mid-February...
by William Dutton | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog
Net Neutrality by A. Michael Noll Do not become confused over the debate over net neutrality. The definitions and principles are all quite basic – and simple. There is a tendency to define the Internet by what services can be obtained over it, for example: email,...
by William Dutton | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog, research
MSU’s Quello Center is launching a study of the impact of net neutrality. With the support for net neutrality regulations at the FCC, and in the White House, the debate should quickly move from theoretical speculation to empirical realities: What will be the actual...
by William Dutton | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog
Following a presentation to visiting Korean executives, Professor Sung Wook Ji provided a brief summary of major differences between cable systems in the US and Korea. Professor JI was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Information at...
by William Dutton | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog
Professor Constantinos K. Coursaris gave a seminar on the business models behind new media. In this short video, he is asked to summarize the new business models – and succinctly does so. Dr Coursaris is the Director of Graduate Studies and an Associate...
