by JAM | Apr 3, 2012 | Broadband, DOJ, DOL, Government, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mobile Health, Skills, Social Media, Workforce Development
When it comes to social media, the old adage, “build it and they will come†simply doesn’t apply. Putting up a Facebook page and creating a Twitter or YouTube account just isn’t enough. In order for businesses to use social media effectively, they must...
by JAM | Apr 2, 2012 | Broadband, Social Media, spectrum, wireless
While many continue to find issue with the content available on broadcast television, the emergence of new programming online is appearing to satiate those who desire to be entertained, yet not at the expense of depth, dimension, or even an opportunity to be educated....
by JAM | Apr 2, 2012 | apps, Broadband, DOL, jobs, LISTA, Skills, Social Media, software development, spectrum, wireless, Workforce Development
America’s obsession with various high tech innovations such as the smartphone and tablet, and its “got-to-have-an-app-for-everything†attitude, has led to the demand and creation of about 500,000 apps and apparently, just as many jobs. Last week, TechNet, a...
by JAM | Mar 30, 2012 | Broadband, jobs, LISTA, Skills, software development, spectrum, wireless
Six years after Cisco Systems bought Scientific Atlanta, high-tech giant Cisco says its metro Atlanta acquisition is critical to its efforts to profit off the rising tide of video streaming around the globe. Cisco has “a huge commitment to video,†John Chambers,...
by JAM | Mar 30, 2012 | Broadband, Government, Health IT, jobs, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mobile Health, Social Media, spectrum, wireless, Workforce Development
Last October Sprint officially announced their plans to upgrade to LTE, noting they hoped to cover 123 million “pops” (potential users) with LTE by the end of 2012, and 250 million by the end of 2013. Speaking at the Rural Cellular Association meeting this...
by JAM | Mar 28, 2012 | Broadband, DOL, jobs, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mobile Health, Policy, wireless, Workforce Development
James Cicconi knows whom T-Mobile workers should blame for their company’s recently announced layoffs: the FCC. Cicconi who serves as AT&T’s senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs, wrote a post for AT&T’s...
