Very often, corporate networks, be they those at headquarters or client sites or shared networks at events and public settings, lag well behind my own home experience. This is because, as I mentioned at the end of last month , I am using the wireless hotspot often - at client sites, at cafes, restaurants, shopping centers, and yes, in the last week, as the sole provider for Internet at our home. Tags: Wireless ATT android For the past several years, much like many of you, the fastest Internet speeds I have enjoyed have been at home. Survival of the fittest. yesterday. MORE >>

Mobile Future Forward brings together world-class speakers from across the value chain for a powerful cross-industry networking event. MobileGroove is proud to be a media partner and help build awareness of this thought leadership event (now in its second year). Janet Schijns , VP – Business Solutions Group, Verizon Wireless. Check out the complete agenda on the Mobile Future Forward website , and follow news and development on the run up to the event by joining Chetan and his team on Facebook. Events Featured MobileGrooveMobileGroove VIP offer. MORE >>

Mike also tells us about his experience speaking and connecting at Apps World, an event he strongly recommends to brands, artists and developers trying to navigate this tough territory. In his view the event was professional as well as personal. “For me, I would say that one of the things that I did like about the event was that it was intimate.” ” My personal thanks to Kate Williams and the great folks at Six Degrees, the company that organized the Apps World event,  for introducing me to Mike. Mobile apps isn’t the only game in town. 18:05]. MORE >>

Tomi Ahonen, my friend and esteemed colleague, calls ForumOxford THE thought leadership event of the year. From Tomi (who chairs the event), to Chetan Sharma (best known for wireless data and research that consistently sets the bar), to Ajit Jaokar , long-time author and advisor to the mobile industry, the event brings together professionals and practitioners sincerely interested in asking questions and identifying the trends. Tags: Events Mobile Content Mobile Research No sales pitches here. Register here. Unfortunately, I won’t be in the U.K. I did.) MORE >>

Think of the hapless wireless operator on the Titanic who couldn’t get anyone to tune to his distress signals. By 1970, advances were such that Professor Norman Abramson could connect radios to computers, creating the world’s first wireless network. According to Keith Hampton at the University of Pennsylvania, only a few studies so far have addressed how wireless Internet use in public and semi-public spaces has influenced social life. So, does social media in an age of ubiquitous wireless connections constitute Chardin’s concept of the noosphere? MORE >>