Go PATS! – NOT!!

Go PATS! – NOT!!

Summary: An authority within an NFL football team decided to go paperless for season tickets at its game stadium without understanding the implications of that decision – that there would be thousands of people trying to access the Internet over the same...
Spectrum Sell-Off – Is there a Better Idea?

Spectrum Sell-Off – Is there a Better Idea?

In less than two years, the FCC will have conducted four auctions for 5G band sell off to the telecom industry (see Auctions 103, 105, 107 and 110). Auction 107 alone raised $81B for the United States Government (USG). The telecom industry wouldn’t be scrambling to...
Smart Devices: We Haven’t Seen Anything Yet

Smart Devices: We Haven’t Seen Anything Yet

Imagine a future where a box of RITZ crackers has an RFID tag that transmits a data message to Amazon that it is getting empty and automatically orders you another box. Imagine a refrigerator that tracks the volume of food and does the same thing. Imagine driverless...
Electromagnetic Protection features for every smart device

Electromagnetic Protection features for every smart device

In our first blog, we were introduced to how cell phone calls and emails get transmitted – over the electromagnetic spectrum, or spectrum for short. We were also informed that access to the spectrum can be compromised, either unintentionally or intentionally. The fact...
How Does E.T. Actually Phone Home?

How Does E.T. Actually Phone Home?

I recently asked a neighbor what it is that transmits his cell phone calls and emails. He replied, “I have no idea; the telephone network?” I immediately sprang into action, because not knowing how cell phone calls and emails get transmitted is becoming a dangerous...