We are pleased to bring you the eighteenth regular installment of The Wireless Report Podcast. Mike and I will be discussing the current state of citywide WiFi from coast to coast, as there is activity happening all over the place. I especially liked the way Houston Mayor Bill White is handling his city's WiFi plans in turn with private industry. We'll talk about that and much more.I also review the mobile music download services from Verizon and Sprint Nextel. These services are implemented much better than mobile television services and it was really great to get them side by side and compare. Who won? Listen to find out. Cingular just this week announced their music download service, but it is vastly different than those offered by Verizon and Sprint Nextel.
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Mike Sciannamea and Brian White
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1:02:32 length, 28.6 MB size, MP3 format (64kbps)
2:50 Mike runs down the state of the citywide WiFi situation in South Carolina, Texas, New York and other states that continues to see huge growth. 2007 will be the year of the install and implementation as 2006 is shaping up to be the year of massive citywide WiFi planning.
30:15 I review the music download services featured by Verizon Wireless (VCAST) and Sprint Nextel (Sprint Music Store) from start to finish, taking to task the entire customer experience. Who won? Listen to find out -- and if the carriers can make the mobile television experience as close to mobile music, there is a chance for mobile television to survive and thrive.
57:59 Wrap-up and conclusion
