Inside Broadband: Will Workman

Will Workman is a former editor of telco industry publications. He is now working on his PhD in mass communications. He can be reached care of TV Technology.

Why WiMax Has Maxed Out

by Will Workman, 3.28.2005

It's time to fess up--this tech is nowhere near ready for primetime consumer solutions. Its business applications are limited and its long-term ability to provide mobility is questionable. more

A New Year's Broadband Agenda

by Will Workman, 2.16.2005

"Every corner" of the United States will be high-speed wired. And that's supposed to happen by 2007, just two years away. more

WiMax Must Choose Its Own Broadband Path

by Will Workman, 9.22.2004

While it's been generating quite a static hum in recent years, WiMax, the new broadband wireless standard designed to work over wide areas, now appears to have a few 800-pound gorillas in its court more

Candidates Begin to Unveil Broadband Plans

by Will Workman, 8.18.2004

President Bush and, to a lesser extent, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, (D.-Mass.) have been detailing their plans for making broadband a ubiquitous presence in the American household over the next four years. more

Slow Reform Stifles Wireless Broadband

by Will Workman, 6.23.2004

The "government," which in our nominal democracy is ostensibly representing "we the people," is managing a tremendous natural resource, airwaves, that most folks haven't the slightest clue is worth so much. more

Broadband Over Power Line Gets FCC Boost

by Will Workman, 4.07.2004

Whenever an infant technology takes its first steps, you can't help rooting for it. more

Studios Seek VOD Deliverance from Digital

by Will Workman, 10.29.2003

Question: How many studio executives does it take to change a lightbulb? more

Two Decades That Propelled an Industry

by Will Workman, 9.17.2003

Cable goes from rural curiosity to dominant player more

The House Bill Can't Build

by Will Workman, 8.20.2003

Quick quiz question: Can you name the recent event that drew Bill Gates, Michael Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Mark Cuban and Barbara Eden all on the same day? more

A Third Way? DSL, Cable: Meet PBL

by Will Workman, 6.25.2003

The original technology of broadband over powerline (BPL) appears to be reawakening. more

Brouhaha on Broadband

by Will Workman, 4.23.2003

The prevailing question of today is: If we want more investment in broadband buildout, how do we achieve that and who pays? more

Power Up: Broadband Needs Gaming Boost

by Will Workman, 1.22.2003

What are cable and DSL operators selling with their broadband? Faster Web cruising speeds and file downloads are yesterday's value propositions. For $40 or more per month the next wave of broadband adopters (and some of the current customers as well) need to see more. more

Gettin' GigE With It

by Will Workman, 11.27.2002

It's not often I get on a bandwagon, particularly a broadbandwagon. After you've been around the cable industry for almost a decade the phrase "Wait 'til next year" holds special poignancy. But hey, I actually have a choice between DSL and cable modem service, I have access to digital cable (though I don't subscribe) and now Time Warner Cable (my operator) tells me VOD is coming. more

Cable Must Make HD Triple Jump

by Will Workman, 9.18.2002

It's been a cold, cold summer in cable land...Finding a ray of optimism beyond the PR spinning has been difficult, but I think I've got one. That is, if operators can pull off an Olympian triple jump over the next couple of years. more

They Huff and They Puff, But They Can't Get In

by Will Workman, 8.21.2002

So how important is interactive television?...Well, it depends on how you define it and how much money you have thrown at it. more

Where Does John Malone Want to Go Today?

by Will Workman, 7.24.2002

I'm glad I don't compete with John Malone. I know Brian Roberts will become Cable King once Comcast's $72 billion acquisition of AT&T Broadband goes through and he's sitting on 21.2 million cable subscribers (knowing Roberts, he's already crowned himself), but Liberty Media's John Malone is the guy I'm watching. more

Broadband, Home Networking a Likely Pair

by Will Workman, 5.01.2002

Perhaps this is so obvious I'm wasting my time; I'm either afflicted with an unhealthy idealism or there are great movements afoot of which I'm unaware. But in looking over the littered landscape of two related technology fronts, I can't help but see a connection some seem to be missing. more

Follow the Logic

by Will Workman, 3.06.2002

Yes, sometimes it’s useful to read your junk e-mail. Even a modest spam glutton can occasionally pick up whiffs of tech trends in the air. more