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Should Regulators Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile?

Harvard Business Review

I tend to care about prices: Will this merger affect my monthly wireless bill? Wireless telephone prices are falling, a sign of competitive markets. And because the CPI cannot easily account for increases in call quality , this index understates the true decrease in the quality-adjusted price of wireless telephony.

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Rethinking Security for the Internet of Things

Harvard Business Review

In 2010 the computer worm Stuxnet was discovered and implicated in the attack that caused physical damage to centrifuges at Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities. For example, the recent hacking of the Associated Press''s Twitter account by the Syrian Electronic Army and subsequent tweet about an explosion at the White House caused the U.S.

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Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. With wasteful processes reformed, providers improved the efficiency of their capital investments.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. The clean, efficient city has some livability advantages over Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, or Bangkok.

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A Brief Review of Hillary Clinton’s Innovation Plan

Harvard Business Review

On the plus side of the ledger, Clinton promises to continue President Obama’s support for next-generation mobile networks, known as 5G, which utilize densely packed cellular antennae and higher-band radio spectrum to offer as much as 100 times the speed and capacity of today’s wireless internet.