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Obama talking about the importance of investing in wireless technology in Marquette, MI, up north last Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. This part of a new White House focus on "innovation, competitiveness and infrastructure as a pathway to jobs and 'winning the future.' The president compared the goal of extending wireless access to important successes that connected previous generations of Americans: the building of railroads and the federal highway system."

I really like the plans he is pushing for. Mobile devices is obviously the current frontier to win. The impact on nonprofit activity will be enormous. Most businesses for that matter now have to consider a mobile device plan in supplement to their initial web design plans.

Wireless technology platforms are changing rapidly and there is always an emerging battle between two or more delivery paths. LTE appears to have an edge in the immediate future but WiMaxx is one of the technologies that hopes to supplant it. Public safety organizations are endorsing LTE.

There is a definite correlation in mobile wireless applications for public safety and nonprofits alike

This article talks about how technology is improving our ability to respond to disasters around the world. Specifically it talks about how technology like SMS and twitter allowed rescue efforts to happen quicker and more efficiently. I think it's cool how with all this new technology we have the ability to save more lives and do more in times of disaster. Families were able to communicate with those in Haiti more than they would have been able to before this technology was available. Also, that with tools like SMS, donations were able to be set up for non-profits to assist in recovery efforts. People are probably more likely to donate if they can do it with something as simple as sending a text message, and organizations will be able to receive the money quicker. Cool article.

He even chose a college in Michigan to announce this plan!

Technically, 4G is not a technology, but rather a benchmark. 4G speeds mean the ability to downoad information at a speed of 100 mbps. The four major cell phone carriers in the United States, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint all advertise that they have networks that carry 4G speed, and all of them in actuality do not. Of the four carriers, T-Mobile's network could theoretically allow users to see 21mbps, no where near the 100 needed to actually be 4G.

The technology will help with supply chain challenges such as yard management. Data from the RFID tags will be used with location-based information through a web-based application, InSight. These sensors developed by the non-profit DASH 7 alliance will also work for preventative maintenance