5:30 PM -- Stop me if you've heard this one before:

"Arguably, the panel's discussion was somewhat muted by the fact there was only intermittent wireless connectivity available at the event, due to technical difficulties."

That's Rhonda Ascierto, reporting for Computer Business Review online from The Wireless Event this week in London. You've already heard my gripes about the lack of a decent wireless connection at CTIA, in Las Vegas. (See CTIA Disconnect.)

What's up with that? Why can't conference organizers for gatherings of the leading wireless vendors and service providers in the world manage to equip their halls with functioning, reliable wireless networks?

— Richard Martin, Senior Editor, Unstrung