Sprint Nextel posts wider loss

Securing critical infrastructure is complicated because of the vast network of facilities and management systems. Threats targeting this sector can have dire consequences, and when attacks do happen, they’re often accompanied by a media storm. This generates interest among concerned citizens, which prompts a reaction from politicians, who are spurred into action to ensure the […]

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As the year starts drawing to a close, so does the tenure of the 117th Congress. That body, under President Biden, passed $65 billion in broadband funding in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA), plus billions more for broadband in the American Rescue Plan and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. With that funding in […]

A key former Hytera Communications director has entered a guilty plea to criminal charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from Motorola Solutions that enabled Hytera to accelerate the development of its profitable DMR product line—allegedly at the behest of a top executive at the China-based LMR manufacturer. Gee Siong (G.S.) Kok—Hytera Communications’ former director […]