Avtec discusses the importance of open standards

While enterprises take on smart building projects to reduce energy costs, COVID-19 has brought new priorities to the fore. With the continuing spread of the virus, many building operators have looked toward smart building systems to aid with tracking and tracing the virus among workers, physical distancing, contactless entry, temperature reading and other efforts to […]

A plan submitted seven months ago that called for UK public safety to transition mission-critical voice communications from the Airwave TETRA system to the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) in 2024 or 2025 was “overambitious” and is being revamped, according to the UK director heading the project. ESN Programme Director John Black did not specify […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Klobuchar calls on Congress to get serious on tech reform After stimulus, Biden to tackle another politically tricky issue: infrastructure UK fire chiefs facing expensive bills for botched ESN project Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery Here’s where Americans are using […]

After a year of shopping itself, Boingo has finally found a buyer. However, the important element here is not that Boingo finally managed to sell itself, but that Marc Ganzi found another telecom company to purchase. Boingo announced Monday that Digital Colony – a $23 billion infrastructure investment company linked to Ganzi’s Colony Capital investment firm – will take […]