Newscan: FirstNet holds first state plan consultation meeting in Maryland

Xcel Energy – a massive gas and electricity provider across Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin – said it plans to test a private wireless LTE network in the 900MHz spectrum band using equipment from Motorola Solutions. The news serves to yet again underscore utilities’ interest in building their […]

The FCC’s first big midband spectrum auction, Auction 105 for 3.5GHz CBRS licenses, ended last week – and now it’s time to sift through the results. The auction raised a total of $4.6 billion in bids, mainly from the likes of Verizon, Dish Network, Comcast and Charter Communications. Here is the list of the 20 biggest […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Portland passes the toughest ban on facial recognition in the U.S. Portland becomes the first city to ban the use of facial-recognition tech in public spaces by government, private entities Cyberattacks threaten unprepared virtual schools Alderman proposes dramatic expansion of Chicago’s camera surveillance network ‘Or I will stab […]

As we approach November, the digital election infrastructure finds itself in the crosshairs of a new peril. Authoritarian forces and other adversaries have weaponized the fifth domain of warfare — cyberspace — against the very fabric of democracy. As the election process ramps up, organizations engaged in the political process must strengthen cybersecurity to prevent […]