Newscan: Alcatel-Lucent sees ‘major breakthrough’ in MIMO technology to achieve petabit-per-second speeds needed for 5G

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 […]

Rapid changes in how Internet of Things (IoT) devices around us interact with each other have created a landscape defined by unprecedented security vulnerabilities. There are three main security concerns with them and some possible fixes. In December 2020, Forescout identified 33 vulnerabilities impacting four open source TCP/IP stacks. These are used by millions of devices around […]

At least three new members are expected to be appointed to the FirstNet Authority board this year, when President Joe Biden’s administration theoretically could overhaul the governance body that oversees the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by contractor AT&T. Three Biden-administration representatives already fill three seats on the 15-member FirstNet Authority board, which […]

A federal judge is expected to determine the royalty Hytera Communications must pay as ongoing compensation for the use of trade secrets and copyrighted software stolen from Motorola Solutions—a decision that could shape the competitive landscape within the DMR marketplace. No available specifics about the royalty amounts proposed by lawyers representing China-based Hytera Communications and […]