Newscan: FCC presses 6 GHz Wi-Fi plan despite utility, first-responder worries

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Captured, killed or compromised: CIA admits to losing dozens of informants as comms breached Digital-divide fix at risk as $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill stalls Motorola Solutions, Harris County build private LTE network A year after ‘Defund,’ police departments get their money back DHS wants wearables to track employee […]

United Kingdom (UK) public-safety agencies are scheduled to begin switching mission-critical voice communications from the Airwave TETRA radio system to the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) during the first half of 2024, with complete ESN migration expected in 2026, according to a Home Office official. ESN Programme Director John Black shared the timetable while updating […]

After 5G, AI and space exploration, China has elbowed its way to the front of the pack in another key technology – quantum communications. It achieved a major breakthrough early this year with the world’s first satellite-to-earth quantum communication network. A University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) team carried out multi-user quantum key distribution, […]

Federated Wireless on Wednesday announced the availability of its new Spectrum Exchange, a product the company hopes might create a standardized approach to spectrum license leasing. Importantly, Frontier Communications has agreed to use the new exchange to potentially purchase 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum leases. The company was not among the dozens of entities that purchased CBRS spectrum […]