Newscan: CenturyLink, West Safety Comms agree to $575,000 fine over 911 outage

Motorola Solution again will seek a permanent injunction that could prevent Hytera from selling a large portion of its DMR portfolio as part of the Motorola Solution cross-appeal of the recent Hytera appeal of the $543.7 million judgment by a federal in March 2020. In the March 2020 judgment, U.S. Federal District Court Judge Charles […]

Evergy agreed to a long-term lease of 900 MHz spectrum licensed to Anterix, yesterday announcing a $30.2 million deal that will give the utility access to the broadband airwaves to support the deployment of a private LTE system that is expected to enable critical smart-grid applications. Under the agreement, Evergy will pay $30.2 million upfront […]

On Wednesday, Aug. 25, President Biden met with CEOs of some of the nation’s largest companies in various industries to discuss cybersecurity and key calls to action. These companies included Apple, Google, and JPMorgan Chase. Biden said in his remarks before the summit, “The reality is most of our critical infrastructure is owned and operated by […]

Just as COVID-19 ushered in an acceptance that broadband is essential, the concurrent era of a worsening climate crisis is also making clear just how vulnerable that critical infrastructure is. From wildfires and extreme heat, to flash floods and hurricanes, the increasing effects of climate change are taking their toll on cables, fiber lines and […]