Newscan: Qumu appoints veteran technology executive TJ Kennedy as president and CEO

A recent law change eliminating a planned FCC auction of T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) resulted in the resolution of many pending LMR license applications from past years and provided an early boost to activity in the space this year, although those figures remain near the pace of all-time low levels once again. For the first […]

Nokia has announced that it has struck a “multi-year, multi-technology patent cross-license agreement” with Chinese PC maker Lenovo. The deal, which involves Lenovo making a net balancing payment to Nokia, means that all pending patent litigation and other proceedings between the two parties – in all jurisdictions – is dropped. Financial details were not disclosed. Nokia […]

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[Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include clarifications about deployment timelines requested from AST SpaceMobile.] First responders and emergency callers subscribing to U.S. carriers and other major service providers will have affordable access to broadband communications beyond the coverage footprint of 4G and 5G terrestrial networks via their normal smart devices in the […]