Newscan: NTIA, FIrstNet list planning-grant awards, state points of contact
Security Industry Association signs deal with DHS; FCC grants EWA request for licensing authority above 470 MHz; Texas city recommits to Tiburon; AppliedMicro names new CFO; Delta buys Microsoft tablets for pilots; Twitter announces text-alert system; Chicago fights gangs with social media; Army runs troubled Navy Yard radio system; Iris is your new identity; FAA panel endorses Wi-Fi for takeoffs and landings; FCC releases operation plans during shutdown
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Motorola Solutions notified of plans to extend Airwave service in UK through 2029
Motorola Solutions received a notice from the United Kingdom (UK) Home Office seeking to continue services from the Airwave TETRA network through 2029 via a three-year contract extension that is expected to be worth at least $748 million, Motorola Solutions officials stated last week during the company’s quarterly earnings call. Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO […]
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NextNav's CEO explains her 5G network buildout plan
NextNav, a developer of 3D geolocation technology, isn’t planning to build its own 5G network using its nationwide 900MHz spectrum holdings. Instead, the company is hoping to find a partner to do the heavy lifting, according to NextNav’s new CEO, Mariam Sorond. “We’re not going to build the network. The partner would do that,” Sorond told Light […]
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'DuneQuixote' shows stealth cyberattack methods are evolving. Can defenders keep up?
If a recent wily cyber-espionage campaign against Middle Eastern government entities is any indication, cyber defenders will need to upgrade their malware detection capabilities soon. Cybersecurity, the trope goes, is a cat-and-mouse game. Companies move to Linux and macOS, so attackers follow them there. Attackers deliver malware in phishing attachments, so Microsoft blocks Internet macros, so attackers […]
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‘The sounds of nature’: Cicada noise causes influx of 911 calls in South Carolina town
For the first time in 221 years, two separate broods of cicadas are emerging in the U.S. this spring, and the first wave is already causing confusion and concern in some impacted towns. Newberry, S.C., made national headlines this week after the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement on Facebook that it had received a […]