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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom finally buys a majority of T-Mobile US

After years of increasing its ownership in T-Mobile US, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom (DT) announced this week it crossed the 50% threshold, and now is the majority owner of the US-based company. “We have the majority and are the largest shareholder of the world’s most valuable telecommunications company – T-Mobile US,” DT CEO Tim Höttges said […]

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5G race to space picks up (network) speed

Companies like Bullitt and Apple have already proven that it’s possible to connect regular smartphones directly to satellites. However, so far such services center around slow-speed applications like text messaging. AST SpaceMobile is promising to change all that. During its recent quarterly conference call, company officials suggested that its satellites would support smartphone connections that are just […]

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IWCE keynote: To evolve with tech advancements, the fire service must adopt a culture of change

LAS VEGAS–To compete, private businesses are quick to adapt to tech advancements. Public safety organizations, on the other hand, are slower to adapt given their responsibility to safeguard constituents and their property. Especially in the fire service, leadership is slow to adopt new ways of doing things. And if something doesn’t work the first time, […]

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CMA calls for price controls in summary of final report about Airwave-Motorola Solutions investigation

Motorola Solutions’ Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom (UK) will be subject to pricing controls that are expected to cost the vendor giant at least $1 billion in contracted revenue during the next several years, according to a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) summary of its final investigative decision. Published yesterday on the CMA […]

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4.9 GHz presents opportunity for public safety but requires the right management, IWCE speakers say

Natural disasters, crisis situations and mass casualty events don’t happen often, but when they do, radio frequencies are inundated with traffic. This infrequent, high-bandwidth need prompted the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reserve 50 megahertz of spectrum in the 4940-4990 GHz band specifically for public safety usage in 2002. For years, innovators were not sure […]

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AT&T says it completed five-year FirstNet buildout by March 30 contractual deadline

AT&T finished the initial five-year network buildout of the FirstNet system operating on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum by the March 30 deadline stipulated in the carrier’s contract with the FirstNet Authority, according to a statement released today by AT&T. As part of the 25-year deal signed with the FirstNet Authority in March 2017, contractor […]

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Satellite companies hunt for cash

Satellite companies Telesat, Ligado, Lynk Global and Rivada Space Networks are working to raise the funds necessary to realize their ambitions. But in the meantime, they’re stuck making promises they may not be able to fund. The satellite operators are looking for more cash in an increasingly tumultuous industry. Just this week, SES confirmed merger talks with […]

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Hey, Siri: Hackers can control smart devices using inaudible sounds

The sensitivity of voice-controlled microphones could allow cyberattackers to issue commands to smartphones, smart speakers, and other connected devices using near-ultrasound frequencies undetectable by humans for a variety of nefarious outcomes — including taking over apps that control home Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The technique, dubbed a Near-Ultrasound Inaudible Trojan (NUIT), exploits voice assistants like Siri, […]

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Automakers rethink autonomy goals as AV hype fizzles out

For a number of users autonomous vehicles have been touted as the future of automotive. Yet Wards Intelligence Outlook Conference illustrated that optimism has been dampened. While automakers pumped billions of dollars into numerous self-driving projects, Glenn Sanders, principal analyst, autonomous vehicles at Informa Tech Automotive Group, finds that cracks have begun to show in […]

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Broadband bills in Congress would address BEAD mapping, taxes and supply chain

The US Congress has introduced several bills in recent months that would impact the rollout and implementation of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The most recent example is a bill introduced on Friday (March 31) by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Thune (R-SD) entitled the Accurate Map for Broadband […]

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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom finally buys a majority of T-Mobile US

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5G race to space picks up (network) speed

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IWCE keynote: To evolve with tech advancements, the fire service must adopt a culture of change

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CMA calls for price controls in summary of final report about Airwave-Motorola Solutions investigation

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4.9 GHz presents opportunity for public safety but requires the right management, IWCE speakers say

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AT&T says it completed five-year FirstNet buildout by March 30 contractual deadline

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Satellite companies hunt for cash

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Hey, Siri: Hackers can control smart devices using inaudible sounds

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Automakers rethink autonomy goals as AV hype fizzles out

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Broadband bills in Congress would address BEAD mapping, taxes and supply chain

Commentary

September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

Video

Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up