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Concealing 5G small-cell sites in your city

Deployment of 5G services is proving more challenging than it was for prior wireless generations. To provide continuous coverage for fixed wireless access (FWA) and mobile applications, 5G small cell sites must be lower to the ground and significantly closer to one another than previous wireless sites that were mounted high up on macro towers. […]

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Automakers winning push for AV-only road networks

As autonomous vehicle (AV) developers strive to design mission critical, the idea of an AV corridor is finally gaining acceptance as the right step forward. Carmakers have for years been pushing for dedicated infrastructure to refine AV technology away from the influence and dangers posed by mixing the robots with human drivers. While the digital […]

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Industrial transformation faces rocky road in 2020

Over the past several months, the industrial sector has faced renewed scrutiny as consumer habits, supply chains and operational challenges mount. The pressure is exceptionally high in hard-hit industry verticals such as oil and gas, commercial aerospace and clothing manufacturing. Meanwhile, vendors serving the industry have also been forced to adjust to the shifting landscape. […]

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FCC approves states leasing 4.9 GHz spectrum, but practical timing remains unclear

FCC commissioners this week voted 3-2 to approve an order that allows states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—50 MHz of airwaves previously designated for public-safety use—to commercial entities, although sources indicated that there is some uncertainty surrounding the practical timetable for implementing such leasing deals. As expected, FCC commissioners were divided along party lines on […]

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Dish Network: The edge is ‘everywhere’

Dish Network’s Marc Rouanne said that the edge of the company’s coming 5G network will sit wherever the company’s customers want it to sit. “The edge is everywhere,” he said. “Our customers will be able to decide.” He added that Dish’s 5G network will have the ability to move beyond the confines of its own edge and […]

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Attacker dwell time: Ransomware’s most important metric

Ransomware remains one of the most pervasive and insidious security threats to enterprise organizations. In 2020 alone, dozens of brands, from Garmin to Jack Daniels, have been forced to disclose that their networks were breached and their data encrypted by a motley crew of global criminal organizations. While much of the attention around ransomware attacks […]

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Driverless tech’s ups and downs post pandemic

The pandemic has hit almost all economic sectors globally but it has had an especially harsh effect on automotive. It has been called the single biggest risk factor facing the autos industry for many years, with global light vehicle sales forecast to decline 22%, to 70.3 million units, in 2020. Given the uncertainty surrounding the […]

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Adoption of the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) accelerates

Adoption of smart robotics has accelerated this year, driving sophisticated automation in various environments. Introducing Internet of Things (IoT) functionality to robots isn’t new, however. In 2014, ABI Research introduced the concept of the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT). The term described intelligent devices that can monitor events going on around them, integrate various sensor data types, […]

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Newscan: 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this?

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this? Nationwide reports of 911 system outages, cause not immediately clear Hackers have infiltrated many of Washington state’s agencies FirstNet asks Congress to cut red tape for tower builds SpaceX’s Internet-from-space Starlink system helping first responders fight […]

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FCC set to vote on 4.9 GHz order, despite public-safety opposition

FCC commissioners are scheduled to consider new rules that would let states lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—a 50 MHz swath that has long been designated for public-safety use—to commercial entities amid considerable opposition from public-safety organizations and representatives. Under the proposed 4.9 GHz order, states would be given the ability to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to […]

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Concealing 5G small-cell sites in your city

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Automakers winning push for AV-only road networks

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Industrial transformation faces rocky road in 2020

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FCC approves states leasing 4.9 GHz spectrum, but practical timing remains unclear

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Dish Network: The edge is ‘everywhere’

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Attacker dwell time: Ransomware’s most important metric

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Driverless tech’s ups and downs post pandemic

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Adoption of the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) accelerates

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Newscan: 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this?

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FCC set to vote on 4.9 GHz order, despite public-safety opposition

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?

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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