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Horowitz cites FirstNet adoption during COVID-19 pandemic, expects momentum to continue

Public-safety entities are increasingly willing to adopt the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—particularly as first responders recognize its value during the COVID-19 pandemic, FirstNet Authority board Chairman Ed Horowitz said this week. Horowitz said he believes FirstNet reached its “tipping point” last December, when AT&T reported more than 1 million FirstNet […]

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Six big questions about the FCC’s $9 billion fund for rural 5G

The FCC wants to dole out $9 billion to finance the construction of 5G networks in rural areas of the US. Naturally, the devil is in the details. Should the agency require participants in the program to build speedy 5G networks, or are slower networks OK too? Should satellite providers be allowed to receive money from the […]

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Unlocking telehealth benefits hinges on data integration

While telehealth has seen unprecedented growth in the first half of 2020, its continued popularity will depend in part on the availability of expanded remote patient monitoring capabilities. Even though scores of internet-connected health and medical devices have been developed, they frequently haven’t been incorporated into routine clinical care. “The ability to integrate [remote health […]

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SpaceMobile deal could kill all of AT&T’s dead zones

According to SpaceMobile, AT&T is putting the final touches on an agreement with the startup that could allow the operator to connect its customers’ existing phones directly to SpaceMobile’s satellites. If the service works as promised, the result could essentially eliminate all of AT&T’s 4G and 5G dead zones with the flip of a switch. A […]

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EMS, healthcare solutions highlighted in latest Verizon 5G initiative

Applications designed to aid healthcare and emergency medical services (EMS) outcomes are the focus of current testing in Verizon’s 5G First Responder Lab that is scheduled to extend through the end of the year, according to a company official. Nick Nilan, Verizon’s director of public-sector product development, said the company’s previous work in the 5G […]

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Newscan: DHS fears widespread mask wearing will break facial-recognition software

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations DHS fears widespread mask wearing will break facial-recognition software Seattle police claim protesters blocked way to dying man. In fact, miscommunication with Seattle Fire was problem Ransomware attack on Garmin thought to be the work of Russian cybercrime gang Are newer medical IoT devices less secure than old […]

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Bankruptcy court sets schedule for sale of Hytera U.S. divisions, as Motorola Solutions seeks dismissal

A bankruptcy court is now scheduled to consider approving the Chapter 11 sale of Hytera’s U.S. divisions on Aug. 27, after attorneys for Motorola Solutions and Hytera exchanged verbal barbs about the other company’s strategic motivations in a series of recent legal filings. Potential bidders for the Hytera U.S. divisions—Hytera America, or “Hytera East,” and […]

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Common Internet of Things security pitfalls

Only a minority of consumers trust the brands they use. And the Internet of Things (IoT) itself has a trust problem in the consumer sector. Privacy concerns and poor user experience have “stymied adoption and created a hesitance among users to trust IoT devices,” wrote William Webb and Matthew Hatton in “The Internet of Things […]

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Anterix wants to be a private LTE powerhouse

Fresh off the FCC’s May 13 order making 6MHz of spectrum in the 900MHz band available for broadband technologies and services, Anterix is positioning itself to become a private LTE enabler for utility companies. The company, which holds about 60% of the 900MHz spectrum licenses in the top 20 markets in the US, is hoping […]

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Nokia’s first commercial 5G ‘accelerates autonomous’

Nokia’s first commercial 5G SA industrial-grade private wireless network is being seen as opening the door to autonomous industry vehicles. The telecoms giant has announced that Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will deploy a Nokia 5G SA private wireless network at its test mine in Tampere, Finland. Throughout development of its 5G SA private wireless […]

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Horowitz cites FirstNet adoption during COVID-19 pandemic, expects momentum to continue

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Six big questions about the FCC’s $9 billion fund for rural 5G

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Unlocking telehealth benefits hinges on data integration

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SpaceMobile deal could kill all of AT&T’s dead zones

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EMS, healthcare solutions highlighted in latest Verizon 5G initiative

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Newscan: DHS fears widespread mask wearing will break facial-recognition software

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Bankruptcy court sets schedule for sale of Hytera U.S. divisions, as Motorola Solutions seeks dismissal

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Common Internet of Things security pitfalls

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Anterix wants to be a private LTE powerhouse

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Nokia’s first commercial 5G ‘accelerates autonomous’

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

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