Partner content How SolarWinds busted up our assumptions about code signing 5th March 2021 As the fallout from the SolarWinds hack broadens, we continue to learn more about just how it happened in the first place. There have now been four malware strains identified, one being Sunspot, which was installed on the SolarWinds build server that developers use to piece together software applications. When it comes to software supply chains, […]
News Senate American Rescue Plan calls for more than $60 million in direct aid for counties 5th March 2021 The U.S. Senate’s version of the 2021 American Rescue Plan maintains the $350 billion in state and local aid that was in the House bill, including $60.1 billion in direct aid to counties. The U.S. Senate begin debating its version March 4. The House of Representatives passed its version of the $1.9 trillion bill Feb. […]
News NTIA seeks potential new FirstNet Authority board members 4th March 2021 At least three new members are expected to be appointed to the FirstNet Authority board this year, when President Joe Biden’s administration theoretically could overhaul the governance body that oversees the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by contractor AT&T. Three Biden-administration representatives already fill three seats on the 15-member FirstNet Authority board, which […]
Partner content Smart-building projects target energy efficiency as launchpad to health and safety 4th March 2021 While enterprises take on smart building projects to reduce energy costs, COVID-19 has brought new priorities to the fore. With the continuing spread of the virus, many building operators have looked toward smart building systems to aid with tracking and tracing the virus among workers, physical distancing, contactless entry, temperature reading and other efforts to […]
News ESN official hints at potentially costly new timeline for UK public-safety broadband project 3rd March 2021 A plan submitted seven months ago that called for UK public safety to transition mission-critical voice communications from the Airwave TETRA system to the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) in 2024 or 2025 was “overambitious” and is being revamped, according to the UK director heading the project. ESN Programme Director John Black did not specify […]
Partner content Ericsson, Huawei, AT&T attending Mobile World Congress in June, others not so sure 3rd March 2021 A few high-profile companies, including Ericsson, Huawei, Telefonica, Parallel Wireless and AT&T, confirmed to Light Reading that they intend to send executives to Barcelona, Spain, in June to attend the MWC trade show in person. But a large number of other companies, including Mavenir, Cisco, Intel, Rakuten, KPN, Deutsche Telekom, BT and Orange, said they […]
News Newscan: Klobuchar calls on Congress to get serious on tech reform 2nd March 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Klobuchar calls on Congress to get serious on tech reform After stimulus, Biden to tackle another politically tricky issue: infrastructure UK fire chiefs facing expensive bills for botched ESN project Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery Here’s where Americans are using […]
Partner content The era of converged network infrastructure has officially begun 2nd March 2021 After a year of shopping itself, Boingo has finally found a buyer. However, the important element here is not that Boingo finally managed to sell itself, but that Marc Ganzi found another telecom company to purchase. Boingo announced Monday that Digital Colony – a $23 billion infrastructure investment company linked to Ganzi’s Colony Capital investment firm – will take […]
Partner content Biden to follow through on Trump-era China tech ban 2nd March 2021 Then it was, then it wasn’t. Whether the Biden administration will radically change the Trump era’s truculent China policy has been the million yuan question since it took over in January. But it now looks as if the course of Washington’s China policy may be more straight tracks ahead than all change. On January 14, […]
Partner content Using data to improve emergency response resources in healthcare arena 26th February 2021 The ability for a COVID-19 outbreak to swiftly consume emergency response resources has emphasized the need for accurate and timely data reporting as a central component of the pandemic response effort. Continuous analysis of data collected is producing concerning results for response leaders, as new variants of the virus are discovered, and the United States […]
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