Commentary September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track 15th October 2024 The 3GPP Plenary meetings took place September 9-13, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN), Service and System Aspects (SA) and Core Terminal (CT) groups continued to focus on the Release 19 (R19) work, while officially approving a study on 6G. The 6G work represents the next generation of wireless communications. While the […]
Partner content Deutsche Telekom boss is wrong about 5G 15th October 2024 It is hard to find a European telecom executive who gushes about 5G. Most people on the commercial side talk about the mobile technology as if it were a disagreeable relative with a couple of redeeming qualities. “It’s been hugely expensive but at least it’s brought extra capacity” replaces “he’s got appalling manners but at […]
Partner content Security Operations Center (SOC) teams: Threat-detection tools are stifling us 14th October 2024 Security operations center (SOC) practitioners are struggling, thanks to an overwhelming volume of false alarms from their security tools. A Vectra survey of hundreds of cybersecurity professionals revealed a serious gripe that SOC teams have with their software vendors. The overwhelming volume of false positives their tools yield is causing burnout, they say, and allowing real threats […]
Partner content American Water Works reconnecting systems a week after cyberattack 14th October 2024 American Water Works said it is in the process of securely reconnecting its systems following a cyberattack discovered on Oct. 3, according to a Thursday regulatory filing. The largest regulated water utility in the U.S. said there is no evidence the incident impacted its water or wastewater facilities. American Water Works serves more than 14 million […]
News EWA asks for FCC direction to resolve T-Band interference in 5 major markets 11th October 2024 Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) this week asked the FCC to consider measures to help private land-mobile-radio (PLMR) operators with T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) systems subject to “harmful interference” from television broadcasters that were repacked in the band seven years ago. EWA President and CEO Robin Cohen requested the FCC established a task force to consider […]
Partner content Hurricane Milton slams Florida, leaving 3.4M utility customers without power 10th October 2024 About 3.4 million electric customers were without power in Florida on Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton hit the state’s western shore on its way toward the Atlantic Ocean, according to PowerOutage.us. Milton, a Category 5 hurricane that slowed to a Category 3 by the time it made landfall, comes about two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused nearly […]
Partner content 5G private networks growing at 20%, says study 10th October 2024 With global network capex in full retreat, private networks have become one of mobile’s few growth hotspots. Research firm SNS Telecom & IT says the sector is on track for annual growth of 20% and likely total spending of $6 billion by end-2027. Nearly 60% of this investment – worth around $3.5 billion over the […]
Partner content Iridium takes a standards-based swing at D2D 9th October 2024 Don’t call it a comeback. Satellite service provider Iridium Communications has been here before. “We want to be the glue for the D2D network around the world,” Brian Aziz, Iridium’s VP of global sales, told Light Reading at MWC Las Vegas. “You can have multiple options, but you’ll always have our reliability component,” added Tim […]
Partner content American Water suffers network disruptions after cyberattack 9th October 2024 The website of the largest publicly traded water utility in the US remained offline this morning after a cyberattack Oct. 3 forced the company to shut down some of its connected systems and services. American Water is a significant supplier of water in the US, serving more than 14 million customers across 14 states and […]
News Anterix announces that Scott Lang soon will be company’s president and CEO 9th October 2024 Anterix today announced that Scott Lang will be the company’s new president and CEO by Nov. 1, replacing Rob Schwartz, who will serve in an advisory role to the Anterix board of directors “to assist in a successful leadership transition,” according to a press release from the company. Prior to today’s announcement, Lang was nominated […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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