Partner content How the $1 trillion infrastructure bill will deliver broadband expansion to reinvigorate local governments and citizen engagement 21st December 2021 In our modern, digital world, internet access is now critical infrastructure. And any lack of internet access promises to hinder both citizens and local government, limiting possible community growth and potential. To deliver this now essential tool, a proposed $65 billion from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill has been allocated to expanding digital infrastructure and […]
News Public-safety reps react to apparent demise of bill with NG911 funding 20th December 2021 Public-safety leaders today expressed disappointment that efforts to secure federal funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments likely will need to begin anew after hopes to pass the $2 trillion Build Back Better bill were dashed with an announcement of opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.). Senate Democrats have been trying for months to persuade moderate […]
News Newscan: U.S. issues ‘emergency directive’ ordering government agencies to address critical software flaw 18th December 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations U.S. issues ‘emergency directive’ ordering government agencies to address critical software flaw AT&T’s Porter says hybrid wireless, fixed approach is key for FirstNet uplink needs U.S. Treasury claims DJI assists Chinese surveillance of Uyghurs and blocks investments Where do 911 fees go? Key statistics from the FCC annual […]
News Judge sets royalty fees Hytera must pay Motorola Solutions on certain DMR sales 17th December 2021 A federal judge this week issued an order establishing the royalty payments that Hytera Communications must make to Motorola Solutions on the sales of DMR radios and DMR repeaters that use trade secrets and software copyrights stolen from Motorola more than a decade ago. In a 41-page order dated Dec. 14, U.S. Federal District Court […]
News Hytera US launches H-Series family of DMR products 17th December 2021 Hytera US yesterday launched its H-Series family of redesigned DMR products that includes features like artificial-intelligence-powered voice enhancement, 24-hour battery life, and as much as 25% greater effective coverage, according to a company official. Ty Estes, marketing director for Hytera US and Hytera Canada, described the H-Series as “a comprehensive new product line” of DMR […]
Partner content Original fix for Log4j flaw fails to fully protect against DoS attacks, data theft 16th December 2021 Security experts are now urging organizations to quickly update to a new version of the Log4j logging framework that the Apache Foundation released Tuesday because its original fix for a critical remote-code execution flaw in the logging tool does not adequately protect against attacks in some situations. According to the Apache Foundation, the Apache Log4j […]
Partner content Another AWS outage and more cloud worries 16th December 2021 AWS had another outage this week, but this one was brief. The cloud giant said on its service availability dashboard on Wednesday that it had outages in its US West region – Oregon and California – and resolved both connectivity issues quickly. Multiple news reports cite Downdetector.com data revealing that several services that use Amazon’s cloud to […]
News Newscan: What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911? 15th December 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911? House and Senate vote to raise debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion Amazon Web Services says overwhelmed network devices triggered outage Whoa—the fiber-permitting process could crush dreams to address digital divide AT&T wins $161 million contract to update U.S. Coast […]
Partner content Cloud burst: How the EU’s Gaia-X project went awry 15th December 2021 For all the difficulties it has met along the way, Europe’s cloud infrastructure project Gaia-X had impressive enough origins. Not many tech startups, after all, get launched in the European Parliament, by the EU’s president. “We will build a European cloud as part of NextGenerationEU – based on Gaia-X,” intoned Ursula von der Leyen in […]
Partner content Spalding returns with $20 million for hardened cell towers 13th December 2021 Former White House National Security Council official Gen. Robert Spalding is making waves again in the 5G arena, this time with a startup selling hardened cell towers and data centers. According to Axios, Spalding is the CEO of Sempre, a startup that just raised $20 million in a funding round led by Goff Capital. The […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024