News Motorola Solutions appeals Airwave investigation decision by CMA 7th January 2022 Motorola Solutions has asked the United Kingdom (UK) Competition Appeal Tribunal to review a regulator’s decision to investigate the company’s highly profitable Airwave TETRA network that serves UK public-safety agencies, according to a summary of the challenge published this week. Motorola Solutions submitted on Dec. 22 its request seeking tribunal review of the Competition and […]
Partner content Biden’s FCC, NTIA nominees stuck in the Senate 6th January 2022 The US Senate returned to work for the new year on Monday with a long list of things to do, including debating the future of voting rights, attempting to pass President Biden’s “Build Back Better” bill and commemorating a year since the US Capitol was stormed by a mob of Trump devotees. Adding to that […]
Partner content A three-step plan for a citizen-first cybersecurity strategy in cities and counties 6th January 2022 Cyberattacks against states and municipalities have increased significantly in the last year, with school districts, city halls and police departments among the most vulnerable. Ransomware attacks in particular are on the rise. In 2020, more than 2,000 public sector organizations—including municipalities—were targeted in these attacks. These incidents highlight how local governments can become an easy target […]
News Public-safety LMR licensing activity increases in 2021, but business sector still struggles 5th January 2022 As expected, land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity in the public-safety and business-industrial sectors rebounded from all-time low levels in 2020, but the growth was not as strong as many industry observers had expected, given favorable changes in the economic and regulatory environments during 2021. Public-safety LMR licensing jumped significantly in 2021, as 3,124 applications were filed—78 […]
News Newscan: AT&T, Verizon agree to delay C-band launch to Jan. 19 4th January 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations AT&T, Verizon agree to delay C-band launch to Jan. 19 When utilities burn your house down and get away with it The Pentagon’s cloud war is (finally) nearing conclusion The implications of publicly disclosing cyberattacks Remote work increases accessibility, widens talent pool Covid microchip developer says there’s no […]
Partner content Verizon, AT&T reject federal request to delay 5G on C-band 3rd January 2022 On New Year’s Eve, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson asked AT&T and Verizon to delay their launch of 5G in C-band spectrum by two weeks. That delay, they explained, would give federal regulators more time to figure out whether 5G operations in C-band spectrum might affect aircraft radio […]
Partner content LEOsats, FWA and AI: What experts are saying about 2022 30th December 2021 Light Reading has waded through a stack of forecasts for 2022 and beyond to glean some of the common themes. Chip challenge One topic no one could avoid is the semiconductor shortage. The consensus view is it will continue through 2022, although most likely will be less severe than 2021. ABI Research believes chip supply issues will take […]
Partner content American City & County survey highlights local spending priorities, challenges of infrastructure bill 29th December 2021 Across cultures and nations, the new year traditionally signifies an opportunity for self-reflection, and brings with it a chance to change and evolve. Gym memberships surge as resolutions are set and new courses are charted. But with familiar stay-at-home-advisories emerging once again, as the omicron variant surges, it’s difficult to get excited about 2022. More than […]
Partner content 7 of the most impactful cybersecurity incidents of 2021 29th December 2021 The Log4j vulnerability that became public on Dec. 10 quickly established itself as one of the most significant security threats of 2021. But, by far, it was not the only issue that security teams had to wrestle with through the year. As with every year, 2021 had its share of other big data breaches and […]
News Verizon-owned Skyward accepting orders for Parrot drone 23rd December 2021 Skyward, a Verizon company, recently announced the preorder availability for Parrot ANAFI Ai, the only off-the-shelf drone powered by Verizon’s 4G network that is designed to deliver critical-grade video quickly to enterprises executing missions using the Skyward Connected Drone Solution. Matt Fanelli, Skyward’s director of strategy and operations, said the Parrot ANAFI ai drone includes […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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