News Newscan: Telecoms and Airlines agree to share data in an effort to resolve 5G dispute 23rd December 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Telecoms and Airlines agree to share data in an effort to resolve 5G dispute U.S. airlines warn 5G wireless could wreak havoc with flights Amazon cloud service AWS suffers third outage this month Log4j attacks will expand, experts warn How Amazon leans on federal law enforcement As 3G […]
Commentary FirstNet’s public-safety-first approach to 5G and evolving the first-responder network 23rd December 2021 You would be hard-pressed to read the news today and not find a headline about 5G. It has been an exciting year for the telecommunications industry as a whole, with initial 5G services becoming more available on smartphones and tablets — including some of the devices our first responders use during emergencies and everyday operations. […]
Partner content Volvo deploys anti-theft car tracker 23rd December 2021 Volvo has teamed up with Vodafone Automotive to launch internet of things trackers that can be retrofitted onto all of its automotive products. The GPS tracker, priced at around $787, uses Vodafone’s VTS S5 connectivity module and a connected car protocol from Trinsic Connected Car to pinpoint a Volvo vehicle’s location to an accuracy of […]
Partner content 93% of tested networks vulnerable to breach, pen testers find 23rd December 2021 The vast majority of businesses can be compromised within a month by a motivated attacker using common techniques, such as compromising credential, exploiting known vulnerabilities in software and Web applications, or taking advantage of configuration flaws, according to an analysis of security assessments by Positive Technologies. In 93% of cases, an external attacker could breach […]
Partner content 5G providers reject mandates for backup power at cell sites 22nd December 2021 Cellular networks can sometimes play an outsized role in disasters because they can often function on backup power sources like generators. Meaning, when nothing else is working, cell phones can connect calls. But the nation’s biggest wireless providers – as well as a variety of other entities – are pushing against suggestions that the federal […]
Partner content Grand-jury report on Surfside condo collapse calls for 10-year inspection cycles 22nd December 2021 Around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of June 21, a large section of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida collapsed. All but one person sleeping inside the 136-unit building—renters, owners, visitors, family and friends—perished. “Except for a 14-year-old child, who was discovered near the top of the two-story tall pile of […]
News Newscan: NG911 funding could be part of revamped spending proposal 21st December 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NG911 funding could be part of revamped spending proposal U.S., Australian law enforcement enter partnership against cybercrimes Maryland can’t count COVID-19 cases after security breach Who pays to fix free open-source software like Log4J? The ‘most serious’ security breach ever is unfolding right now. Here’s what you need […]
Partner content The FCC may be facing another nuclear-sized interference problem 21st December 2021 Federal spectrum regulators at the FCC have come under increasing fire over concerns that 5G in C-band spectrum might interfere with aircraft radio altimeters. Indeed, that issue has ballooned into a major national debate, with executives in the airline industry claiming a “catastrophic failure” in regulations, while wireless technology experts lament the government’s failure to “uphold its statutory […]
Partner content Lights out: Cyberattacks shut down building automation systems 21st December 2021 A building automation engineering firm experienced a nightmare scenario: It suddenly lost contact with hundreds of its building automation system (BAS) devices — light switches, motion detectors, shutter controllers, and others — after a rare cyberattack locked the company out of the BAS it had constructed for an office building client. The firm, located in […]
Partner content Nvidia hardware puts power-pole tracking technology to the test 21st December 2021 FirstEnergy has completed a pilot program demonstrating how computer vision can be deployed to analyze thousands of utility pole infrastructure images. The company teamed up with Noteworthy AI to install smart cameras in its utility truck fleet, with software powered by edge AI chips from Nvidia’s offering. FirstEnergy’s utility pole network spans 269,000 miles of distribution […]
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