Partner content Embedded sensors and intelligence on the new edge 3rd December 2021 Much of what comes together in the Internet of Things depends on the first node in the network, which is most often a sensor. Transformational Industry 4.0 analytics and automation require even better input, which has kept vendors busy trying to bring smarter embedded sensors to market. The role of smart sensors is looked at even more […]
Partner content ADRF on 5G, open RAN and indoor wireless networks 3rd December 2021 An oft-repeated phrase in the wireless industry is that 80% of all smartphone usage happens indoors. It’s difficult to track down the source of that statistic, but many of the companies operating in the indoor wireless industry take it to heart. “Carriers still spend a tremendous amount of capex on indoor and outdoor DAS [distributed […]
Partner content Federal report highlights Texas grid failures, recommendations to prevent Winter Storm Uri repeat 3rd December 2021 Last winter, three storms swept across Texas, bringing the state’s electrical grid to a standstill. Between Feb. 10 and 20, the blackouts and energy failures led to the deaths of more than 200 people, with some estimates as high as 700. Over the course of the two-week crisis, the Texas grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas […]
News AWS launches service to simplify CBRS private 5G for enterprises 3rd December 2021 Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week announced AWS Private 5G, a managed service that is designed to use self-configuring hardware to let enterprises quickly deploy private 5G networks that leverage Citizens Broadband Radio Spectrum (CBRS) in the 3.5 GHz band. “With AWS Private 5G, you can set up and scale a private mobile network in […]
News Response to IWCE Urgent Communications FCC Article 2nd December 2021 [Editor’s note: The following is a statement from Hytera US regarding an IWCE’s Urgent Communications article posted on Nov. 12 about the enactment of the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, which references an FCC list of China-based firms. After Hytera officials expressed their objections about the story’s accuracy, IWCE’s Urgent Communications removed the article from […]
News Newscan: Congress decimates 911’s digital upgrade 30th November 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Congress decimates 911’s digital upgrade Getting ready for the next federal budget showdown FBI’s e-mail system was hacked to send out fake cybersecurity warnings T-Mobile to pay nearly $20 million after outage leads to thousands of 911 calls failing UK announces national-security probe of Nvidia’s $54 billion Arm […]
Partner content When will security frameworks catch up with the new cybersecurity normal? 29th November 2021 Now that the system shock to IT systems and organizations from the pandemic (not to mention the horrible human toll) has started to ease up, we’re seeing the emergence of a whole new landscape for cybersecurity. Before last year, most organizations relied mostly on an in-person workforce in company-owned or leased buildings, with remote work […]
Partner content PG&E tests AI-enhanced cameras to combat California wildfires 29th November 2021 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing machine learning-enhanced high-definition (HD) cameras to monitor wildfires. The company’s Wildfire Safety Operations Center (WSOC) has installed 138 new cameras as part of a network spanning high fire-threat districts. Of those 138 cameras, 46 are included in the new AI testing program using technology developed by Alchera, […]
Partner content Ericsson’s $6.2 billion Vonage deal has befuddled investors – no wonder 29th November 2021 Markets have been left bemused by Ericsson’s $6.2 billion takeover of Vonage at the start of the week. The Swedish firm’s share price fell by nearly 6% on the day the deal was announced, wiping about $2.6 billion off its market capitalization. That was obviously not the immediate reaction CEO Börje Ekholm would have wanted. […]
Partner content What about smart roadways? Missouri-based tech startup intends to turn highways into networks 29th November 2021 Those who live in the northeastern United States are intimately familiar with all five seasons—summer, autumn, winter, spring and pothole season. When warmer weather finally arrives, melting snow reveals roads and bridges riddled with cracks and frost heave-inflicted pockmarks—damage taxpayers are accustomed to financially covering. That’s because maintaining public roadways through taxation has become as American as apple pie. But with the industrial era disappearing in the […]
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