News Polaris Wireless claims first end-to-end 911 solution with vertical location through collaboration with Qualcomm 24th August 2021 Polaris Wireless announced that its vertical-location (Z-axis) information can be delivered to carriers for 911 purposes by users of non-iOS and non-Android phones through a collaboration with Qualcomm—a deal that is expected to make the first end-to-end 911 solution with Z-axis location commercially available early next year. Polaris Wireless CEO and founder Manlio Allegra noted […]
Partner content OTA upgrades viewed as post-sales revenue generators for automakers 23rd August 2021 Over-the-air (OTA) software updates are seen by virtually all automakers as a critical avenue to high margin revenue generation. However, so far, only Tesla has fully exploited the capability for its customers, although others are slowly catching up. These OTA updates will help give automakers the chance to establish a deeper, longer lasting relationship with […]
Partner content National Guard cybersecurity units can help municipalities in the digital realm 23rd August 2021 Amid the busyness of news events this week, it might have been easy to miss that yet another massive cyberattack exposed the data of tens of millions of people. On Tuesday, T-Mobile announced that the information of nearly 48 million prospective, current and former customers was stolen. “Some of the data accessed did include customers’ first and last names, date of birth, SSN and driver’s license/ID […]
News Georgia turns to Carbyne to enhance location information for statewide transportation system 20th August 2021 Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has awarded Carbyne a five-year statewide contract after the company’s c-Live Universe reduced the time to locate motorists needing help by more than 85% during a three-month pilot program, according to Georgia DOT and Carbyne officials. Matt Glasser, an assistant state traffic engineer for the Georgia DOT, said c-Live […]
Partner content IIoT software vulnerabilities fuel critical-infrastructure attacks–again 20th August 2021 In August 2021, Forescout Research Labs and JFrog Security Research identified 14 vulnerabilities affecting the NicheStack TCP/IP stack, which the organizations dubbed INFRA:HALT. TCP/IP stacks enable vendors to implement basic network communications for IP-connected systems, including IT, operational technology (OT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Indeed, NicheStack is present in myriad OT devices […]
Partner content Ransomware attacker offers employees a cut, if they install DemonWare on their organization’s systems 20th August 2021 Researchers masqueraded as a rogue employee to engage with a ransomware operator soliciting insiders to plant ransomware on their own organization’s servers in exchange for a portion of the ransom money. Their ploy gave them a front-row seat in a rare ransomware threat — one that comes with a bold social engineering twist. Crane Hassold, director […]
Partner content Is it finally time to acknowledge broadband as a utility? 19th August 2021 Apparently, 75 percent of Americans think so. A recent study published by Consumer Reports—Survey on Broadband Affordability, Accessibility, and Quality of Service in the United States—showed a dramatic shift from previous years’ surveys. Over three-quarters of U.S. residents now view home internet as a basic necessity with a similar share of respondents voicing support for public […]
News FirstNet Authority board approves $253 million budget for upcoming fiscal year 18th August 2021 FirstNet board members today unanimously approved a $253 million budget for fiscal year 2022 that includes $94 million allocated to support enhancements to nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by contractor AT&T. Under the new budget that becomes effective on Oct. 1, the FirstNet Authority has $79.3 million for operations, another $79.3 million in […]
News Newscan: Cornell University researchers discover ‘code-poisoning’ attack 17th August 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cornell University researchers discover ‘code-poisoning’ attack U.S. opens probe in Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency-vehicle crashes Senate $1 trillion infrastructure bill includes funding water-system, power-grid cybersecurity Healthcare security needs to mature in 5G LAFD, county health department use FirstNet to improve public-safety comms Indiana hospital reroute ambulances during ransomware […]
Partner content Going beyond IoT GPS: A cookbook for mobile IoT applications 16th August 2021 Mobile IoT applications can be challenging to implement, when compared against their cousins in fixed locations. In other forms of IoT, it’s common for enterprises to acquire IoT as a packaged system that includes IoT devices, controllers, software, and even vertical-market-specific tools, instruments, and vehicles. In mobile IoT, the applications are often assembled from discrete […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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