News Judge sides with Motorola Solutions, denies Hytera request for retrial, reduced damages 21st October 2020 A federal-court judge this week released an order denying Hytera’s requests for a retrial or a reduction in the $764.6 million in damages for utilizing Motorola Solutions trade secrets and copyrighted software code to develop much of its DMR product portfolio. “Hytera has not met the high standard for judgment as a matter of law, […]
News Newscan: Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say 21st October 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say BusPatrol, FirstNet partner with Carroll County, Va., public schools to outfit world’s most advanced school-bus fleet U.S. indicts Sandworm, Russia’s most destructive cyberwar unit Verizon signs up Microsoft, Nokia to build private 5G […]
Audio ESChat: Josh Lober outlines benefits of PTT integration on Samsung device 21st October 2020 ESChat CEO Josh Lober explains how the company has fully integrated its push-to-talk (PTT) application to work on the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro rugged smartphone, allowing users to leverage the device’s dedicated PTT and Emergency Call buttons to communicate without having to open the app on screen. This functionality also is available on the […]
Audio IPAWS: FEMA, DHS officials outline alerting system, development of new toolkit 16th October 2020 Antwane Johnson, FEMA’s director of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), and Norman Speicher, program manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology directorate, discuss the alerting system and how their agencies worked together to develop the IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit. Released in August, the toolkit is designed to […]
News Hytera, Motorola Solutions await DMR injunction ruling after submitting final briefs 16th October 2020 Attorneys for Hytera and Motorola Solutions this week submitted final written arguments regarding injunctive relief that could block Hytera from selling many of its DMR products worldwide, apparently clearing a path for a federal judge to rule on the matter after several months of consideration. Motorola Solutions has asked U.S. District Court Judge Charles Norgle […]
News Newscan: U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on FCC nominee Simington after Trump’s urging 16th October 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on FCC nominee Simington after Trump’s urging Police react to Virginia bill calling for counselors to respond to mental-health 911 calls Verizon pulls misleading ads claiming its 5G service is ‘necessary’ for firefighters As property-tax hike looms, Chicago officials expect surge in […]
Partner content Treasury Dept. advisory shines spotlight on ransomware negotiators 16th October 2020 The emerging ransomware negotiator industry has come into the spotlight recently following an advisory from the US Department of the Treasury for companies that facilitate ransom payments to threat actors on behalf of victims. The advisory, from the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), warned of potential regulatory trouble that such organizations could face […]
Partner content Loss-making Nokia turns to Google Cloud in latest savings move 16th October 2020 Nokia is the latest business to be sucked into the voracious maw of the public clouds. In a deal announced this afternoon, the Finnish equipment vendor was revealed to have handed responsibility for its IT systems to Google. That will mean jettisoning its data centers and servers – and, presumably, the staff who manage them […]
News U.S. Army contracts with FirstNet to support public-safety personnel at 72 installations 14th October 2020 AT&T this week announced that the U.S. Army has selected FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—to provide communications to public-safety personnel at 72 Army installations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico in a 3-year deal valued at $13 million. Jill Singer, vice president of defense and national security for AT&T’s Public […]
News Newscan: Cut cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration 14th October 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cut cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration Stop-and-frisk never really ended. Now it’s gone digital. California utility may cut power to reduce wildfire risks as equipment probed in deadly blaze AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia picked for DoD 5G testbeds Verizon ‘nationwide’ 5G ready for iPhone 12—don’t expect a […]
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