Audio Nextivity: Dean Richmond highlights new offerings, previews IWCE’s In-Building Forum 16th November 2020 Dean Richmond, senior director of marketing at Cel-Fi by Nextivity, discusses his company’s new in-building solutions, which include an offering that is designed to support FirstNet communications utilizing Band 14 700 MHz spectrum. Nextivity speakers will be featured during IWCE’s In-Building Forum, a virtual event being presented Nov. 18-19, in partnership with the Safer Buildings […]
Partner content Zoom settles with FTC for fibbing over encryption 13th November 2020 Zoom has agreed a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the agency said the San Jose, California-based company deceived users about its security encryption. Eric Yuan’s company misrepresented the security of both its videoconferencing and cloud storage, and in so doing engaged in “a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of […]
News ESChat upgrades public-safety users to Amazon AWS GovCloud for enhanced security, interoperability 13th November 2020 ESChat this week announced that the company has migrated public-safety customers of its push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) application to the Amazon AWS GovCloud platform in a move that is designed to improve security and enable greater interoperability with customers’ land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems. “It’s been a long time coming, and it’s a big step for us,” ESChat CEO […]
Audio Ranplan Wireless: Jonathan Rowney outlines in-building challenges, opportunities in evolving market 12th November 2020 Jonathan Rowney, the head of solutions engineering for the Americas at Ranplan Wireless, discusses some of the challenges and opportunities facing the in-building wireless industry today, particularly as it tries to ensure connectivity for both first responders and the citizens they help during times of emergency. Rowney is one of the expert speakers who […]
Partner content An integrated approach to IoT security 11th November 2020 Ranging from autonomous vehicles to connected wind turbines, the Internet of Things is far from a monolithic technological concept. A single device can involve a patchwork of software and hardware. Securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices thus requires a comprehensive approach. (Take part in IoT Security Summit this December.) This e-book takes an integrated approach to IoT […]
Partner content TinyML could democratize AI programming for IoT 6th November 2020 Much of the development in machine language (ML) implementations follows a “bigger is better” path: more data, more storage, more compute power, more bandwidth all equals better results – or so the mantra goes. But a community-based effort is moving in the opposite direction, building “TinyML” implementations for use on low-powered devices with scarce computer […]
Partner content Barriers facing the builders of the smart city 6th November 2020 A series of challenges remain for the key technologies to an autonomous future, among them fast moving technological developments and lack of consumer understanding. Architecturally speaking, there should be no change because these types of communications technologies are going to use the existing cell connection embedded in the car, explained Strategy Analytics analyst Roger Lanctot. […]
Partner content A closer look at Verizon’s curious CBRS spectrum purchases 6th November 2020 Verizon was the biggest spender during the FCC’s recent 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum auction, doling out a total of almost $1.9 billion for 557 licenses in markets across the country. As Light Reading reported more than a year ago, Verizon has been deploying CBRS network equipment in anticipation of using the band. The operator sees the CBRS […]
News Mission-critical services, coverage options highlighted in FirstNet Authority Roadmap update 5th November 2020 Encouraging the development of solutions that address unique public-safety coverage solutions and enhance mission-critical voice, data and video communications are among the focus areas highlighted the recently updated FirstNet Authority Roadmap that outlines strategic technological priorities for the FirstNet system. Last month’s release represents the first update to the Roadmap, which was created last year […]
Partner content Cybercrime: Nation-states go prime time 5th November 2020 Cybercriminals have become more sophisticated by employing methodologies that make them both tougher to detect and more capable of thwarting even tech-savvy targets. Hostile nation-states are using new attack methods that improve the odds of infiltrating and knocking off high-value targets. Increasingly, criminal groups are shifting their infrastructure to the cloud in order to hide […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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