News Hytera says it made $56 million royalty payment, seeks dismissal of proposed injunction on two-way-radio sales 5th September 2023 Hytera Communications informed a federal court that it deposited a long-awaited $56.3 million royalty payment into an escrow account for Motorola Solutions last Friday, requesting that a judge drop a proposed injunction that would block Hytera from selling any two-way-radio products worldwide. In a legal filing that was posted publicly on last Friday night, Hytera […]
Partner content Delta Air Lines: It’s all good with 5G 4th September 2023 Delta Air Lines said all of its aircraft have been updated with equipment to prevent possible interference from some 5G signals. The company added that “there was no notable operational impact between July 1 and this week when the work was completed.” That’s important considering some Biden administration officials had warned earlier this year that […]
Partner content Chinese group spreads Android spyware via Trojan Signal, Telegram apps 31st August 2023 A China-based advanced persistent threat group that used an Android malware tool called BadBazaar to spy on Uyghurs is distributing the same spyware to users in several countries via Trojanized versions of the Signal and Telegram messaging apps. The apps — Signal Plus Messenger and FlyGram — tout features and modifications not available with the […]
News India sending humanoid robot to space 31st August 2023 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch a humanoid robot into space as part of its Gaganyaan mission, its first human spaceflight mission. The much-delayed mission is back on track after ISRO successfully landed its probe on the moon’s South Pole, a world first. According to the ISRO, the Gaganyaan project was established […]
News Judge rules Hytera parent in contempt, proposes to halt two-way-radio sales globally unless $49M royalty paid 30th August 2023 A U.S. federal judge this week ruled that Hytera Communications is in contempt of court for failing to make a $49 million royalty payment owed to Motorola Solutions that was due more than a year ago. In addition, the judge indicated that she would issue an injunction prohibiting Hytera from selling any two-way radio products […]
Partner content Globalstar hires former Qualcomm CEO for ‘next phase’ 30th August 2023 Paul Jacobs, the former CEO of Qualcomm and the son of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs, is now taking over as the CEO of satellite company Globalstar. Jacobs will take over leadership of Globalstar at a critical time for the company. Globalstar’s satellites currently power the emergency calling functions on Apple’s new iPhone. That offering will presumably expand […]
News FCC seeks public-safety input as it explores new approaches to spectrum policies 30th August 2023 With radio-frequency spectrum a finite resource, the FCC is exploring new methods to assess and manage its use, as reflected in a policy statement and the launching of a proceeding to gather more information about the topic, according to an FCC official. FCC Attorney Advisor Roberto Mussenden said FCC commissioners laid the groundwork for a […]
Partner content MOVEit attack victim count surpasses 1,000 organizations 28th August 2023 The blast radius from the mass exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer service reached another milestone in its destructive spread: more than 1,000 organizations are impacted, according to Emsisoft and KonBriefing Research. The number of organizations hit by the wide-scale attack increased nearly 40% last week, underscoring the scope of impact and challenge organizations are encountering […]
Partner content Motherboard mishaps undermine trust, security 28th August 2023 Microsoft’s latest Windows Preview appears to trigger a bug on some motherboards made by computer hardware manufacturer MSI. It’s the latest motherboard misstep revealed in 2023. In a pair of statements published over the weekend, both Microsoft and MSI said they are aware that installing the latest Windows Preview causes some computers to blue screen […]
Partner content Is the IoT-module debate about security, competition or xenophobia? 28th August 2023 Earlier this month, two US lawmakers raised concerns about the Chinese companies supplying cellular IoT modules into the US market. “Serving as the link between the device and the Internet, these modules have the capacity both to brick the device and to access the data flowing from the device to the web server that runs […]
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