Partner content DoD officials gear up for spectrum sharing ‘moonshot’ 10th April 2024 Top US military officials reiterated the Pentagon’s interest in spectrum sharing during a media event this week, describing the technology as a “moonshot” that would help the US maintain an advantage against its rivals both economically and militarily. “This is a monumental event,” DoD CIO John Sherman said Monday at a Washington, DC, event. “I […]
Partner content How one city is proactively managing AI use—and what local governments can learn from it 10th April 2024 AI (artificial intelligence) had a big year last year. A topic once reserved for tech circles, it became a frequent news headline and a regular dinner table conversation piece. Governments across the world began shaping policies for AI. In the U.S., President Joe Biden enacted his executive order in October, which created several initiatives to […]
News Injunction blocking Hytera two-way-radio sales globally upheld on Monday, but matter being reviewed 9th April 2024 A U.S. federal district-court judge on Monday decided to maintain an injunction against Hytera Communications that halts global sales of the company’s two-way-radio technology. However, the contempt sanctions could be lifted soon, if a Chinese court provides a written ruling that Hytera has dropped a key lawsuit in the country. U.S. District Court Judge Martha […]
Partner content Software-defined vehicle fleets face a twisty road on cybersecurity 9th April 2024 When Israel-based REE Automotive designed its P7 electric vehicle chassis, it worked from the software out: The flat vehicle chassis is totally configurable with four independent modules near each tire for steering, braking, suspension, and power train, each driven by an electronic control unit (ECU) customizable through software. It has drive-by-wire, steer-by-wire, and brake-by-wire — […]
Partner content Robot swarms developed by University of Texas 8th April 2024 Researchers from the University of Texas have created “smart swarms” of micro-robots, which are trained to move as one, like schools of fish, swarms of bees or flocks of birds. The team said this collective behavior makes micro-robots more efficient at performing tasks than if they were moving individually or randomly. “All these groups, flocks […]
News CISA official Natarajan notes expanding list of cyberthreat sources, victims 4th April 2024 Cyberattacks are being initiated by a growing number of entities and are being directed at an ever-expanding list of targets in both the public and private sectors, according to Nitin Natarajan, deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Natarajan made the statements during his March 28 keynote address at the IWCE 2024 […]
Partner content FCC’s net-neutrality rules won’t specifically address 5G network slicing 4th April 2024 FCC officials confirmed that the agency’s new net-neutrality guidelines won’t specifically address new 5G technologies like network slicing. Instead, officials explained that network slicing will be handled under the same policy regime that the agency used in 2015, when it imposed net-neutrality guidelines during the Obama administration. However, during a media briefing, FCC officials also […]
Partner content Microsoft Exchange state-linked hack entirely preventable, cyber review board finds 4th April 2024 Dive Brief: The state-linked intrusion on Microsoft Exchange Online that led to the theft of about 60,000 U.S. State Department emails last summer “was preventable and should never have occurred”, the Cyber Safety Review Board said Tuesday in a report. A series of operational and strategic decisions by Microsoft pointed to a corporate culture that deprioritized investments […]
Partner content Firefighting startup raises $20M as wildfire season approaches 3rd April 2024 Rising global temperatures and increasing instances of drought have made recent wildfires some of the worst in history. As this year’s wildfire season approaches, San Francisco-based startup BurnBot is working to roll out its vegetation-eating fire-management vehicles to help mitigate disasters. The company raised $20 million in its latest funding round to expand and develop […]
News Tait, Frequentis partner to offer LifeX software solution in North America 2nd April 2024 Tait Communications and Frequentis recently announced a strategic partnership that gives Tait Communications exclusive access in North America to the Frequentis LifeX software solution that is designed to integrate digital and analog radio systems, as well as provide a migration path to a host of future technologies. Tait Communications CEO and Managing Director Yoram Benit […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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