Partner content Security’s latest tools: New browsers, ‘posture’ management, virtual assistants 23rd December 2022 Investors in tech startups like to maintain communities of independent CISOs that entrepreneurs use to explore threats and unsolved problems and to pitch solutions to. In this incubation space, several technologies have begun to stand out: enterprise Web browsers, data posture management, and new takes on automation. And here’s what they have in common: They’re […]
Partner content ESG filings show us what vendors don’t want us to know 23rd December 2022 Reputation and social license count for a lot these days, as the proprietor and shareholders of Tesla are now learning. More than 90% of S&P 500 companies now publish ESG (environmental, social and governance) reports in some form, according to a McKinsey analysis. There is some blowback against ESG, but it’s mostly political and is certainly not coming […]
Partner content Connected car’s direction—mission-critical or infotainment? 22nd December 2022 Over the years, automotive vehicles have become increasingly connected, and so connectivity will increasingly underpin the future of the industry. At least that’s the view that was discussed by Steve Bell, chief analyst – connectivity, Informa Tech Automotive Group at September’s WardsAuto Intelligence Outlook Conference at The Townsend Hotel, Birmingham, Michigan. It also suggests that […]
Partner content T-Mobile is warehousing spectrum … and other specious arguments 22nd December 2022 T-Mobile bought almost 200 spectrum licenses in the 3.45GHz range at the beginning of this year, but it doesn’t plan to put those licenses into use until the end of 2023. The company spent almost $1 billion across several FCC millimeter wave spectrum auctions more than two years ago but still has no concrete plans to put that spectrum into widespread […]
Partner content Preparing for BEAD broadband funding 22nd December 2022 Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a once-in-a-generation $42.45-billion investment into high-speed internet access through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program will be available to close the digital divide and provide a future-proof telecommunications network for the country. The challenge now is preparing at the local and state levels to ensure funds go to […]
News NG911 funding not part of current omnibus bill as deadline approaches 21st December 2022 Federal funding to pay much of the cost to transition 911 centers to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology is not included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill that many in Congress hope to pass prior to Friday’s government-shutdown deadline. There is no mention of NG911 funding in the 4,155-page omnibus funding text that was […]
News Newscan: Lame-duck session nears end with no vote on FCC nominee Gigi Sohn 20th December 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Lame-duck session nears end with no vote on FCC nominee Gigi Sohn Omnibus spending bill includes a ban of TikTok on government devices Deal to attach Spectrum Innovation Act to omnibus spending bill is dead, aides confirm DOC adds 36 companies to ‘Entity List,’ 25 removed after checks […]
News AT&T exec Sambar discusses tests with AST SpaceMobile, notes FirstNet implications 20th December 2022 AT&T acknowledged its testing of AST SpaceMobile’s satellite-direct-to-phone technology and cited its potential impact in filling coverage gaps, particularly as an augmentation to the FirstNet terrestrial system designed for U.S. first responders. In a video that was released today, AT&T Network President Chris Sambar (pictured above) said AT&T “is really excited about the opportunity to […]
Partner content Self-healing robot unveiled 20th December 2022 A new robot can identify if and where it’s been damaged, and heal itself on the spot. The design comes from an engineering team at Cornell Engineering and combines optical sensors with a flexible polymeric material to make a soft robot that can fix itself without human intervention. This self-healing model could be a game […]
Partner content US further tightens China export bans as it seeks global blockade 19th December 2022 The US has further ratcheted up pressure on the China chip sector with the expansion of export restrictions to memory chipmaker YMTC and more than 30 other firms. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced Thursday that it had added 36 Chinese firms to its entity list, ensuring they are subject to strict export licensing […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024