Partner content Cars unlikely to become more computer than transport 4th October 2022 The automobile industry wouldn’t be as sprawling and as massive as it is today without effective marketing hype. Recently, advances in ADAS technology have some individuals in, and adjacent to, the industry saying that vehicle “brains” will approach, or even match, the status of supercomputers. Let’s take a quick glance at this myth before delving […]
Partner content Reshaping the threat landscape: Deepfake cyberattacks are here 3rd October 2022 Malicious campaigns involving the use of deepfake technologies are a lot closer than many might assume. Furthermore, mitigation and detection of them are hard. A new study of the use and abuse of deepfakes by cybercriminals shows that all the needed elements for widespread use of the technology are in place and readily available in […]
Partner content Debating the role of hyperscale cloud providers in 5G 3rd October 2022 LAS VEGAS – #MWC22 – Mike Murphy has a unique view into the future of 5G. Murphy has been developing wireless technologies for almost four decades, first at Nortel, then at Nokia and now at Ericsson. Today, he’s the North American CTO for Ericsson, the only network equipment supplier currently providing midband 5G gear to all […]
Partner content Public cloud holds perils, and don’t expect an ‘open’ RAN with it 30th September 2022 Splitting up with a public cloud provider threatens to be as complicated, expensive and time-consuming as a celebrity divorce, depending on the equivalent of the prenuptial agreement. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat messaging app, almost sounds resigned to being in permanent relationships with AWS and Google Cloud, whatever happens. Moving services to another provider […]
News Newscan: Electric school buses aid power grid in moments of need 30th September 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Electric school buses aid power grid in moments of need Senate passes stopgap to avert shutdown for 10 weeks, House must still act U.S. candidate beats Russian to head U.N. tech agency Unsuccessful deployments in IoT—a furore about failure DoD’s digital threats are increasingly interconnecting, watchdog warns NSA […]
News CMA again delays provisional-decision report on Motorola Solutions role in UK public-safety comms 29th September 2022 A report outlining a provisional decision whether Motorola Solutions’ roles in United Kingdom (UK) public-safety communications—both the legacy Airwave TETRA system and the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN)—should be altered has been delayed until October, according to a UK government watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today released a new administrative timeline for its […]
Partner content Sophisticated covert cyberattack campaign targets military contractors 29th September 2022 A cyberattack campaign, potentially bent on cyber espionage, is highlighting the increasingly sophisticated nature of cyberthreats targeting defense contractors in the US and elsewhere. The covert campaign, which researchers at Securonix detected and are tracking as STEEP#MAVERICK, has hit multiple weapons contractors in Europe in recent months, including potentially a supplier to the US F-35 Lightning II […]
News Stopgap funding bill would grant temporary FCC auction authority, leave NG911 funding in limbo 28th September 2022 Stopgap funding legislation that is designed to prevent a federal-government shutdown this weekend includes language extending the FCC’s spectrum-auction authority into December, although the impact on potential funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments remains unclear, according to media reports and Beltway sources. Currently, the FCC’s authority to conduct auctions of radio spectrum—bidding events that have […]
News Newscan: Federal cyber mandates for water infrastructure too costly to implement, experts say 27th September 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Federal cyber mandates for water infrastructure too costly to implement, experts say ‘Robo-lawyers are coming. Are states ready? CISA, NSA guidance tries to reduce alternatives for securing industrial-control systems Watchdog identifies multiple security deficiencies at VA Medical Center in Louisiana Mayor and law enforcement react to police funding […]
Partner content South Korea wants half of all cars to be autonomous by 2035 27th September 2022 The South Korean government has laid out its road map for the introduction of autonomous cars – and it contains some ambitious targets. The country’s Mobility Innovation Roadmap was revealed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The first notable deadline is later this year, when the country hopes to become the third in […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024
