News Newscan: Lawmakers seek action on pressing spectrum issues 21st September 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Lawmakers seek action on pressing spectrum issues At least 2 dead, massive power outages in Puerto Rico after ‘unbelievable’ Hurricane Fiona Industrial-control systems face more cyber risks than IT, expert testifies How a teen hacker allegedly managed to breach both Uber and Rockstar game FCC adds China Unicom, […]
Commentary Reflections on recent LTE outages 20th September 2022 Rogers Communications Canada experienced a national service outage on July 8, 2022, that halted LTE communications for millions of Canadians, including public-safety agencies counting on mobile broadband for operations. In light of this jarring failure, should public-safety leaders rethink plans to collapse all wireless communications onto a single wireless technology platform operated by a service […]
Partner content Addressing connectivity uncertainty for the connected car 20th September 2022 There are a range of factors that will be crucial for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Among them is 5G connectivity, automation and electrification. They are converging to transform the automotive industry – enabling and enhancing, for example, the connected car. An introduction to a TU-Automotive webinar, which was held in February 2022, and which was sponsored by […]
Partner content A closer look at the 5G midband buildouts of T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon 19th September 2022 Verizon hopes to cover around 175 million people with its midband 5G network by the end of this year, while AT&T hopes to cover around 100 million people with its own midband network by that time. Both operators are working to catch up to T-Mobile, which expects to cover around 260 million people with its […]
Partner content Attacker apparently didn’t have to breach a single system to pwn Uber 19th September 2022 Questions are swirling around Uber’s internal security practices after an 18-year-old hacker gained what appears to have been complete administrative access to critical parts of the company’s IT infrastructure using an employee’s VPN credentials as an initial access vector. Numerous screenshots that the alleged attacker posted online suggest the intruder did not have to breach a single […]
News NG911 funding not part of Republican bill to support FCC auction authority, ‘rip and replace’ effort 18th September 2022 A Republican senator this week introduced a bill calling for a mid-band spectrum auction with proceeds being used to fund the FCC’s “rip and replace” program, but—unlike legislation passed by the House—the current language would not provide any funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced S.4820—entitled the “Protecting Communications Networks from […]
News Intrado sells safety business to Stonepeak for $2.4 billion 17th September 2022 Intrado, a longtime key player in the 911 industry, has sold its safety business to the Stonepeak investment firm for $2.4 billion, but Intrado will retain its Digital Workflows unit, according to a press release issued yesterday. For more than four decades, Intrado Safety has played a crucial role in delivering 911 calls from citizens […]
Partner content New technology helps driverless cars navigate bad weather 17th September 2022 A novel artificial intelligence system has been developed that allows autonomous vehicles (AVs) to navigate better in adverse weather. Researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Computer Science worked alongside a team from Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey on the project. Their findings were published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Nature Machine Intelligence. The abstract spells out what […]
Partner content Verizon CEO: Phone customer losses will continue in Q3 16th September 2022 “We are still going to have a negative net adds on phones in the third quarter,” Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said Wednesday at an investor event. The news sent Verizon’s stock down by almost a full percentage point, to around $41.30 per share, in trading Wednesday. Broadly, Vestberg’s situation at Verizon appears increasingly dire. The third quarter […]
News FirstNet officials share details on in-building offering that is free to public safety 15th September 2022 FirstNet officials recently released more information about an in-building-coverage initiative that lets primary-agency customers install AT&T Cell Booster Pro devices—at no cost to the agency—in facilities that house public-safety personnel, such as fire stations and police headquarters. Matt Walsh, assistant vice president of products for AT&T’s FirstNet team, said the initial reaction to the in-building […]
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