News Newscan: AT&T, Verizon give FAA another year to fix altimeters 18th June 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations AT&T, Verizon give FAA another year to fix altimeters House subcommittee advances bills to extend FCC auction authority, boost Huawei rip-and-replace funds As gas prices surge, Michigan sheriff asks deputies to manage some dispatch calls by phone Kentucky court delves into police use of cellphones for tracking Slew […]
News House subcommittee proposes NG911 funding of up to $10 billion 18th June 2022 A House subcommittee this week recommended approval of a bipartisan amendment that would provide as much as $10 billion to upgrade 911 centers nationwide to next-generation 911 (NG911) technology as part of legislation that would have the FCC auction at least 200 MHz of spectrum in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band. Members of the House Subcommittee […]
Partner content Beware the ‘Secret Agent’ cloud middleware 16th June 2022 RSA CONFERENCE 2022 – If cloud services weren’t complicated enough for the typical business today to properly configure and secure, there’s also a lesser-known layer of middleware that cloud providers run that can harbor hidden security flaws. Researchers from Wiz.io last week at RSA Conference in San Francisco unveiled an open source, cloud middleware database on […]
Partner content Apple’s CarPlay update ‘threatens automaker data control’ 16th June 2022 Apple is aiming to take a bite out of the automotive vehicle operating system market posing commercial risks to carmakers. Its launch of the updated CarPlay, revealed at the company’s annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, now presents global automakers with a crucial choice about the digital experiences they offer their customers, according […]
Partner content Nvidia files patent to help self-driving cars detect emergency vehicles 16th June 2022 Nvidia may have come up with a solution to one of autonomous cars’ biggest challenges – how they deal with emergency vehicles on the road. Self-driving vehicles’ inability to respond in the same spontaneous way as human drivers has led some to question whether true autonomy will ever be achieved and the potential problems were highlighted […]
Partner content Report: City and county administrators are prioritizing their cyber defenses 16th June 2022 Given the high-profile digital attacks against government organizations that have captured public attention in recent years, it’s no surprise that bolstering cyber defenses is a high priority for local internet technology managers. In a recent survey of city and county administrators by the CompTIA Public Technology Institute, a research firm, respondents overwhelmingly cited cybersecurity as their […]
News Projected 5G device-to-device range falls short of LMR performance, simulator says 15th June 2022 Device-to-device communications in 5G—known as sidelink—promise to provide new flexibility and functionality, but its potential range is expected to pale in comparison to the land-mobile-radio (LMR) direct-mode offerings used by public-safety responders today, according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research. Chunmei Liu, a researcher in the Wireless Networks Division of the Communications […]
Partner content Some telecom vendors see silver lining amid economic woes 15th June 2022 On Wall Street there seems to be no end to the doom-and-gloom headlines: “S&P 500 falls into bear market territory“; “Mass COVID testing announced for Beijing district“; and “Inflation sped up again in May.” However, one new report out of the telecom sector appears to indicate a slim silver lining amid broader worries of an […]
News Newscan: National cyber director: Mandates coming to secure commercial information technology 15th June 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations National cyber director: Mandates coming to secure commercial information technology 911 audio: Suspect tells dispatcher to call off Seattle PD pursuit, citing new law New Bluetooth upgrade could provide a big audio assist for government Summit County unveils plan to spend $35 million creating broadband network for public […]
Partner content Nokia ties up with Innventure on ‘groundbreaking’ cooling tech 14th June 2022 Nokia Bell Labs has apparently been developing what it calls “groundbreaking cooling technology for critical electronic equipment” for over a decade. Parent company Nokia is now looking to cash in. With a view to commercializing the tech – the main target markets are data centers and mobile networks – Nokia has set up a new […]
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
