Partner content NATO issues quantum-technologies strategy 22nd January 2024 NATO has published a strategy to prepare member nations for the positive and negative outcomes of the revolutionary shift that advances in quantum technologies might bring. These include quantum computing, sensing, imaging, positioning, navigation and timing, communications, modeling and simulation. The document says that the advances will have far-reaching implications for economies, security and defense […]
Partner content With attacks on the upswing, cyber-insurance premiums poised to rise 22nd January 2024 An increase in cyber-insurance claims in 2023, driven by a more active threat landscape, will likely mean that last year’s price plateau in cyber-insurance premium costs will be short-lived, according to industry experts. While premium costs fell by 6% in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the same quarter in 2022, ransomware- and privacy-related […]
Partner content T-Mobile warns of friction between net neutrality and network slicing 19th January 2024 The Biden administration is working to reinstate net neutrality rules, but T-Mobile is signaling that new technologies like network slicing don’t neatly fit into the FCC’s plans. “Network slicing is a prime example of a cutting-edge technology that could be negatively affected by regulatory uncertainty,” T-Mobile wrote in a new filing to the FCC. T-Mobile […]
News Cal OES expresses opposition to PSSA proposal of FirstNet Authority 4.9 GHz spectrum license 19th January 2024 An official with the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) this week submitted a letter to the FCC expressing opposition to a Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) proposal asking the federal agency to award the FirstNet Authority with a nationwide license in the 4.9 GHz band. “Cal OES appreciates the PSSA’s efforts to preserve […]
Partner content CISA: AWS, Microsoft 365 accounts under active ‘Androxgh0st’ attack 18th January 2024 The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued an alert about a malware campaign targeting Apache webservers and websites using the popular Laravel Web application framework, leveraging known bugs for initial compromise. The end goal of the campaign is to steal credentials to high-profile applications such as Amazon Web Services, […]
Partner content Vodafone strikes $1.5B cloud and AI deal with Microsoft 18th January 2024 When it comes to the public cloud, Vodafone is strictly polygamous. “We are one third AWS and one third GCP [Google Cloud Platform], and the final third is split between OCI [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure] and [Microsoft] Azure,” Scott Petty, Vodafone’s chief technology officer, told reporters in August 2023, reeling off a list of famous and […]
Commentary 3GPP begins Release 19 work for public safety as Release 18 progress continues 17th January 2024 The 3GPP Plenary meetings took place Dec. 11-15, 2023, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Participants made continued progress on Release 18 (R18) features of interest to public safety. The Plenary meetings also included planning for Release 19 (R19) features, and the start of preliminary discussions for Release 20 (R20). The FirstNet Authority served as an active participant […]
Partner content NASA one step closer to deploying humanoid robots in space 16th January 2024 NASA is one step closer to sending humanoid robots to space, with the agency’s humanoid design, Valkyrie, undergoing some of its final testing phases at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. According to the agency, Valkyrie is designed for “damaged or degraded environments” such as natural disaster sites, though NASA developed the robot with […]
Partner content Mandiant, SEC lose control of X accounts without 2FA 16th January 2024 Upon review, Google’s cybersecurity operation at Mandiant has determined it temporarily lost control of its X account to cryptocurrency drainer malware operators on Jan. 3 because it didn’t have two-factor authentication set up. Effective March 20, 2023, only paid, premium subscribers to X (formerly Twitter) have access to 2FA. It’s an embarrassing admission that experts say […]
News FCC to consider new outage-reporting rules, soliciting comments on FirstNet, deployable usage 12th January 2024 FCC commissioners this month are scheduled to consider new rules regarding the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS), as well as a proposal seeking comments whether FirstNet should have reporting obligations and whether deployable coverage should be reported. Under the proposed new rules, all cable, wireless, wireline and interconnected […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
