Partner content Automakers fooling themselves and us over driverless tech, expert says 20th April 2023 With electric vehicles approaching a tipping point and monopolizing the news, self-driving cars have been forced into the backseat of public awareness, except when there is bad news. There has been a lot of bad news recently, much of it involving Tesla and its controversial boss, Elon Musk. Disruptive technology needs to fulfil two essential […]
Partner content Facing up to facial recognition 20th April 2023 While many communities have developed ordinances and regulations aimed at banning or limiting facial recognition—it’s time to re-evaluate. Consumers have generally accepted facial recognition because it makes things easier and still provides a healthy degree of protection as opposed to forgetting or misplacing passwords. Smartphone users use facial recognition every time they look at their […]
Partner content GM’s Cruise recalls self-driving taxis, updates software after crash 18th April 2023 Self-driving company Cruise has recalled its robotaxi fleet for a software update after an incident in San Francisco in late March. Pictures shared widely at the time on social media showed how one of the General Motors’ subsidiary’s driverless Chevrolet Bolts ran into the back of a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) bus. No one was […]
Partner content Procurement plays a key role when local governments acquire technology 17th April 2023 When local governments plan to acquire technology, they need to follow a few key steps says Michael Maurer, a partner at the Best Best & Krieger (BB&K) law firm and a member of the firm’s Municipal Law team. He also serves as city attorney for La Habra Heights and San Jacinto, Calif. Maurer says one best practice cities […]
Commentary While status for telecommunicators starts to improve, compensation continues to lag 13th April 2023 National Telecommunicators Week is being celebrated nationwide this week—and rightly so. Telecommunicators represent the hub of the emergency-response wheel, and this has been the case for a very long time. When 911 service first emerged in the United States, which occurred in 1968, it was common for a secretary in a sheriff’s office to answer […]
Partner content To meet National Cybersecurity Strategy goals, look to the private sector 13th April 2023 Last month, President Biden released a National Cybersecurity Strategy that recognizes the role state and local governments play in protecting critical infrastructure and the constituents that depend on these services. Together, state and local governments can meet the goals of this strategy through partnerships with the private sector that draw on the latest technologies and expertise available […]
Partner content FBI & FCC warn on ‘juice jacking’ at public chargers, but what’s the risk? 12th April 2023 US government agencies are warning that malware planted in public charging stations for phones and other electronics can sneak onto your device when you least expect it. On April 6, the FBI Denver office published a morsel of advice. “Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels, or shopping centers,” its tweet stated. “Bad actors have […]
Partner content U.S. takes first step to formally regulate AI 12th April 2023 The Biden administration said today that it is seeking public comment on upcoming AI policies as the U.S. moves to put safeguards in place against harms like bias without dampening innovation. In a first official step towards potential AI regulations at the federal level, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) wants […]
Partner content A closer look at the Dish 5G/satellite effort for the U.S. military 12th April 2023 Several top wireless executives – including Dish and EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen – recently celebrated the launch of a new private wireless 5G network for the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, a major naval operation in the Pacific Northwest. EchoStar released a picture of the ribbon-cutting event, which also featured John Mezzalingua of JMA Wireless, […]
News AT&T speakers update status of FirstNet mission-critical services during IWCE 12th April 2023 FirstNet users can access all three 3GPP-standard mission-critical services—mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT), data (MCData) and video (MCVideo)—but some key interoperability capabilities are not yet commercially available, according to AT&T officials speaking at IWCE 2023 in Las Vegas. Mike Newburn, principal architect of mission-critical solutions for AT&T’s FirstNet unit, said that FirstNet subscribers eventually will […]
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