Partner content Lynk, AST SpaceMobile race for approvals, satellite launches 4th April 2022 The two startups racing to connect regular smartphones to satellites in cellular dead zones are each boasting of their respective market progress. But so far, neither is offering commercial services. That may soon change, though, as both Lynk Global and AST SpaceMobile tout advancements. “As we ready Blue Walker 3 for its plan launched this […]
Partner content How a quantum computer actually works 3rd April 2022 IBM’s System One is a quantum computer with its guts exposed, looking like a golden sci-fi chandelier. It resides in IBM’s quantum computing visitors’ center, which backs onto the functioning facility that offers quantum computing power to a range of businesses and researchers. IBM distinguished engineer and quantum computing expert Richard Hopkins tells us what […]
Partner content Vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation PLCs could enable Stuxnet-like attacks 3rd April 2022 A security vendor’s recent analysis of Rockwell Automation’s programmable logic controller (PLC) platform has uncovered two serious vulnerabilities that give attackers a way to modify automation processes and potentially disrupt industrial operations, cause physical damage to factories, or take other malicious actions. Researchers from Claroty Team82 discovered the vulnerabilities and this week described them as […]
Partner content IWCE 2022: The future of 5G and its implications for government organizations 1st April 2022 These days, 5G dominates discourse and headlines—drawing intense interest from engineers and conspiracy theorists alike. As the fifth-generation technological standard for broadband cellular networks, the implications of 5G are profound and, as of yet, still not completely realized. “It’s going to be high speed, low latency, and massive scale,” said Bryan Schromsky, managing partner of […]
Partner content CommScope ditches SAS business in 3.5GHz CBRS band 1st April 2022 CommScope said that, as of May 31, it will no longer sell spectrum-management services for the shared 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band. “CommScope has recently made a strategic business decision to realign its focus in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) market. Effective May 31, 2022, CommScope will discontinue providing its cloud-based SAS service portfolio. The […]
Partner content Smart cities: Security by design? It takes a village 31st March 2022 The term “smart city” is used in many ways. According to StrategITcom, the definition of a smart city is “a collection of applications that use common secure infrastructures, data center(s) and device level data repositories for communication of critical and noncritical data.” Smart cities are not just a novel idea. Addressing the delivery of services […]
Partner content Zero-day vulnerability discovered in Java Spring framework 31st March 2022 A zero-day vulnerability found in the popular Java Web application development framework Spring likely puts a wide variety of Web apps at risk of remote attack, security researchers disclosed on March 30. The vulnerability — dubbed Spring4Shell and SpringShell by some security firms — has caused a great deal of confusion over the past 24 hours as researchers struggled to […]
Partner content Ford testing smart traffic lights for emergency vehicles 31st March 2022 Ford is testing connected tech for traffic lights that could save lives. The company’s European arm has been working on trials of traffic light systems that automatically go green when they’re aware of ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles approaching. It’s hoped the tech can eliminate potentially fatal delays at junctions as first responders race […]
News New anti-DJI rules could ground public-safety drone programs, IWCE speakers say 29th March 2022 Public-safety aerial drone initiatives provide an ever-growing level of situational awareness to first responders, but many of these programs could be undermined by rules designed to ban the use of drones from China-based DJI because of national-security concerns, according to panelists speaking at IWCE 2022. Tony Loperfido, a sergeant with the technical operations unit of […]
Partner content Indictment of Russian national offers glimpse into methodical targeting of energy firm 28th March 2022 A 2021 indictment that was unsealed this week against a Russian national for allegedly attacking an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia in 2017 has provided a glimpse into the methodical — and sometimes chilling — rigor that state-backed actors can put into breaching target networks and systems. Details contained in the indictment also showed how […]
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