Partner content Exploring IoT connectivity options 16th September 2021 All IoT deployments require hardware, software and wired or wireless connectivity and most require some level of services to implement. Wired networks have a long-standing tradition of meeting the demands of Internet of Things (IoT). Ethernet and fieldbuses have been the default technology options for exchanging factories’ time-critical data since the 1980s, said Jeroen Hoebeke, […]
Partner content Digital-supply-chain challenge to cities and counties: Another cyber minefield to navigate 16th September 2021 As cities and counties have steadfastly turned to managed service providers for enhanced improvements and security for their networks, a new type of cyberthreat has emerged to greatly undermine trust. The irony here is that many turned to managed service providers who promised greater cybersecurity and hardened system protections. Perhaps managed services sounded too good […]
News House committee passes $10 billion NG911 funding provision 15th September 2021 Legislation calling for $10 billion in federal funding to support deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911) has been approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, so the matter can be considered by the full U.S. House as part of the proposed $3.5 trillion budget-reconciliation package. House Commerce Committee members voted 31-25 along party lines—Democrats supported […]
News House budget legislation includes $10 billion in federal NG911 funding 12th September 2021 Proposed budget-reconciliation legislation introduced in the U.S. House calls for $10 billion in federal funding to support implementing IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) in the United States during the next four years, according to language in the massive multi-trillion-dollar budget-reconciliation proposal. Grant money would be available to support eligible entities “implementing [NG911], operating and maintaining [NG911], […]
Audio Verizon: Cory Davis discusses new THOR deployable, scheduled showcase at IWCE 2021 12th September 2021 Cory Davis, director of Verizon Response and Public-Safety Operations, outlines the capabilities of THOR (Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response), Verizon Frontlines’ deployable prototype vehicle that can support a variety of first-responder broadband needs, including Ultrawideband 5G, satellite connectivity and drone operations, as well as 4G LTE and other more typical technologies being used by public […]
Partner content Microsoft warns of vulnerability that allowed access to Azure infrastructure 12th September 2021 A set of vulnerabilities in the Azure Container Instances (ACI) platform could have allowed users to escape their particular instance and gain control of the container-as-a-service (CaaS) infrastructure, Palo Alto Networks researchers reported on September 9. The attack exploited a two-year-old vulnerability in a component of container infrastructure that is used to create new containers […]
Partner content AT&T will tap into OneWeb’s satellite network to reach remote areas 11th September 2021 OneWeb has secured a key customer for its emerging low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband platform, announcing Wednesday that AT&T will use it to provide satellite-based connectivity to business customers in remote parts of the US. Financial terms were not announced, but AT&T intends to tap into OneWeb’s satellite-based platform to extend its reach in hard-to-serve […]
Partner content Handling the inevitable driverless tech accident 11th September 2021 Many of the proponents for autonomous vehicles say they are safer than human drivers, reducing accidents, deaths, and injuries. However, an article by Tony Gillespie, visiting professor, electronic and electrical engineering at the University College London (UCL) in Engineering and Technology magazine says it is inevitable that the vehicles themselves will be involved in accidents. The potential […]
Partner content Remembering 9/11: The impact, then and now 11th September 2021 Sometimes, an event marks history with such ferocity that innumerable mundane occurrences taking place simultaneously are indelibly stamped in the memory of every person living at the time—each unique to the individual. These instances define a generation and change a nation’s trajectory in the broader scheme of human civilization: Pearl Harbor; the moon landing; the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Two decades on from that infamous day, when four commercial flights were hijacked by terrorists and nearly 3,000 people perished in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Penn., Americans are still haunted by the images of dust-covered victims stumbling from the wreckage—they’re still […]
News Newscan: How the NYPD is using post-9/11 tools on everyday New Yorkers 10th September 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations How the NYPD is using post-9/11 tools on everyday New Yorkers Dallas terminates worker who deleted 22.5 terabytes of police data AT&T taps OneWeb to extend enterprise broadband beyond fiber’s reach Bharti Mittal announces OneWeb strategic agreement with AT&T Some Maine 911 dispatch centers struggle with staffing National […]
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