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Largest cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is complete

Supply chain management firm Controlant has announced the successful conclusion of its cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – the largest seen globally thus far. IoT modules from communications company Telit were used in the project to ensure connectivity and real-time monitoring of vaccine shipments. In an initiative that began in 2021, Controlant produced […]

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How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

State and local government (SLG) leaders have been on the road to IT modernization for more than a decade. First appearing on NASCIO’s State CIO Top Ten Priorities list in 2010, IT modernization has ranked a top-three priority every year since. For some organizations, the pandemic served as a catalyst for cloud adoption and as-a-service consumption models. […]

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Limitations of ADAS, V2V and V2X communications

At the end of 2021, Dan Loop, vice-president and general manager of Automotive Edge Processing at NXP Semiconductors, wrote an article in All About Circuits entitled, Understanding ADAS Limitations and V2X Communication Technology. He claims that ADAS in general increase road safety for the driver. However, he finds that they are mostly isolated from their surroundings. […]

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CISA alert on ICS, SCADA devices highlights growing enterprise IoT security risks

On April 13, the Department of Energy (DoE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to warn that certain industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices can be targeted by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors […]

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Vodacom’s wearable devices shown to improve miner safety

Mobile operator Vodacom has announced the success of its Connected Worker solution; a wearable device deployed in South Africa’s mines to help reduce accidents and fatalities in the industry. The device, which resembles a smartwatch and can be clipped onto workers’ PPE, harnesses NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology to offer a more robust battery […]

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Newscan: Joint alert: advanced hackers have tool targeting industrial-control systems

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Joint alert warns that advanced hackers have developed tool targeting industrial-control systems How buses may work as mobile generators during a disaster A look at the importance of video in police investigations FCC chair claims cybersecurity role Congress crafted for CISA Jury: Former DHS watchdog official stole software, […]

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IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95% complete; new tech advances adoption

A decade ago, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was authorized under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 as an interoperable broadband network designed exclusively around the needs of public safety organizations. It was conceptualized in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, which laid bare communication shortcomings. At first, […]

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T-Mobile sues Florida school district over 5G

T-Mobile has filed a lawsuit against a Florida school district in order to prevent the school’s board of directors from selling two 2.5GHz spectrum licenses. An investment firm called WCO Spectrum offered to buy the two licenses from the school board of St. Lucie County, Florida, for $7.6 million. But T-Mobile is arguing that the school board […]

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Self-driving GM Cruise stopped by police in San Francisco

There has been plenty of debate as to who’s responsible when a driverless autonomous car is involved in an accident. But now a new dilemma has surfaced… who takes the rap when one is pulled over by police? The issue came to a head after police in San Francisco stopped a self-driving Cruise car for not […]

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Sensor technology can detect wildfire early, alert first responders via AI

Following a climate change-driven trend, this year’s wildfire season is expected to be severe. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection warns that “extended dryness originating from January is expected to continue into the spring with little perception leaving most of the state in moderate to extreme drought conditions prior to summer. These continued dry […]

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Largest cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is complete

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How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

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Limitations of ADAS, V2V and V2X communications

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CISA alert on ICS, SCADA devices highlights growing enterprise IoT security risks

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Vodacom’s wearable devices shown to improve miner safety

News

Newscan: Joint alert: advanced hackers have tool targeting industrial-control systems

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IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95% complete; new tech advances adoption

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T-Mobile sues Florida school district over 5G

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Self-driving GM Cruise stopped by police in San Francisco

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Sensor technology can detect wildfire early, alert first responders via AI

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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