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Looking ahead: 5G standalone still pretty lonely

5G non-standalone (NSA) is the first iteration of the networking technology. It essentially requires a 4G core network to serve as an anchor for a new 5G radio access network (RAN). According to one estimate, 5G NSA is now supporting over a billion subscribers worldwide. But the next iteration of 5G technology known as 5G standalone […]

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Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans portend privacy issues

Meta is rolling out an early access program for its upcoming AI-integrated smart glasses, opening up a wealth of new functionalities and privacy concerns for users. The second generation of Meta Ray-Bans will include Meta AI, the company’s proprietary multimodal AI assistant. By using the wake phrase “Hey Meta,” users will be able to control features […]

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UK Home Office says ESN procurement ‘on track,’ avoids offering key timelines

Selection of a new vendor to replace Motorola Solutions as the supplier of software solutions for the much-anticipated Emergency Services Network (ESN) public-safety LTE system in the United Kingdom (UK) is “on track,” but a Home Office official declined to provide timetables for the procurement or the ESN launch. Sir Matthew Rycroft, permanent home secretary […]

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Pro-Iran attackers access multiple water-facility controllers

Critical infrastructure in multiple US states may have been compromised by Iran-affiliated attackers targeting programmable logic controllers (PLCs). A warning from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Israel National Cyber Directorate comes after an attack was detected on a Pennsylvania water authority last week, where the […]

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Industrial Inspection robot dog gets upgrade; humanoid robot video released

Unitree Robotics has released a new version of its quadruped robot, Unitree B2, for industrial inspection use cases. The new robot design has lidar for obstacle detection and navigation, a standing payload of around 264 pounds and a battery life of four to six hours. In a video demonstration, the new robot is shown climbing […]

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Sorond named NextNav’s CEO to pursue location services, 5G

Mariam Sorond, a wireless executive who previously worked at companies including VMware, CableLabs and Dish Network, will take over the CEO role at NextNav, the company announced. “Having devoted my career to advancing and commercializing innovation in technology, I am thrilled to continue this journey at the helm of NextNav,” Sorond said in a release. “I […]

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Cyberattack on Pennsylvania Water Authority disrupts OT gear

This past weekend, the Aliquippa Municipal Water Authority, located in Pittsburgh, experienced a cyberattack after one of its booster stations was hacked by an Iranian-backed cyber group. The threat group, known as Cyber Av3ngers, hacked a system known as Unitronics, which has components that are Israeli-owned. The technology that monitors water pressure at the station […]

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Verizon, Axon demonstrate benefits of 5G network slicing to support public-safety video

Verizon and Axon Enterprises this week announced a successful demonstration of 5G network slicing that allowed its network to sustain connectivity performance levels for mission-critical video through Axon Fleet 3 and Axon Respond services. Network slicing is one of the most-anticipated features of the 5G standard for the critical-communications industry, because it allows a network […]

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Cyberattack closes emergency rooms in three states

Ardent Health says it was the target of a cyberattack over Thanksgiving, in an incident that shut down the hospital operator’s emergency rooms in three states. The hospital operator, which oversees 30 hospitals in the U.S., said the attack was detected on the morning of Nov. 23 and was identified as a ransomware attack impacting […]

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General Electric, DARPA hack claims raise national-security concerns

General Electric and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have reportedly been breached, according to claims on the Dark Web that the organizations’ highly sensitive stolen data is up for sale. A screen capture from the Dark Web ad shows a threat actor named IntelBroker selling access credentials, DARPA-related military information, SQL files, and more. GE confirmed to […]

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Looking ahead: 5G standalone still pretty lonely

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Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans portend privacy issues

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UK Home Office says ESN procurement ‘on track,’ avoids offering key timelines

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Pro-Iran attackers access multiple water-facility controllers

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Industrial Inspection robot dog gets upgrade; humanoid robot video released

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Sorond named NextNav’s CEO to pursue location services, 5G

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Cyberattack on Pennsylvania Water Authority disrupts OT gear

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Verizon, Axon demonstrate benefits of 5G network slicing to support public-safety video

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Cyberattack closes emergency rooms in three states

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General Electric, DARPA hack claims raise national-security concerns

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

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