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FCC auction authority extended to Dec. 16, NG911 funding fate unknown

As expected, President Joe Biden on Friday signed the continuing resolution bill passed by Congress that averted a federal-government shutdown and extended the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auction until Dec. 16, potentially leaving an opportunity for next-generation 911 (NG911) funding to be attached to a lengthier extension. House members voted 230-201 on Friday to […]

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Newscan: What cell-service, Internet providers are doing to reconnect people after Hurricane Ian

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What cell-service and Internet providers are doing to reconnect people after Hurricane Ian Verizon’s Response Team launches tethered drone to restore communications to Sanibel Island Hackers leak 500 GB trove of data stolen in Los Angeles school district ransomware attack FCC union backs Gigi Sohn for FCC seat […]

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Procurement teams need to take a holistic approach when acquiring technology, says Bill Campbell, senior vice president of North America at Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division. Hexagon offers a variety of digital reality solutions. Its products combine sensor, software and autonomous technologies. The firm puts data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety […]

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Debating the role of hyperscale cloud providers in 5G

LAS VEGAS – #MWC22 – Mike Murphy has a unique view into the future of 5G. Murphy has been developing wireless technologies for almost four decades, first at Nortel, then at Nokia and now at Ericsson. Today, he’s the North American CTO for Ericsson, the only network equipment supplier currently providing midband 5G gear to all […]

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Public cloud holds perils, and don’t expect an ‘open’ RAN with it

Splitting up with a public cloud provider threatens to be as complicated, expensive and time-consuming as a celebrity divorce, depending on the equivalent of the prenuptial agreement. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat messaging app, almost sounds resigned to being in permanent relationships with AWS and Google Cloud, whatever happens. Moving services to another provider […]

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CMA again delays provisional-decision report on Motorola Solutions role in UK public-safety comms

A report outlining a provisional decision whether Motorola Solutions’ roles in United Kingdom (UK) public-safety communications—both the legacy Airwave TETRA system and the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN)—should be altered has been delayed until October, according to a UK government watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today released a new administrative timeline for its […]

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Samsung announces new rugged smartphone, tablet with 5G support

Samsung Electronics America yesterday announced the market availability of the Galaxy XCover6 Pro smartphone and Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro tablet—two additions to the vendor’s rugged-device portfolio and the first device in each series to support 5G connectivity. Both of the new Galaxy devices are designed to work in difficult environments, as they are MIL-STD-810Hii compliant […]

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FirstNet Authority CEO job posted officially, application deadline set for Oct. 24

Candidates interested in leading the FirstNet Authority can submit applications through the federal government’s online job portal during the next month, according to information released yesterday. Applicants for the FirstNet CEO post must submit a resume for the job at this listing on the USAJOBS web portal by Oct. 24, according to the job overview. […]

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Newscan: Report: 5G connections are doubling annually

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Report: 5G connections are doubling annually CISA: Iranian hackers spent 14 months in Albanian government network before launching ransomware Biden adds cyber, data, supply-chain risks to CFIUS reviews NTSB recommends alcohol-detection systems nationwide in all new vehicles Lawmakers are setting a tight schedule to avoid a government shutdown […]

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Dish’s biggest cloud turns out to be Microsoft, not AWS

COPENHAGEN – Digital Transformation World – No big telecom operator has embraced the public cloud as enthusiastically as Dish Network. Better known in the US consumer market for its pay-TV services, the company founded by American billionaire Charlie Ergen is pumping billions of dollars into the rollout of a new mobile network based on the […]

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FCC auction authority extended to Dec. 16, NG911 funding fate unknown

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Newscan: What cell-service, Internet providers are doing to reconnect people after Hurricane Ian

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

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Debating the role of hyperscale cloud providers in 5G

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Public cloud holds perils, and don’t expect an ‘open’ RAN with it

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CMA again delays provisional-decision report on Motorola Solutions role in UK public-safety comms

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Samsung announces new rugged smartphone, tablet with 5G support

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FirstNet Authority CEO job posted officially, application deadline set for Oct. 24

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Newscan: Report: 5G connections are doubling annually

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Dish’s biggest cloud turns out to be Microsoft, not AWS

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LTE and liability: Why the fire service must move forward with digital incident command

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