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How and when you might connect your smartphone to a satellite

Today’s iPhones and Androids cannot communicate directly with satellites in space. Instead, they must connect to nearby cell towers on the ground. But that may soon change. A large range of companies – from tiny startups to some of the biggest corporations on Earth – are racing each other to connect regular smartphones directly to […]

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Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

An adage regarding the stock market goes something like this: over any 20-year period, the market delivers a return on investment of about 10 percent, but every 20-year period—regardless of when it begins or when it ends—contains peaks and valleys that are driven by market conditions that change often, and often substantially. This adage just […]

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Did Elon Musk just upstage Tim Cook’s big iPhone 14 surprise?

The world’s richest human being – Elon Musk, worth an estimated $265 billion – yesterday said he plans to start launching new satellites next year that can connect directly to existing mobile phones on Earth. Separately, the world’s most valuable company – Apple, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion – is widely expected to introduce a new iPhone next month that can […]

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T-Mobile, SpaceX unveil plans to ‘end dead zones’ and ‘save lives’ with satellite-direct-to-phone tech

T-Mobile yesterday announced plans to leverage SpaceX low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites deliver a lower-bandwidth service to existing cellular devices that is designed to eliminate most outdoor coverage gaps and provide a redundant path to deliver calls when terrestrial networks are incapacitated by a natural disaster. “This partnership has a vision that is the end of mobile […]

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From integrating new technologies to staffing shortages, report highlights challenges faced by 911 answering centers

Over the last decade, administrators of public safety answering points (PSAPs) and 911 answering centers have faced innumerable challenges—from securing systems against cyberattacks, to keeping up with the latest technologies and meeting staffing demands in an increasingly stressful environment. It hasn’t been easy. “The public safety leaders tasked with managing today’s 911 centers face tremendous pressure—staying on […]

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The next wave of wireless security worries: API-driven IoT devices

LAS VEGAS – Wireless carriers may be the next cast of characters to learn the hard way about the security risks created by IoT devices. This warning came in a recent briefing at the Black Hat information-security conference here by Altaf Shaik, a senior security researcher at Technische Universität Berlin. “There is increased threat when it comes to 5G, […]

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From Ligado to Verizon to Dish, spectrum conflicts continue brewing

The FCC and other US government agencies are working feverishly to coordinate their spectrum agendas in the wake of a very public battle between the wireless industry and the airline industry over 5G. But it’s clear the efforts haven’t stopped spectrum disagreements. The latest dustup involves ongoing concerns that Ligado Networks’ planned wireless network will […]

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Drones to replace robots for utility maintenance

Duke Robotics, a subsidiary of robotics and drone company UAS Drone, has announced a collaboration with Israel Electric Corporation to bring its robotic, drone-enabled system to Israel’s energy sector. The new system, called the IC Drone, was designed to maintain and clean electric utility insulators and is partially based on the company’s military platform Tikad. […]

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Amazon starts selling private 5G, plants flag on pricing

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it’s now officially selling private wireless 5G services — and the company is promising offerings that cost just a few thousand dollars per month. For example, the company said a university might pay just $14,000 for a complete network setup supporting 100 staff members with tablets and three months of service. Similarly, […]

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Funding fiber broadband: The path to growing communities

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) presents communities with the ability to build broadband infrastructure that has been shown to deliver substantial and long-lasting economic benefits by creating jobs and attracting businesses as well as improving the quality of life for the people who live there. Local leaders need to be proactive and engaged […]

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How and when you might connect your smartphone to a satellite

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Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

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Did Elon Musk just upstage Tim Cook’s big iPhone 14 surprise?

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T-Mobile, SpaceX unveil plans to ‘end dead zones’ and ‘save lives’ with satellite-direct-to-phone tech

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From integrating new technologies to staffing shortages, report highlights challenges faced by 911 answering centers

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The next wave of wireless security worries: API-driven IoT devices

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From Ligado to Verizon to Dish, spectrum conflicts continue brewing

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Drones to replace robots for utility maintenance

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Amazon starts selling private 5G, plants flag on pricing

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Funding fiber broadband: The path to growing communities

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Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

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

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