Partner content Vodacom’s wearable devices shown to improve miner safety 18th April 2022 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 […]
Partner content Ericsson expects U.S. fines as digital loss hits $5.6 billion since 2017 18th April 2022 “To put it simply, you rock,” was the succinct, uplifting message from Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm to his roughly 100,000 employees on today’s first-quarter earnings call. It is not how financial markets currently seem to view the Swedish equipment maker, despite all its successes under Ekholm’s leadership. Shares were down about 6% in Stockholm this […]
Partner content IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95% complete; new tech advances adoption 14th April 2022 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, […]
Partner content Nokia to ‘exit’ Russia as Huawei reportedly stops work 13th April 2022 Letter-writing and the old-fashioned telegraph could stage a comeback in Russia. Just a day after Ericsson said it would suspend its business there “indefinitely,” Finnish rival Nokia has gone even further, revealing plans this morning to exit the Russia market. Amid reports that China’s Huawei is also suspending Russia activities and furloughing staff, local networks […]
News Updated: FirstNet supports eMBMS one-to-many capability, set for FirstNet PTT on iOS devices this month 12th April 2022 [Editor’s note: This article was updated on April 15 to include clarification about current and future network-integration plans for FirstNet Rapid Response. It also addresses AT&T’s long-term plans for interoperability between FirstNet PTT and FirstNet Rapid Response—functionality that does not exist today.] FirstNet soon will offer 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service on Apple iOS devices, and […]
Partner content CommScope downgraded for heavy debt load, ongoing supply-chain concerns 12th April 2022 CommScope is a “good” company with a plan for the future, but the supplier remains under pressure by persistent supply chain constraints coupled by a heavy debt load. That’s a summation from Raymond James, which announced Monday it had downgraded CommScope shares to “underperform” from “market perform” ahead of the company’s Q1 2022 results. That […]
Partner content The blurring line, and growing risk, between physical and digital supply chains 11th April 2022 The worlds of IT, operational technology (OT), and industrial control systems (ICS) are converging, increasing attack surfaces and exposing vulnerabilities. At the same time, the lines between digital and physical supply chains are blurring, and measures must be taken by organizations to ensure that security posture remains strong. As the pandemic and remote work have […]
Partner content Baltimore investigators discover hundreds of slipshod small-cell installations 11th April 2022 A new report from the Baltimore City Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that hundreds of small cell sites in the city were not constructed to city specifications. As a result, the city’s Department of Transportation (DoT) fined the company involved $477,000 for the violations. However, the IOG’s report does not name the company or companies […]
News Southern Linc CEO says utilities, critical entities at ‘inflection point’ on private LTE 8th April 2022 Southern Company is the lone U.S. utility with its own private LTE system, but that could change in the near future, as multiple utilities and other critical-infrastructure entities consider building private LTE networks operating on newly available spectrum, according to Southern Linc President and CEO Tami Barron. Southern Linc—the Southern Company subsidiary responsible for operating […]
Partner content FCC’s Rosenworcel promises broadband map this fall 7th April 2022 With an accurate broadband map still the critical missing piece in the United States’ plan to close the digital divide, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told a House subcommittee that the new map will “absolutely” be ready by the fall. “My goal is to build the kind of maps that are not just good for the […]
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