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Smart-grid security will get boost from AI and 5G

For the energy industry, securing the grid is mission-critical. Increasingly, too, securing devices that lie beyond the centralized grid — at the edge, so to speak — is also critical as well as a moving target. Zero-trust cybersecurity, 5G connectivity and machine learning, though, may ultimately help this “smart grid,” as this connected energy grid […]

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5G is just one connectivity option

As public carriers extend their new infrastructure into more areas, the drumbeat for a 5G wireless world has grown louder. But public carrier 5G shouldn’t eclipse the multitude of network connectivity options that businesses can use to bring Internet of Things (IoT) and network edge operations into harmony. In the amplified marketing arena of mobile […]

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The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings

Smart City initiatives are emerging here in the U.S. and around the globe. Forward leaning cities from Seattle to Singapore to London are expected to spend nearly $124 billion this year on smart city initiatives, an increase of 18.9 percent from 2019, according to a recent IDC report. In order to have smart cities, it’s important […]

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Motorola Solutions private broadband platform supports Anterix 900 MHz use, LTE-LMR integration

Motorola Solutions today announced its Private Broadband for Critical Infrastructure, a platform designed to let utilities, energy companies and other critical-infrastructure entities leverage disparate broadband and narrowband systems, including private LTE networks operating on 900 MHz spectrum licensed to Anterix. Last month, FCC commissioners approved the Anterix proposal to reconfigure narrowband 900 MHz spectrum in […]

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Sonim Technologies launches RDK-3 package with optional interoperability, mesh-networking capabilities

Sonim Technologies recently announced the formal launch of its latest versions of the Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK-3 and RDK-3i), which is designed to provide portable broadband connectivity in a rugged case to entities in locations where communications coverage does not exist or needs to be enhanced. “This is a rapid-deployment kit to get you up […]

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Optimizing IoT power consumption

One of the greatest barriers to IoT technology is the implementation of sustainable, functional deployment. The multifunctionality of the Internet of Things (IoT) comes at a cost in terms of power. While traditional battery power is the most obvious solution for remote applications, it’s not always economical. First, battery capacity may be insufficient for emerging […]

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Vendors tout private CBRS networks for COVID-19 treatments

Enterprise wireless specialist RF Connect has been championing the benefits of private networks on unlicensed spectrum by building demo CBRS networks to show to potential customers. When COVID-19 struck, the company was able to pivot those resources from demonstration to deployment. The live CBRS network is in Illinois, one of the states hit hardest by […]

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Behind the numbers: How COVID-19 could change the US telecom industry

As much of the US settles into a “new normal” that includes spending a lot of time on the Internet to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, the nation’s telecom operators are recording new traffic records almost every day. Importantly, all that traffic may have significant implications – including financial implications – for a wide range […]

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Coronavirus is a wake-up call. Are you listening?

The ancient philosopher Heraclitus once opined that the only constant in life is change. But there is another one that impacts every city and county organization and the officials who manage them—sooner or later a natural or man-made event is going to wreak havoc with your organization’s operations. In some cases those operations will come […]

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Lynk claims successful test of satellite-to-cell-phone communications, cites potential public-safety value

Virginia-based Lynk today announced successful tests of communications between its low-Earth-orbit (LEO) nanosatellites—acting as a “cell tower in space”—and unmodified, standard cell phones and smartphones, showcasing a potential new option for providing resilient backup links and coverage to remote areas. “The advent of everywhere, everyone communications direct to your phone is upon us.” Lynk CEO […]

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Smart-grid security will get boost from AI and 5G

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5G is just one connectivity option

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The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings

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Motorola Solutions private broadband platform supports Anterix 900 MHz use, LTE-LMR integration

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Sonim Technologies launches RDK-3 package with optional interoperability, mesh-networking capabilities

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Optimizing IoT power consumption

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Vendors tout private CBRS networks for COVID-19 treatments

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Behind the numbers: How COVID-19 could change the US telecom industry

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Coronavirus is a wake-up call. Are you listening?

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Lynk claims successful test of satellite-to-cell-phone communications, cites potential public-safety value

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Swatting has serious implications and shouldn’t be ignored

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Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

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Decrease Response Times with The Intrepid Response Platform dlvr.it/SdlLyP

After exploring ‘opt-out’ decision in 2017, New Hampshire’s Stevens wins FirstNet Authority award dlvr.it/Sdkmfp

Swatting has serious implications and shouldn’t be ignored dlvr.it/SdhYp1

Newscan: San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill dlvr.it/Sdh0Sc

Falling telco energy use at odds with the victim narrative dlvr.it/SdfMWM

CISA’s strategic plan is ushering in a new cybersecurity era dlvr.it/Sddxn8

Xcom’s promise to Globalstar: To make ’10 MHz of spectrum look like 50 MHz’ dlvr.it/Sddwhd

Is 5G C-V2X really paving the road to autonomy? dlvr.it/SddJzz