Partner content Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans portend privacy issues 18th December 2023 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 […]
Partner content 2024: 12 predictions for cities and counties (AI stars in all) 14th December 2023 Once again, it is that time of the year when we dust off our digital crystal balls and develop predictions for the year ahead. This year’s predictions are remarkably different with far-reaching implications. And as in years past, I offer my annual take on what trends will be most prevalent in cities and counties across […]
Partner content ‘Open RAN’ now justifies using a single vendor 14th December 2023 Open RAN is the emperor’s new clothes of telecom. In this modern-day twist on the famous Danish folktale, AT&T is the emperor of the story claiming to be dressed in the finest open RAN suit that money can buy. Everyone can see AT&T wears nothing of the sort and is nakedly exposed to Ericsson, but […]
News FirstNet Authority validates AT&T completion of initial NPSBN five-year buildout 13th December 2023 AT&T completed its initial five-year buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband system (NPSBN) “on time, on budget,” based on validation by FirstNet Authority personnel conducted throughout much of this year, according to FirstNet Authority board President Richard Carrizzo. Carrizzo made the announcement about AT&T’s nationwide buildout of the NPSBN on the 700 MHz Band […]
News UK Home Office says ESN procurement ‘on track,’ avoids offering key timelines 13th December 2023 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 […]
Partner content Orange ready to move past the Gs, CTIO says 11th December 2023 Orange’s new executive vice president and CTIO, Bruno Zerbib (pictured above, on the right), has downplayed interest in 6G technology, saying the industry needs to move beyond the Gs at a recent meeting with reporters in Paris during the operator’s Open Tech Days event. Zerbib said: “We’ve been pretty much stuck in a generational paradigm […]
Partner content How and why AT&T selected Fujitsu radios for 5G 8th December 2023 Lost in AT&T’s big $14 billion announcement with Ericsson for open RAN was the fact that it also plans to purchase 5G radios from Fujitsu. The move represents a major win for the Japanese wireless network equipment vendor, which is relatively unknown outside its home market. “In order to support the acceleration of open RAN in AT&T’s […]
News PSSA asks FCC for FirstNet Authority license at 4.9 GHz, opposes CERCI proposal 8th December 2023 A Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) filing this week reiterates its call for the FCC to award a nationwide license of 4.9 GHz spectrum to the FirstNet Authority, ignoring a recent coalition filing that asks the commission to approve rules that would let local jurisdictions largely determine how the airwaves are used. Jeff Johnson, executive […]
Partner content Critical Bluetooth flaw exposes Android, Apple & Linux devices to takeover 7th December 2023 Attackers can exploit a critical Bluetooth security vulnerability that’s been lurking largely unnoticed for years on macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux device platforms. The keystroke injection vulnerability allows an attacker to control the targeted device as if they were attached by a Bluetooth keyboard, performing various functions remotely depending on the endpoint. Tracked as CVE-2023-45866, the flaw exists […]
Partner content AT&T’s $14B open-RAN commitment with Ericsson snubs Nokia 7th December 2023 AT&T said it plans to shift up to 70% of its wireless traffic to an open RAN network architecture by 2026 through a new agreement with vendor Ericsson. AT&T said the value of that new agreement could reach up to $14 billion over five years. The move represents a shift away from Nokia and positions Ericsson as […]
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