Partner content Can we make a global agreement to halt attacks on our energy infrastructure? 20th June 2022 The connected world brings people together, but connectivity also brings risk. Cybercriminals can use the same tools that bring us together to spread chaos. Every organization is concerned about cybersecurity. During the last several years, the energy industry has been subject to high-profile attacks, including an extremely disruptive ransomware strike on Colonial Pipeline that affected fuel supplies […]
Partner content Nobody has the foggiest about the edge 20th June 2022 Cisco once tried to popularize fog computing as an alternative to the edge. If you’ve never heard of it, you are not alone. For a short period, fog computing gave rise to a new industry group called the OpenFog Consortium (because the industry needed another group with open prefixing its name), but this was eventually […]
News House subcommittee proposes NG911 funding of up to $10 billion 18th June 2022 A House subcommittee this week recommended approval of a bipartisan amendment that would provide as much as $10 billion to upgrade 911 centers nationwide to next-generation 911 (NG911) technology as part of legislation that would have the FCC auction at least 200 MHz of spectrum in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band. Members of the House Subcommittee […]
Partner content Nvidia files patent to help self-driving cars detect emergency vehicles 16th June 2022 Nvidia may have come up with a solution to one of autonomous cars’ biggest challenges – how they deal with emergency vehicles on the road. Self-driving vehicles’ inability to respond in the same spontaneous way as human drivers has led some to question whether true autonomy will ever be achieved and the potential problems were highlighted […]
News Projected 5G device-to-device range falls short of LMR performance, simulator says 15th June 2022 Device-to-device communications in 5G—known as sidelink—promise to provide new flexibility and functionality, but its potential range is expected to pale in comparison to the land-mobile-radio (LMR) direct-mode offerings used by public-safety responders today, according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research. Chunmei Liu, a researcher in the Wireless Networks Division of the Communications […]
Partner content Some telecom vendors see silver lining amid economic woes 15th June 2022 On Wall Street there seems to be no end to the doom-and-gloom headlines: “S&P 500 falls into bear market territory“; “Mass COVID testing announced for Beijing district“; and “Inflation sped up again in May.” However, one new report out of the telecom sector appears to indicate a slim silver lining amid broader worries of an […]
Partner content Nokia ties up with Innventure on ‘groundbreaking’ cooling tech 14th June 2022 Nokia Bell Labs has apparently been developing what it calls “groundbreaking cooling technology for critical electronic equipment” for over a decade. Parent company Nokia is now looking to cash in. With a view to commercializing the tech – the main target markets are data centers and mobile networks – Nokia has set up a new […]
News FirstNet Authority CTO highlights coverage-extension efforts as initial Band 14 buildout nears completion 12th June 2022 With AT&T almost done deploying the initial contracted FirstNet 700 MHz Band 14 infrastructure, the FirstNet Authority increasingly is focusing on solutions that will let public-safety users access the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) when outside of terrestrial system, according to FirstNet officials. FirstNet Authority CTO Jeff Bratcher said that NPSBN contractor AT&T repeatedly has […]
News Newscan: Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign 10th June 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign UK police to spend up to $62.7 million on legacy Airwave TETRA comms network kit 911 director warns of medical alerts that connect to 911, not a live call center CISA reveal Chinese hackers’ tactics targeting […]
News Updated: PSCR gets new support from NIST as current federal funding set to expire in fall 8th June 2022 [Editor’s note–This article has been updated to reflect that NIST will provide base funding for about two dozen PSCR researchers.] SAN DIEGO—Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) will see its primary $300 million allocation from Congress expire this fall, but at least a portion of this money will be offset by new funding from the National […]
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