News Newscan: NYPD returns ‘scary’ robot dog to manufacturer after backlash 4th May 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NYPD returns ‘scary’ robot dog to manufacturer after backlash NSA to defense sector: Think twice before connecting operational technology to the Internet What Texas power outages can teach us about securing the electric grid Hackers steal Washington, D.C., police files, threaten to release data 3 killed as suspected […]
News Florida budget awards statewide P25 deal to L3Harris without bid, requires FirstNet interoperability 30th April 2021 Citing the need for “emergency action,” Florida legislators are expected to approve a budget that would award L3Harris a 15-year contract to upgrade the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) to P25 Phase 2 technology without a procurement and require interoperability with the FirstNet broadband system built by AT&T. These SLERS measures are part of […]
Partner content Service-oriented architectures pitch for over-the-air (OTA) security 29th April 2021 The security risks of centralized automotive architectures and over-the-air updates are clear. Meanwhile, vehicle functions are increasingly defined by software, making them more hackable. The evolution of automotive electrical engineering toward service-oriented architectures changes the paradigm for the security of OTA updates, as well as security in general. Says Luca De Ambroggi, chief analyst with […]
News Florida budget proposal includes funding for current radio system, tower leases 28th April 2021 Florida state lawmakers have agreed to allocate $37.5 million in funding to support initiatives associated with the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) during the upcoming fiscal year, including $12.5 million to pay for tower leases and $1 million to replace radio equipment, according to a summary of the appropriations bill. Both the Florida Senate […]
Partner content U.S. operators’ edge strategies still evolving 27th April 2021 Listen to any US operator’s discussion of their 5G network and you will hear the term “edge” peppered throughout. Verizon calls it the “intelligent edge network” or “5G edge,” while AT&T refers to it as “multi-access edge computing” or MEC. T-Mobile is perhaps the least vocal about its edge strategy, perhaps because the company has […]
Partner content Data storage trying to keep up with a speeding car 26th April 2021 Development and testing of autonomous vehicle technology is data intensive, requiring solutions for the management and storage and of rapidly expanding volumes of data. The primary reason for this explosion is the collection of video and LiDAR data, which has to be high-resolution. Naturally, the more sensors one has on the AV, the more data […]
News L3Harris to unveil device to meet new NFPA code in mid-May, source says 26th April 2021 L3Harris next month will announce a new radio that is designed to meet the new National Fire Protection Association (NPFA) 1802 standard for communications devices that requires handsets to be able to withstand extreme conditions and provide “black box” recording, according to a source familiar with the matter. L3Harris is expected to unveil the new […]
News Newscan: Can AI give California an edge in the fight against wildfires? 23rd April 2021 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Can AI give California an edge in the fight against wildfires? GCHQ chief warns of tech ‘moment of reckoning’ Integration will let dispatchers livestream body-cam video Report: How state governance bodies can help thwart cybersecurity attacks National 911 Program publishes resource on NG911 transition for telecommunicators Text-to-911 now […]
News FirstNet adoption expands to more than 16,000 agencies, 2.2 million connections 23rd April 2021 FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) supported more than 2.2 million connections for more than 16,000 subscribing agencies as of March 31, according to figures released today by AT&T, the contractor responsible for building and maintaining the NPSBN for its first 25 years. AT&T does not release precise figures regarding FirstNet adoption, but the latest […]
News Will the feds set our broadband Internet prices? 21st April 2021 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo late last week signed a bill that requires all Internet service providers operating in the state to offer a $15 a month broadband option to low-income consumers. The action comes just months after lawmakers in California authorized legislation activating net neutrality rules in the state. Taken together, the developments raise the prospect of […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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