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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

The 3GPP Plenary meetings took place September 9-13, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN), Service and System Aspects (SA) and Core Terminal (CT) groups continued to focus on the Release 19 (R19) work, while officially approving a study on 6G. The 6G work represents the next generation of wireless communications. While the […]

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Deutsche Telekom boss is wrong about 5G

It is hard to find a European telecom executive who gushes about 5G. Most people on the commercial side talk about the mobile technology as if it were a disagreeable relative with a couple of redeeming qualities. “It’s been hugely expensive but at least it’s brought extra capacity” replaces “he’s got appalling manners but at […]

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Security Operations Center (SOC) teams: Threat-detection tools are stifling us

Security operations center (SOC) practitioners are struggling, thanks to an overwhelming volume of false alarms from their security tools. A Vectra survey of hundreds of cybersecurity professionals revealed a serious gripe that SOC teams have with their software vendors. The overwhelming volume of false positives their tools yield is causing burnout, they say, and allowing real threats […]

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EWA asks for FCC direction to resolve T-Band interference in 5 major markets

Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) this week asked the FCC to consider measures to help private land-mobile-radio (PLMR) operators with T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) systems subject to “harmful interference” from television broadcasters that were repacked in the band seven years ago. EWA President and CEO Robin Cohen requested the FCC established a task force to consider […]

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Hurricane Milton slams Florida, leaving 3.4M utility customers without power

About 3.4 million electric customers were without power in Florida on Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton hit the state’s western shore on its way toward the Atlantic Ocean, according to PowerOutage.us. Milton, a Category 5 hurricane that slowed to a Category 3 by the time it made landfall, comes about two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused nearly […]

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5G private networks growing at 20%, says study

With global network capex in full retreat, private networks have become one of mobile’s few growth hotspots. Research firm SNS Telecom & IT says the sector is on track for annual growth of 20% and likely total spending of $6 billion by end-2027. Nearly 60% of this investment – worth around $3.5 billion over the […]

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Iridium takes a standards-based swing at D2D

Don’t call it a comeback. Satellite service provider Iridium Communications has been here before. “We want to be the glue for the D2D network around the world,” Brian Aziz, Iridium’s VP of global sales, told Light Reading at MWC Las Vegas. “You can have multiple options, but you’ll always have our reliability component,” added Tim […]

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Australian government taps postal vans to track remote network coverage

The Australian government has tapped the nation’s postal vehicle fleet to audit mobile network coverage across the country’s remote interior. Postal vans will carry network measurement devices to track coverage across 180,000 km of regional and rural roads, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has announced. A pilot phase is now underway, with the main audit to start later this […]

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Modernizing municipal IT infrastructure: A vital defense against cyber threats

This summer, Flint, Mich., became the latest in a growing list of U.S. municipalities to fall victim to a ransomware attack. This incident, which took city services offline for weeks, is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities many local governments face in an increasingly hostile cyber landscape. The attack on Flint underscores the urgent need […]

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AT&T’s networking chief, Chris Sambar, to leave company

Chris Sambar, responsible for building and operating AT&T’s massive wireless and wireline networks, is departing the company Oct. 11, AT&T confirmed to Light Reading. It’s not clear who might replace Sambar. Sambar reported to AT&T’s chief operating officer, Jeff McElfresh. “Chris has played a crucial role in delivering on our commitment to be the best […]

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