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Starlink heading to Gaza, despite Israel opposition

Elon Musk’s Starlink is once again headed to a war zone after the total shutdown of Gaza’s telecom infrastructure over the weekend. Musk committed Starlink in response to a tweet by Democrat congress member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who said “cutting off all communication to a population of 2.2 million is unacceptable.” The news sparked a sharp response from […]

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BK Technologies tethering LMR, smart devices to support push-to-talk-over-broadband services

BK Technologies today announced the development of a tethering feature within its InteropONE service that is designed to let users of the company’s P25 radios expand their communications capabilities by leveraging push-to-talk-over-broadband technology, as well as traditional LMR voice functionality. James Teel, general manager of BK Technologies’ SaaS business, said the service—now known as a […]

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AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile bicker over limits on spectrum ownership

Some of the nation’s biggest 5G network operators agree that there should be limits on the amount of spectrum any one player can accumulate. But they differ dramatically on the details. “The commission’s current spectrum holdings policies and rules are unquestionably out of date and in need of reform,” wrote T-Mobile in a recent filing to […]

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Verizon has axed another 6,600 jobs so far this year

Vonage CEO and Moe Greene lookalike Rory Read was made an offer he couldn’t refuse in late 2021 when Ericsson offered to buy the company he ran for $6.2 billion. Subsequent disclosures by the Swedish vendor showed Read was paid $32.76 million last year, possibly making him the top earner in telecom. The runners-up would likely include […]

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Biden administration funding request expresses support for ‘rip and replace’ program, quiet on NG911

President Joe Biden’s administration this week called on Congress to allocate $3.1 billion to fully fund the FCC’s “rip and replace” program to rid U.S. networks of gear from China-based equipment providers like Huawei and ZTE, but the White House did not address the notion of funding for next-generation 911 (NG911). Support for the “rip […]

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FirstNet has about 5.3 million connections, 27K agencies, according to AT&T

FirstNet provides about 5.3 million connections to approximately 27,000 public-safety agencies subscribing to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) as of the end of September, according to figures released last week by AT&T, the FirstNet Authority contractor tasked with building and maintaining the system. After surpassing the 5 million-connections threshold during the second quarter, FirstNet […]

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The telecom industry looks rotten to the core

These are dark times for the telecom sector – as cheerless as this correspondent has witnessed since he arrived on the industry scene (not as a reporter) nearly 25 years ago. To all but diehards, the 5G standard that was supposed to unlock opportunities has failed to make telcos fitter and happier, leaving them winded […]

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With passage of bill, speed cameras will be piloted in six Californian cities and counties

The latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents a 3.3 percent decrease in roadway deaths in the United States over the first half of this year. Even so, the estimated 19,000 roadway deaths that have occurred so far remains significantly higher than the 17,000 fatalities recorded during the same period in 2019. […]

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Ligado sues the government, claims U.S. military stole its spectrum

Ligado Networks on Friday filed an explosive lawsuit essentially alleging that the U.S. government took $39 billion worth of its spectrum without paying for it. “High-ranking US government officials have acted deliberately to deprive an American company of its rightfully licensed property,” said Ivan Seidenberg, chairman of Ligado’s board and a former chairman of Verizon, in […]

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Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs in dire warning about market

Chill winds are blowing over the Nordic countries and their network-equipment-making giants. Just two days after Sweden’s Ericsson published a gloomy set of results, Finland’s Nokia served up further misery for investors and staff. “Pretty serious,” was how CEO Pekka Lundmark described the current frostiness on a call with reporters, downplaying hopes of a big improvement […]

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Starlink heading to Gaza, despite Israel opposition

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BK Technologies tethering LMR, smart devices to support push-to-talk-over-broadband services

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AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile bicker over limits on spectrum ownership

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Verizon has axed another 6,600 jobs so far this year

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Biden administration funding request expresses support for ‘rip and replace’ program, quiet on NG911

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FirstNet has about 5.3 million connections, 27K agencies, according to AT&T

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The telecom industry looks rotten to the core

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With passage of bill, speed cameras will be piloted in six Californian cities and counties

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Ligado sues the government, claims U.S. military stole its spectrum

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Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs in dire warning about market

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