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PTT over FirstNet still needs to clear multiple barriers for mass adoption, 5×5 attendees say

FirstNet’s overall adoption rate has been impressive, but most of public safety still is not enthralled by the idea of using push-to-talk services over the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) for a variety of reasons, according to attendees of the recent 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit in San Diego. AT&T has reported that FirstNet […]

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Mel Maier named to succeed Derek Poarch as APCO executive director

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) recently announced the appointment of APCO CTO and public-safety veteran Mel Maier as its new executive director, succeeding current executive director and CEO Derek Poarch, according to the organization. Maier and Poarch will work together “over the next several months to ensure a smooth transition” in APCO’s executive-director […]

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It’s a hard-knock life for most small US wireless carriers

Mario Gabelli looks like he’s fed up with UScellular. “In light of the extraordinarily poor performance and the lack of focus as a result of TDS’ ownership of US Cellular,” Gabelli said he plans to attempt a takeover of the company’s board at its next shareholder meeting. Gabelli, a billionaire, owns around 4.5 million shares of TDS, […]

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Illinois bans drones from using facial-recognition technology

The state of Illinois has signed a new act barring law enforcement’s use of drones for facial recognition, barring a few exceptions. The legislation, the Drones as First Responders Act, stipulates that law enforcement agencies can use drones for security at public events, but bans fitting them with facial recognition, photography capabilities or weaponry. Facial recognition […]

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Mobile cyberattacks soar, especially against Android users

Attackers are increasingly targeting users through their mobile devices, attacking vulnerabilities in services that are built into applications and mounting increasing numbers of SMS phishing attacks. That’s according to mobile security firm Zimperium’s 2023 “Global Mobile Threat Report,” which also found that the average number of unique mobile malware samples grew 51% in 2022, totaling an average of 77,000 […]

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Supporting hurricane response in Puerto Rico with aerial imagery

When Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico in September of 2022, resultant flooding and landslides caused significant damage on the island. Local and federal government agencies and insurance companies needed to determine the location and extent of this damage in a timely manner for restoration and assessment. With such a large area of potential impact—Puerto Rico […]

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FirstNet Authority CEO reflects on first 100 days, shares vision for future

SAN DIEGO—Public safety is leveraging ever-increasing amounts of data when making emergency-response decisions, but such information is useful only if it can be shared via a dependable network—something the FirstNet Authority plans to provide, according to CEO Joe Wassel. Kicking off 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit, Wassel reiterated the key finding of the FirstNet […]

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Generative AI projects pose major cybersecurity risk to enterprises

Organizations’ rush to embrace generative AI may be ignoring the significant security threats that large language model (LLM)-based technologies like ChatGPT pose, particularly in the open source development space and across the software supply chain, new research has found. A report by Rezilion released June 28 explored the current attitude of the open source landscape to LLMs, particularly in […]

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T-Mobile: FCC is wasting jobs and money on 2.5 GHz license delay

Americans stand to lose up to $42 billion and 17,000 job opportunities while the FCC sits on spectrum licenses that T-Mobile won in an auction last year, according to a new report prepared for T-Mobile. The report, written by The Brattle Group for T-Mobile, concludes that T-Mobile’s 2.5GHz spectrum “would generate approximately $42 billion in […]

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Department of Commerce announces state allocations for $42.45B in broadband funding

After months of negotiation, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration published its state allocations for $42.45 billion in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding. The funding will be distributed via grants to help states and territories build out high speed broadband networks. “What this announcement means for people across the […]

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PTT over FirstNet still needs to clear multiple barriers for mass adoption, 5×5 attendees say

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Mel Maier named to succeed Derek Poarch as APCO executive director

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It’s a hard-knock life for most small US wireless carriers

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Illinois bans drones from using facial-recognition technology

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Mobile cyberattacks soar, especially against Android users

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Supporting hurricane response in Puerto Rico with aerial imagery

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FirstNet Authority CEO reflects on first 100 days, shares vision for future

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Generative AI projects pose major cybersecurity risk to enterprises

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T-Mobile: FCC is wasting jobs and money on 2.5 GHz license delay

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Department of Commerce announces state allocations for $42.45B in broadband funding

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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