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Big 5G Event speakers outline 6G spectrum, business-case challenges in the wake of lagging 5G profits

AUSTIN—Telecom experts already are working to develop a 6G standard, but little tangible progress has been made as the industry wrestles with myriad challenges, including a lack of easily identifiable spectrum in the U.S. and whether a business model will emerge that is more profitable than 5G has been to date. These were just some […]

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AT&T claims satellite-direct-to-phone deal with AST SpaceMobile in FCC waiver filing

AT&T told the FCC that it has agreed to have satellite-direct-to-phone company AST SpaceMobile provide supplemental-coverage-from-space (SCS) services to its subscribers and asked the FCC to approve waivers that allow AST to operate on leased spectrum from AT&T in the 700 MHz and 850 MHz bands. In a filing to the FCC made public today, […]

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Globalstar hints at life after the iPhone

Globalstar’s top executive said the company is in “deal mode” now, and is working to drum up more business beyond its landmark agreement with Apple for the iPhone. “So stay tuned,” said Globalstar’s top executive Jay Monroe during his company’s recent quarterly conference call, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript. Globalstar has already made progress in […]

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Rogers Communications announces satellite-direct-to-phone deal with Lynk Global

Canada-based cellular carrier Rogers Communications recently announced a deal with Lynk Global to provide satellite-direct-to-phone service beginning next year that is designed to ensure that Rogers subscribers maintain communications throughout the country, even when they are outside terrestrial-network coverage. Lynk Global CEO Charles Miller said that his company has similar agreements with other carriers around […]

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UK’s ESN watches on as LTE public safety networks proliferate

It was recently suggested that the UK’s Emergency Services Network (ESN) had encountered so many difficulties along the way in part because of one simple fact: it was ahead of its time. At least, that was the suggestion of Simon Ricketts, a senior technology adviser and chair of the Independent Technical Assurance Panel at the […]

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Report: Local governments turning to digital transformation to combat climate change

The push toward digital transformation in local government is synonymous with the rising needs brought on by climate change. Beyond convenience, streamlining efficiencies through automation and artificial intelligence is a step element that, increasingly, administrators and public officials are ensuring their organizations take. A national survey of 100 state and local government leaders by the […]

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Dallas still recovering from ransomware on eve of municipal election

Dallas is reeling from a ransomware attack just as early voting is slated to begin for a municipal general election that will determine the mayorship and council district representatives. The election, which is slated for Saturday, is unaffected by the attack, the city secretary’s office said in the statement. “Since City of Dallas’ information and […]

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Motorola Solutions says Airwave price controls unlikely to be effective this year

A ruling by the competition watchdog in the United Kingdom (UK) about the Airwave TETRA system is projected to cost Motorola Solutions more than $1 billion, but an SEC filing from the company indicates that the proposed price controls likely will not become effective until at least next year when the appeals process is complete. […]

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Andrew Seybold passes after longtime work as a ‘Public Safety Advocate’

Longtime public-safety and wireless-communications consultant and writer Andrew “Andy” Seybold, 77, died Tuesday morning at his home in Phoenix after a lengthy battle with a series of health problems. A prolific writer, Seybold wrote about wireless communications in a variety of venues—in columns for newsletters, in white papers as a consultant, and as an author […]

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DNA-sequencing equipment vulnerability adds new twist to medical-device cyberthreats

A major vulnerability in the software used by gene sequencers produced by genetic-research equipment maker Illumina highlights the dangers of software vulnerabilities in medical devices, but also demonstrates the positive impact of legislation in strengthening cybersecurity in the medical field. The vulnerability, originally discovered during an internal Illumina assessment, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit […]

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Big 5G Event speakers outline 6G spectrum, business-case challenges in the wake of lagging 5G profits

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AT&T claims satellite-direct-to-phone deal with AST SpaceMobile in FCC waiver filing

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Rogers Communications announces satellite-direct-to-phone deal with Lynk Global

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UK’s ESN watches on as LTE public safety networks proliferate

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Report: Local governments turning to digital transformation to combat climate change

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Dallas still recovering from ransomware on eve of municipal election

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Motorola Solutions says Airwave price controls unlikely to be effective this year

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Andrew Seybold passes after longtime work as a ‘Public Safety Advocate’

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