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Report: To keep up with infrastructure maintenance costs, local governments need to rethink land-use policies

For better or worse, geographical boundaries separate local jurisdictions and define parameters within which local governments can operate. The land and its value dictate tax revenue—land that’s rich in natural resources, or that’ close to important destinations, demands more value than that which is remote. It’s a finite resource that must be thoughtfully managed. As […]

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Is battery-swap tech the smart option for electric vehicles?

For the first time ever, researchers in the University of Lisbon compared the plug-in charging, hydrogen and ICE scenarios against the lesser-known battery swapping scenario. While this long-term study is still underway, its latest conclusion is that the swapping model can be the best in terms of transportation’s burden on a nation’s GDP. It can […]

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DoJ alleges seven individuals part of Hytera DMR conspiracy against Motorola

Hytera Communications used DMR trade secrets stolen from Motorola Solutions that allegedly were obtain via a conspiracy involving seven individuals who were identified publicly for the first time in a U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) criminal complaint that was unsealed this week. All seven individuals cited in the criminal complaint are part of a broader […]

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Cyber conflict overshadowed a major government ransomware alert

As the cyber dimension of the Ukraine conflict erupted, demonstrating the ungoverned and unstable nature of full-on cyberwar, a parallel ransomware alert from the US government got comparatively scant coverage. But it, too, merits attention. The alert served as a reminder of the two species of cyber threat: the unpredictable, spinning-pinball threats that can lurch out of […]

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How industry leaders should approach open-source security

Security has long been a point of concern in the open source community. If not managed carefully, the same openness that allows innovative code contributions from global users can also present vulnerable attack surfaces for malicious actors. In fact, when asked about roadblocks preventing their organizations’ use of open source, respondents to Anaconda’s 2021 State of […]

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The road to America’s infrastructure overhaul is paved in technology

When it comes to infrastructure construction and maintenance, the road we took to get here will not lead us where we need to go tomorrow. An influx of government funding including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and various coronavirus recovery programs provides a generational opportunity to invest in roads, bridges, airports and other infrastructure […]

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In pivoting to space, Rivada continues to court controversy

Rivada Networks unveiled plans last month to launch up to 600 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The company intends to provide global Internet services at speeds “similar or better” than those provided by fiber networks on the ground. But new reports indicate that Rivada’s plans have been complicated by a group of Chinese investors who claim that Rivada’s LEO plans are […]

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PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego

Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), discusses the various offerings at the PSCR Annual Stakeholder Meeting, which will be conducted June 7-9 in San Diego at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. For the first time in three years, the […]

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Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech FCC nominee Gigi Sohn gets pushback from some former Hill Democrats ‘Hack DHS’ program identifies 122 vulnerabilities across networks UK Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee ESN deployment National Geospatial Agency will take over […]

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The challenges of making ancient cities smart

In 2009, an earthquake devastated L’Aquila, Italy, killing more than three hundred people in this historic mountain town, and displacing 70,000 more. While rebuilding has been slow, the destruction provided an opportunity to make the urban center a test bed for smart-city innovation. The city administration created a digital transformation strategy, L’Aquila Smart City, and […]

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Report: To keep up with infrastructure maintenance costs, local governments need to rethink land-use policies

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Is battery-swap tech the smart option for electric vehicles?

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DoJ alleges seven individuals part of Hytera DMR conspiracy against Motorola

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Cyber conflict overshadowed a major government ransomware alert

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How industry leaders should approach open-source security

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The road to America’s infrastructure overhaul is paved in technology

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In pivoting to space, Rivada continues to court controversy

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PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego

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Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech

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The challenges of making ancient cities smart

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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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