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Zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in TETRA emergency-services-communications protocol

A radio communications protocol used by emergency services worldwide harbors several critical vulnerabilities that could allow adversaries to spy on or manipulate the transmissions, researchers found. Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) is a radio voice and data standard mainly used by emergency services, such as police, fire brigade, and military, as well as in some industrial […]

ETSI dismisses claims of ‘backdoor’ vulnerabilities in TETRA standard

ETSI is pushing back against claims of major vulnerabilities in its Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) standard and said work had already begun working on enhancing the standard before researchers revealed a series of vulnerabilities. In a statement, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) also said there is an ongoing maintenance program to ensure standards remain sound […]

Mobility platforms and data analytics can add value to transit infrastructure upgrades

Local government officials need to expand their definition of infrastructure, says Konstantin Spasov, vice president of business development at Modeshift. The firm provides account-based fare collection solutions that help transit agencies modernize their urban fare and data collection infrastructure. The company offers tools that enable transit systems to upgrade their end-user technology. The firm’s offerings help […]

AT&T says FirstNet adoption surpasses 5 million connections, 26,000 agencies

FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) provides more than 5 million connections to U.S. first-responder and supports more than 26,000 agencies, according to FirstNet Authority contractor and carrier AT&T. AT&T unveiled the figures today during the carrier giant’s quarterly conference call with analysts that explored the company’s performance during the second quarter of this year. […]

Lynk Global announces video of two-way sat-to-phone voice calls

Lynk Global today released a video of multiple two-way voice calls using the company’s satellite-direct-to-phone (sat2phone) technology that leverages low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites acting as cellular towers that can communicate with unmodified smart devices. Virginia-based Lynk CEO and co-founder Charles Miller said the video of the voice calls demonstrates the long-term capabilities of the Lynk technology, […]
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