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LMR licensing activity shows slight increase in third quarter

LMR licensing activity continued to increase slightly in both the public-safety and business/industrial arenas during the third quarter, setting the stage for 2022 to be the first year in which both sectors register LMR licensing increases in a decade—albeit at much lower levels than 10 years ago. Figures in the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) […]

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Newscan: What cell-service, Internet providers are doing to reconnect people after Hurricane Ian

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What cell-service and Internet providers are doing to reconnect people after Hurricane Ian Verizon’s Response Team launches tethered drone to restore communications to Sanibel Island Hackers leak 500 GB trove of data stolen in Los Angeles school district ransomware attack FCC union backs Gigi Sohn for FCC seat […]

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Microsoft aims to dislodge AWS as ‘preferred provider’ to telcos

Two years ago, Microsoft did something that left executives at Ericsson and Nokia sweating like soldiers before battle. Within the space of a few weeks, Seattle’s biggest export besides coffee had bought two small but irksome rivals to the Nordic vendors in the market for core network software. The takeovers of Affirmed Networks and Metaswitch […]

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Cars unlikely to become more computer than transport

The automobile industry wouldn’t be as sprawling and as massive as it is today without effective marketing hype. Recently, advances in ADAS technology have some individuals in, and adjacent to, the industry saying that vehicle “brains” will approach, or even match, the status of supercomputers. Let’s take a quick glance at this myth before delving […]

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Reshaping the threat landscape: Deepfake cyberattacks are here

Malicious campaigns involving the use of deepfake technologies are a lot closer than many might assume. Furthermore, mitigation and detection of them are hard. A new study of the use and abuse of deepfakes by cybercriminals shows that all the needed elements for widespread use of the technology are in place and readily available in […]

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Procurement teams need to take a holistic approach when acquiring technology, says Bill Campbell, senior vice president of North America at Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division. Hexagon offers a variety of digital reality solutions. Its products combine sensor, software and autonomous technologies. The firm puts data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety […]

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Sophisticated covert cyberattack campaign targets military contractors

A cyberattack campaign, potentially bent on cyber espionage, is highlighting the increasingly sophisticated nature of cyberthreats targeting defense contractors in the US and elsewhere. The covert campaign, which researchers at Securonix detected and are tracking as STEEP#MAVERICK, has hit multiple weapons contractors in Europe in recent months, including potentially a supplier to the US F-35 Lightning II […]

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South Korea wants half of all cars to be autonomous by 2035

The South Korean government has laid out its road map for the introduction of autonomous cars – and it contains some ambitious targets. The country’s Mobility Innovation Roadmap was revealed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The first notable deadline is later this year, when the country hopes to become the third in […]

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Twitter’s whistleblower allegations are a cautionary tale for all businesses

Today, the mere threat of a breach can crush your business. The Twitter whistleblower saga shows that, after years of indifference, customers are sensitive to even rumors of data leaks. A few years ago, PR teams could paper over a small breach, and customers would accept it. A decade ago, massive data breaches made headlines, but customers […]

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Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts

Communities looking to build smart infrastructure and find innovative solutions have a new resource they can turn to. Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Thursday the launch of its Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. It’s intended […]

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LMR licensing activity shows slight increase in third quarter

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Newscan: What cell-service, Internet providers are doing to reconnect people after Hurricane Ian

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Microsoft aims to dislodge AWS as ‘preferred provider’ to telcos

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Cars unlikely to become more computer than transport

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Reshaping the threat landscape: Deepfake cyberattacks are here

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

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Sophisticated covert cyberattack campaign targets military contractors

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South Korea wants half of all cars to be autonomous by 2035

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Twitter’s whistleblower allegations are a cautionary tale for all businesses

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Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts

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