News FirstNet users enjoy largest coverage footprint in the U.S., AT&T says 24th February 2022 FirstNet subscribers have access to the wireless network with the largest coverage footprint in the United States by more than 50,000 square miles, AT&T stated this week as part of press announcement released on the 10th anniversary of the FirstNet Authority being created. Jason Porter, president of AT&T’s public-sector and FirstNet business units, said AT&T—the […]
Partner content If the cloud is more secure, then why is everything still broken? 22nd February 2022 Seventy-five percent of running containers have high or critical vulnerabilities, according to our recent study. Worse yet, these flaws have patches available, so they could be (but haven’t been) fixed. Many industry veterans wouldn’t be surprised by statistics like these, but weren’t things supposed to be better in the cloud? Things will be better, and […]
Partner content Open-source code: The next major wave of cyberattacks 22nd February 2022 Open-source software is ubiquitous. It has become an unequaled driver of technological innovation because organizations that use it don’t have to reinvent the wheel for common software components. However, the ubiquity of open-source software also presents a significant security risk, as it opens the door for vulnerabilities to be introduced (intentionally or inadvertently) to the consumers […]
Audio RapidSOS: CEO Michael Martin shares ‘bold predictions’ for 2022 22nd February 2022 RapidSOS CEO Michael Martin discusses his predictions for 2022, from near-term adoption expectations for the RapidSOS data pipe into emergency centers to a longer-term prediction that 911 ‘calls’ increasingly will be driven by information delivered from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Martin shared his thoughts with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.
Partner content Russia ramps up V2X-driven connected car mobility by 2030 19th February 2022 The transportation strategy 2030 issued by the Russian government last November is the second of the four pillars of the country’s decade-long plan in new mobility. Other three are the electric mobility strategy, signed in the last August, and two more, still in a draft stage, are the future self-driving strategy and the hydrogen strategy. Russia’s transport sector […]
News FirstNet buildout on Band 14 spectrum will be completed this year, AT&T says 18th February 2022 AT&T will complete the initial buildout of FirstNet during this calendar year—several months ahead of schedule—according to a regulatory filing submitted this week by AT&T, which is contracted by the FirstNet Authority to build, operate and upgrade the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). Under its agreement with the FirstNet Authority signed in March 2017, AT&T […]
Partner content Russian actors targeting U.S. defense contractors in cyber espionage campaign, CISA warns 17th February 2022 State-sponsored threat actors from Russia have stolen unclassified but sensitive data on US weapons development and specific technologies used by the US military and government as part of a broader and ongoing cyber espionage campaign going back to at least January 2020. The campaign’s victims have included big and small private companies and contractors that […]
Partner content Musk eyes 30,000 LEO satellites–but how many are too many? 17th February 2022 It’s possible to have too much of a good thing. The trick is knowing how much is too much. Elon Musk’s SpaceX currently has permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 12,000 satellites for its Starlink Internet broadband constellation. For context, as of last month 12,480 satellites have been launched in all of human history. […]
Partner content State and local governments will be prime cyber targets in 2022: How to stay protected 17th February 2022 Cybersecurity in 2021 was defined by a significant increase in high-profile attacks that affected all levels of government, from federal to state and local. As recently as December 2021, cyberattacks on state and local government’s key networks continue to occur. The recent string of malicious and dangerous attacks demonstrates an active threat to the critical […]
News Newscan: Ukraine hit by cyberattack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback 16th February 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Ukraine hit by cyberattack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback Body-worn sensors could keep responders out of heat danger Software supply-chain attacks hit three out of five companies in 2021 NASA raises concerns about SpaceX satellite deployment plan Vodafone works with AST SpaceMobile to close digital divide Senators […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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