Partner content mdGroup acquires GeoCue to strengthen drone surveying offering, plans U.S. expansion 12th January 2022 mdGroup has bought aerial Lidar mapping technology provider GeoCue Group for an undisclosed sum from its founders. The company already owns Microdrones, a Germany-based business that supplies aerial data to make digital twins of industrial sites. The acquisition was announced Monday and is expected to complement Microdrones’s existing offering including high-end surveying drones, photogrammetric measurement […]
Partner content Cloud apps replace web as source for most malware downloads 12th January 2022 New research shows that enterprise organizations these days are far more likely to experience malware downloads from cloud applications than any other source. Researchers at Netskope recently analyzed data gathered from customer networks and discovered that more than two-thirds of malware downloaded to enterprise networks between Jan. 1, 2020, and Nov. 30, 2021, originated from […]
Partner content CES 2022: John Deere showcases self-driving tractor 10th January 2022 John Deere introduced a fully autonomous tractor at CES this week and brought one to display at the show. The machine is so large, Deere set up a building in the main CES parking lot to house it. Deere has been automating many of its tractor features for some time. “Advanced technology has always been […]
Partner content 7 Predictions for global energy cybersecurity in 2022 7th January 2022 We now live in a world where cyberattacks can shut down critical infrastructure. Those who follow the mega-trends driving the global economy — like the convergence of the digital revolution and the energy transition — understand that with more and more critical infrastructure remotely operated or digitally managed, it was only a matter of time […]
News Microsoft opens up about AT&T’s 5G core 7th January 2022 Roughly six months into their groundbreaking agreement, Microsoft reported that it is making progress in transferring AT&T’s 5G cloud and core into Microsoft’s Azure operations. Microsoft also reported that it has received interest in the effort “from many operators, partners and customers.” That’s noteworthy considering Microsoft is using its work with AT&T to improve its new Azure […]
Partner content A three-step plan for a citizen-first cybersecurity strategy in cities and counties 6th January 2022 Cyberattacks against states and municipalities have increased significantly in the last year, with school districts, city halls and police departments among the most vulnerable. Ransomware attacks in particular are on the rise. In 2020, more than 2,000 public sector organizations—including municipalities—were targeted in these attacks. These incidents highlight how local governments can become an easy target […]
Commentary Rethinking mega-event private critical communications after Astroworld 5th January 2022 The catastrophic loss of life in November at the Astroworld music festival in Houston is a potent reminder of the special critical-communications needs that should be considered at large venues hosting tens of thousands of participants. Large-scale mega-events—for example, football games, music festivals, and concerts—are not unusual, and many take place safely. But tragedy is […]
News Public-safety LMR licensing activity increases in 2021, but business sector still struggles 5th January 2022 As expected, land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity in the public-safety and business-industrial sectors rebounded from all-time low levels in 2020, but the growth was not as strong as many industry observers had expected, given favorable changes in the economic and regulatory environments during 2021. Public-safety LMR licensing jumped significantly in 2021, as 3,124 applications were filed—78 […]
News Newscan: AT&T, Verizon agree to delay C-band launch to Jan. 19 4th January 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations AT&T, Verizon agree to delay C-band launch to Jan. 19 When utilities burn your house down and get away with it The Pentagon’s cloud war is (finally) nearing conclusion The implications of publicly disclosing cyberattacks Remote work increases accessibility, widens talent pool Covid microchip developer says there’s no […]
Partner content Verizon, AT&T reject federal request to delay 5G on C-band 3rd January 2022 On New Year’s Eve, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson asked AT&T and Verizon to delay their launch of 5G in C-band spectrum by two weeks. That delay, they explained, would give federal regulators more time to figure out whether 5G operations in C-band spectrum might affect aircraft radio […]
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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