Partner content AT&T: 2.7% of customers will be affected by 3G shutdown 16th September 2021 AT&T has been warning customers for years that it plans to shut down its 3G network in February 2022. And in a recent regulatory filing, the company disclosed exactly how many customers could be affected by the move. “Approximately 2.7% of AT&T’s postpaid and prepaid consumer subscribers still rely on 3G-dependent devices,” the operator told the FCC. In […]
Partner content Exploring IoT connectivity options 16th September 2021 All IoT deployments require hardware, software and wired or wireless connectivity and most require some level of services to implement. Wired networks have a long-standing tradition of meeting the demands of Internet of Things (IoT). Ethernet and fieldbuses have been the default technology options for exchanging factories’ time-critical data since the 1980s, said Jeroen Hoebeke, […]
Partner content Digital-supply-chain challenge to cities and counties: Another cyber minefield to navigate 16th September 2021 As cities and counties have steadfastly turned to managed service providers for enhanced improvements and security for their networks, a new type of cyberthreat has emerged to greatly undermine trust. The irony here is that many turned to managed service providers who promised greater cybersecurity and hardened system protections. Perhaps managed services sounded too good […]
News House committee passes $10 billion NG911 funding provision 15th September 2021 Legislation calling for $10 billion in federal funding to support deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911) has been approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, so the matter can be considered by the full U.S. House as part of the proposed $3.5 trillion budget-reconciliation package. House Commerce Committee members voted 31-25 along party lines—Democrats supported […]
Partner content Recent breaches underscore high healthcare security risk 14th September 2021 Cyberattacks continue to pummel healthcare organizations already stretched thin by lack of resources and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as evidenced by two recently disclosed attacks targeting providers in California and Arizona. Starting Aug. 24, 2021, California-based LifeLong Medical Care began informing individuals that their data was affected in a ransomware attack against Netgain, a third-party […]
Partner content Indiana buoys a blimp for farming connectivity 14th September 2021 Indiana’s agricultural community is awaiting the launch of an airborne IoT connectivity service. Multiple media outlets reported that a small white blimp was spotted in flight above the Indiana town of Reynolds, which recorded a population of 533 in the 2010 census. The aerostat will be the first of its kind in the U.S. to […]
Partner content Like many other American cities, Milwaukee faces a looming pension funding gap 14th September 2021 In coming years, Milwaukee’s annual pension contribution will double over its current rate of $70 million. The city isn’t fiscally prepared to foot the bill. “To date, nothing has sufficiently addressed the problem. The budgetary impact will soon climb to more than $140 million annually, and that demand is simply unsustainable,” Milwaukee Mayor Barrett said in a statement issued about the creation of […]
News House budget legislation includes $10 billion in federal NG911 funding 12th September 2021 Proposed budget-reconciliation legislation introduced in the U.S. House calls for $10 billion in federal funding to support implementing IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) in the United States during the next four years, according to language in the massive multi-trillion-dollar budget-reconciliation proposal. Grant money would be available to support eligible entities “implementing [NG911], operating and maintaining [NG911], […]
Partner content Microsoft warns of vulnerability that allowed access to Azure infrastructure 12th September 2021 A set of vulnerabilities in the Azure Container Instances (ACI) platform could have allowed users to escape their particular instance and gain control of the container-as-a-service (CaaS) infrastructure, Palo Alto Networks researchers reported on September 9. The attack exploited a two-year-old vulnerability in a component of container infrastructure that is used to create new containers […]
Partner content AT&T will tap into OneWeb’s satellite network to reach remote areas 11th September 2021 OneWeb has secured a key customer for its emerging low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband platform, announcing Wednesday that AT&T will use it to provide satellite-based connectivity to business customers in remote parts of the US. Financial terms were not announced, but AT&T intends to tap into OneWeb’s satellite-based platform to extend its reach in hard-to-serve […]
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