Partner content Telcos need to build businesses, as well as networks 18th March 2023 Telcos are over-invested in 5G in every sense of the phrase. The latest mobile generation has fallen well short of expectations, as recent numbers from analyst firm MTN Consulting attest. Total operator revenue actually declined in the second and third quarters last year, largely as a result of weak service revenues, MTN found. In Q3, for […]
Partner content Get ready for the summer of spectrum squabbling 18th March 2023 Last week, for the first time ever, Congress allowed the FCC’s spectrum auction authority to lapse – a development that prevents the agency from auctioning more spectrum to 5G network operators. At roughly the same time last week, President Joe Biden’s Democratic nominee to the FCC, Gigi Sohn, abruptly withdrew from contention without any clear replacement. That leaves the […]
News FCC proposes initial satellite-direct-to-phone regulatory framework 18th March 2023 FCC commissioners yesterday approved a proposal that would provide an initial regulatory framework for the agency to support supplemental-coverage-from-space (SCS)—or satellite-direct-to-cell-phone—services being explored by numerous satellite operators and terrestrial wireless carriers, including on FirstNet Authority spectrum. Under the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that was passed by a 4-0 vote, the FCC “seeks to establish […]
News Wassel describes FirstNet Authority CEO post as ‘dream job’ 16th March 2023 Joe Wassel just started his job as FirstNet Authority CEO, and he plans to hit the ground running, embracing the organization’s tradition of outreach to public-safety and first-responder personnel to inform the decision-making process. That particularly will be the case during the next four months, Wassel said. “I plan on leading this effort by being […]
Partner content Ransomware’s favorite target: Critical infrastructure and its industrial control systems 13th March 2023 National defense and security experts long predicted that future warfare would not be waged by firearms but with code designed to disable services people depend on for daily life. In May 2021, security experts’ worst fears came true, when a ransomware attack struck the Colonial Pipeline. Gas delivery to most of the US Northeast halted almost […]
Partner content Will driverless cars need remote human supervision? 13th March 2023 Over the last few years autonomous vehicle start-ups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on their cars being truly self-driving. Yet, international news agency Reuters reported in September 2022 that they may not in the end be totally autonomous. Industry experts and executives believe there may be a need for remote human supervisors […]
Partner content Impact of quantum technologies on the telecommunications industry 13th March 2023 Quantum technologies will have a profound impact on the telecommunications industry, from improving the speed, fidelity and integrity of wired or satellite communications to creating the next generation of Quantum Internet and more. In the meantime, telecommunications providers are both a prime target for and a critical first line of defense against emerging quantum threats. […]
Partner content Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Dish have all been targets of hacks this year 12th March 2023 2023 is shaping up to be the year of telecom hacks. All of the big 5G operators in the US – Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Dish Network – have been involved in some kind of security incident already this year. Broadly, the situation doesn’t come as a surprise. Hacks and other cybersecurity troubles have become de […]
Partner content Unpatched zero-day bugs in smart intercom allow remote eavesdropping 11th March 2023 A popular smart intercom and videophone from Chinese company Akuvox, the E11, is riddled with more than a dozen vulnerabilities, including a critical bug that allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). These could allow malicious actors to access an organization’s network, steal photos or video captured by the device, control the camera and microphone, or […]
Partner content T-Mobile’s Ray updates his 5G ‘layer cake’ analogy one last time 10th March 2023 Roughly five years after first debuting the concept of a “layer cake” (depicted in the above graphic) to explain T-Mobile’s 5G strategy, the operator’s top networking executive added one last tweak to the concept this week. And, not surprisingly, he did so to highlight his company’s 5G progress against its competitors AT&T and Verizon. “What you […]
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? 2 24th March 2024
