Partner content China’s Volt Typhoon APT burrows deeper into U.S. critical infrastructure 1st August 2023 The US military was reckoning with two major cyber concerns over the weekend — one the widespread and still unresolved Chinese campaign known as Volt Typhoon targeting military bases, and the other an insider breach affecting Air Force and FBI communications. Biden administration officials have confirmed that Volt Typhoon’s malware is much more endemic than […]
Partner content T-Mobile: What slowdown? 31st July 2023 T-Mobile, in the second quarter of 2023, gained 760,000 new postpaid phone customers, a figure the company said was its best performance in the second quarter in eight years. The company again raised its expectations for the full year 2023 in terms of customer growth. T-Mobile now expects between 5.6 million and 5.9 million postpaid net customer […]
Partner content Sateliot, Telefónica extend 5G network to space 31st July 2023 Sateliot and Telefónica have expanded the reach of their 5G network into space, in what the partners said is a first for the telecommunications industry. The test was witnessed by the European Space Agency and leveraged Sateliot’s “Store & Forward” implementation, a two-step authentication method created to support standard roaming with a Mobile Network Operator […]
Partner content Last month’s wildfire smoke plume in New York, New Jersey comparable to secondhand smoking 30th July 2023 The public health impact of the Canadian wildfire smoke plume that smothered the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area earlier this summer was comparable to second-hand cigarette smoke, according to new research led by Rutgers University. “The wildfires in Canada gave us a sobering demonstration of the climate change impacts on air quality,” said Memo […]
Partner content Another AI pitfall: Digital mirroring opens new cyberattack vector 30th July 2023 “Digital twins” — AI assistants trained to service our many needs by learning about and in some ways mimicking us — turn out to have myriad ways they might be turned against us. Ben Sawyer, a professor at the University of Central Florida, and Matthew Canham, CEO of Beyond Layer Seven, note that despite the […]
Partner content Zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in TETRA emergency-services-communications protocol 27th July 2023 A radio communications protocol used by emergency services worldwide harbors several critical vulnerabilities that could allow adversaries to spy on or manipulate the transmissions, researchers found. Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) is a radio voice and data standard mainly used by emergency services, such as police, fire brigade, and military, as well as in some industrial […]
Partner content ETSI dismisses claims of ‘backdoor’ vulnerabilities in TETRA standard 27th July 2023 ETSI is pushing back against claims of major vulnerabilities in its Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) standard and said work had already begun working on enhancing the standard before researchers revealed a series of vulnerabilities. In a statement, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) also said there is an ongoing maintenance program to ensure standards remain sound […]
Partner content Verizon’s mobility biz advances, but lead worries remain 26th July 2023 Verizon reported slightly better-than-expected results in its mobility business for the second quarter of 2023, although the company continues to lose share in the consumer side of the market. Company officials also reiterated Verizon’s financial guidance for the rest of the year. Partly as a result, Verizon’s stock continued to show signs of improvement Tuesday […]
Partner content Mobility platforms and data analytics can add value to transit infrastructure upgrades 26th July 2023 Local government officials need to expand their definition of infrastructure, says Konstantin Spasov, vice president of business development at Modeshift. The firm provides account-based fare collection solutions that help transit agencies modernize their urban fare and data collection infrastructure. The company offers tools that enable transit systems to upgrade their end-user technology. The firm’s offerings help […]
News AT&T says FirstNet adoption surpasses 5 million connections, 26,000 agencies 26th July 2023 FirstNet’s nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) provides more than 5 million connections to U.S. first-responder and supports more than 26,000 agencies, according to FirstNet Authority contractor and carrier AT&T. AT&T unveiled the figures today during the carrier giant’s quarterly conference call with analysts that explored the company’s performance during the second quarter of this year. […]
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