Partner content Robosense to supply lidar for self-driving Toyotas 10th February 2023 China’s RoboSense has agreed to a deal to provide lidar to Japanese automaker Toyota for its self-driving cars. In confirming the arrangement, RoboSense, based in Shenzhen in Guangdong province, just north of Hong Kong, becomes the first Chinese Lidar provider in Toyota’s supply chain. Although Toyota has a massive presence across the world and again […]
Partner content 7 critical cloud threats facing the enterprise in 2023 10th February 2023 Securing the cloud has been an unwieldy and daunting task since the beginning: The idea of using an enterprise architecture built on delivering computing services over the internet naturally represents a unique threat surface. But cloud computing is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous part of the IT landscape, with Gartner estimating that more than 95% of […]
Partner content Your multi-line phone system and federal rules about 911 calls: What you need to know 10th February 2023 When someone’s heart is pounding in an emergency, hopefully that person can remember to dial 911. With today’s Enhanced 911 (E911) technology, often merely placing the call means emergency responders can identify where the caller is located, enabling help to arrive on-site with little additional information from the caller. This can be a life-saving tool. […]
News AT&T becoming a ‘public-safety company’ with FirstNet, NG911 work, exec says 9th February 2023 AT&T has long been one of the greatest consumer communications brands in the world, but the carrier is beginning to become “a public-safety company” through its first-responder-centric efforts in the development of FirstNet and next-generation 911 (NG911) networks, according to Scott Agnew, the new COO of AT&T’s FirstNet team. Two weeks ago, AT&T executives revealed […]
Partner content Command-injection bug in Cisco industrial gear opens devices to complete takeover 8th February 2023 A security vulnerability has been found in Cisco gear used in data centers, large enterprises, industrial factories, power plants, manufacturing centers, and smart city power grids that could allow cyberattackers unfettered access to these devices and broader networks. In a report published on Feb. 1, researchers from Trellix revealed the bug, one of two vulnerabilities discovered that […]
Partner content AR-based next-gen maps aim to rebalance detail and simplicity 7th February 2023 Every sat-nav user is familiar with the chagrin of missing their turn because the map’s lines and circles don’t resemble the real world. Yandex is blaming maps, not users, for these errors. At its annual conference in December, the company presented its re-designed maps boasting natural-looking 3D objects such as trees, bus stops, colored buildings, […]
Partner content Vodafone UK starts ‘risky’ shift to 5G standalone 7th February 2023 Vodafone’s Andrea Dona has unflattering words for some of the IT products that could sit inside his high-performance 5G network. “There are OSS limitations,” said the chief network officer of the UK service provider, referring to operational support systems from unnamed vendors. “If there is full automation on the 5G element, and the OSS is […]
News Newscan: Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny 3rd February 2023 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over U.S., officials say To protect satellites, secure your networks, chief of space ops says Ransomware offlines Arizona’s largest school district Mending the fabric: FCC says to file broadband-location challenges […]
Partner content The shine begins to wear off 5G private wireless 3rd February 2023 Verizon had high hopes for private wireless networking. The company had predicted that by now it would be well on its way to making billions of dollars from the sale of custom 4G and 5G networks dedicated exclusively to its enterprise customers. Indeed, during 2021 Verizon execs pegged the total addressable market for private wireless at around […]
Partner content Phishers trick Microsoft into granting them ‘verified’ Cloud Partner status 2nd February 2023 Late last year, a group of threat actors managed to obtain “verified publisher” status through the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP). This allowed them to surpass levels of brand impersonation ordinarily seen in phishing campaigns, as they distributed malicious applications bolstered by a verified blue badge only ever given to trusted vendors and service providers in […]
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
