News California expects 8 PSAPs to make NG911 transition this year, more in 2023 23rd November 2022 Eight of California’s 450 public-safety answering points (PSAPs) have migrated at least some emergency calls from legacy 911 technology to a next-generation 911 (NG911) platform, and the number of 911 centers making a similar transition should increase in 2023. Paul Troxel, chief of the 911 program-management division for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services […]
Partner content New wildfire-detection sensor acts as ‘electronic nose’ 23rd November 2022 Wildfires are becoming increasingly intense and common worldwide as the impacts of rising global temperatures are more keenly felt, with nations seeing increased risk to crops, land and homes. Early detection and warning systems are crucial to preventing these disasters, though existing devices typically use satellite or camera imaging for visual smoke detection, a technique […]
Partner content Better together: Why it’s time for ops and security to converge 22nd November 2022 Current approaches to managing operations and security made sense at the time they were established, pre-cloud and pre-digital transformation. Now, with networked multicloud environments, both digital operations and security are far more complex. And even in the digital world, people and teams want to protect their turf. According to IBM’s most recent cyber-resilience report, the top […]
Partner content New imaging technology claims to be cheaper alternative to Lidar 22nd November 2022 Israeli imaging company TriEye has announced the launch of its proprietary SEDAR, or spectrum enhanced detection and ranging, platform, which the company claims is a more cost-effective alternative to typical sensing technologies such as lidar. The platform uses short-wave infrared (SWIR) to create 2D imaging and 3D depth sensing of its surroundings. The new platform […]
Partner content Now is the time to take 5G indoors 22nd November 2022 Operators have made huge investments in 5G RAN and can now provide excellent outdoor performance. But while mid-band spectrum with massive MIMO provides some indoor coverage, there is still a need for dedicated in-building 5G systems to deliver a great indoor experience and enable advanced use cases. Indoor 5G coverage at venues — for example, […]
Partner content T-Mobile, UScellular may get roped into the 5G-vs.-airline battle 17th November 2022 Representatives from the airline industry reported this week that their discussions with AT&T, Verizon and US government officials have reached a stalemate. As a result, they’re asking the White House to step in and extend prohibitions on some flavors of 5G around airports. And that could have far-reaching implications for a variety of companies, including […]
Partner content Cybersecurity best practice is critical for winning the new space race 17th November 2022 As the low Earth orbit market prepares to double over the next five years, to the tune of around $20 billion, we sit on the edge of a new space race. However, amid rapidly falling launch costs and a host of technological advancements, it’s safe to say that this race is heading into new territory. […]
Partner content What happens when a self-driving truck suffers a blowout? 17th November 2022 A powerful new video dramatically illustrates the potential safety benefits of autonomous driving technology. The video, released by California-based self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics, demonstrates what happens when a self-driving Class 8 truck – a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 33,000 pounds – suffers a potentially damaging tire blowout. The truck […]
Partner content Lawsuits over 3G shutdowns start piling up 17th November 2022 Ford and Volkswagen are the latest carmakers to face lawsuits stemming from the shutdown of 3G networks in the US. As noted by the ClassAction.org website, a new lawsuit claims that Ford and Volkswagen did not warn buyers of some car models between 2014 and 2019 that the connected services on their vehicles would be “rendered […]
Partner content DFW Airport ponders a decade-long private wireless contract 15th November 2022 Mike Youngs isn’t ashamed to say the idea of using a private cellular network at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was conceived in the restroom. Youngs, the airport’s VP for IT, wanted to use wireless technology to reduce crowding in restroom lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. His team installed sensors and lights above stalls and […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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