Partner content Airlines start asking for permanent changes to C-band 5G 13th October 2022 The airline industry has begun petitioning the FCC to make permanent changes to the operation of some 5G networks around airports. “These concepts … would appear to not compromise wireless operators’ actual use cases while further assuring aviation safety and providing a workable RF environment against which future radio altimeters can be designed and built,” […]
Partner content U.S. airports in cyberattack crosshairs for pro-Russian group Killnet 13th October 2022 Hot on the heels of attacks against US state government websites, pro-Russian threat group Killnet on Monday disrupted the websites of multiple US airports in a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It also called on similarly aligned groups and individuals to carry out DDoS attacks on other US infrastructure targets, in what appears to […]
Partner content State cybersecurity organizations in ‘heightened risk environment,’ according to report 13th October 2022 As state and local cybersecurity organizations across the United States emerge from a few difficult years, one aspect of the future is for certain: It will be shaped by the same digital advancements that, since the pandemic’s outset, have propelled the nation into an unprecedented era of technological innovation in the public sector. “While it […]
News Newscan: Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times? 11th October 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Could one hospital’s new EMS app improve response times? GAO: Communications breakdowns hurt otherwise positive view of federal ransomware support Ukrainian officials reportedly say there have been ‘catastrophic’ Starlink outages in recent weeks Patient care delayed at large hospital chain after ransomware attack To pay, or not to […]
Partner content Smart helmet helps firefighters make faster rescues 10th October 2022 Researchers in Scotland have unveiled a new smart helmet for firefighters, using sensor technology, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to help wearers locate people faster. The team comes from the newly opened National Robotarium in Edinburgh, which developed the helmet in collaboration with Scottish Fire and Rescue services. The fire service’s training facility in […]
Partner content CISA: Multiple APT groups infiltrate defense organization 10th October 2022 Multiple advance persistent threat (APT) groups gained access to the network of a US-based defense organization in January 2021, extensively compromising the company’s computers, network, and data for nearly a year, three government agencies stated in a joint advisory on Oct. 4. The attackers had access to the organization’s Microsoft Exchange Server and used a […]
Partner content Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans 10th October 2022 To this point, experimentations with autonomous vehicle technology has been mostly centered in large, connected cities like Las Vegas. A rural region in Minnesota is working to change that: In a first-of-its-kind rural pilot program called goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative), a fleet of five self-driving Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS minivans, three of which will be American […]
Partner content Verizon still faces a 3G problem 10th October 2022 Verizon has been talking publicly about shutting down its 3G network for roughly seven years now. But in the next few months, it looks like the company will finally, officially do it. If Verizon does shutter its 3G network on January 1, 2023, as it has promised, it will be the last big US wireless network operator […]
News Ubicquia’s UbiHub leverages streetlights to support video, broadband, IoT-based initiatives 8th October 2022 Ubicquia has expanded its family of streetlight-mounted platforms with UbiHub, an easily deployed solution that integrates smart-lighting functionality and wireless broadband access and can support video-based applications with built-in cameras and optional artificial-intelligence (AI) edge processing in an unobtrusive package. Ubicquia CEO Ian Aaron cited UbiHub’s versatility, describing the platform as the “Swiss Army knife […]
News Newscan: Russian-speaking hackers knock U.S. state-government websites offline 7th October 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Russian-speaking hackers knock U.S. state-government websites offline You’ve been breached. How much should you disclose? EU’s new USB-C law means the end for Apple’s Lightning port UK competition authority questions $7.3 billion merger of Viasat and Inmarsat Verizon’s THOR tackles areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian Operators use […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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