News Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech 26th April 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech FCC nominee Gigi Sohn gets pushback from some former Hill Democrats ‘Hack DHS’ program identifies 122 vulnerabilities across networks UK Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee ESN deployment National Geospatial Agency will take over […]
Partner content The challenges of making ancient cities smart 26th April 2022 In 2009, an earthquake devastated L’Aquila, Italy, killing more than three hundred people in this historic mountain town, and displacing 70,000 more. While rebuilding has been slow, the destruction provided an opportunity to make the urban center a test bed for smart-city innovation. The city administration created a digital transformation strategy, L’Aquila Smart City, and […]
Partner content Wearable tech startup SpaceBands sets its sights on workplace safety 25th April 2022 Wearable tech company SpaceBands is looking to move its devices from social distancing to workplace safety. SpaceBands, a U.K. software and wearable tech startup, is one step closer to bringing its work safety device to the market. The Bristol-based group entered the wearables market with its social distancing device in March 2020, gaining popularity with […]
News FirstNet adoption tops 3.3 million connections and 20,500 agencies 22nd April 2022 FirstNet gained 300,000 subscribers during the first quarter, meaning the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) boasts more than 3.3 million connections provided across more than 20,500 agencies, according to NPSBN contractor AT&T. AT&T CEO John Stankey said during the company’s quarterly conference call that the carrier giant will be able to concentrate fully on its […]
News Newscan: Who will pay for community paramedicine in Montana? 22nd April 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Montana emergency responders are making house calls, but who will pay for community paramedicine? Midterm politicking comes for Biden’s stalled FCC nominee, Gigi Sohn FCC addresses wireless emergency alerts Can AI help cyber-proof public-safety systems? U.S. taps industrial and cyber firms for help amid warnings of Russian hacks […]
Partner content U.S. cell-tower climbers move to unionize 22nd April 2022 A growing push to unionize across the US is now stretching into the cell tower business. “The entire communications industry and its customers depend on tower climbers, and we deserve more than what we have been receiving for many years,” said Erik Messenger, a QualTek employee who voted to create a union at the company, in […]
Partner content NHTSA probes Tesla’s autopilot tech after crashes with first-responder vehicles 22nd April 2022 Tesla has increasingly been under the microscope over the effectiveness of its self-driving technology. And now an American billionaire is running for Senate with the sole intention of getting the automaker’s Full Self Driving (FSD) beta software banned. News of Dan O’Dowd’s bid follows a report highlighting how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched two formal […]
Partner content China exempts key factories to avert supply chain crisis 20th April 2022 Chinese authorities have moved to head off a looming supply chain crisis as proliferating pandemic lockdowns take their toll on the economy. The Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission announced it had selected 666 local companies for exemption from the lockdown. Its “white list” includes at least 66 companies from the chip sector, among them chip fabs TSMC […]
Partner content Most initial infections in cyberattacks come via exploits, supply-chain compromises 20th April 2022 The length of time attackers remained undetected on a victim’s network decreased for the fourth year in a row, sinking to 21 days in 2021, down from 24 days in 2020, according to a new report on incident response (IR) investigations conducted by Mandiant. Mandiant in its IR cases found that companies have tuned their […]
Partner content Largest cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is complete 19th April 2022 Supply chain management firm Controlant has announced the successful conclusion of its cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – the largest seen globally thus far. IoT modules from communications company Telit were used in the project to ensure connectivity and real-time monitoring of vaccine shipments. In an initiative that began in 2021, Controlant produced […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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