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Receiver design cited as primary issue in FAA-FCC dispute over 5G deployments near airports

A lack of filtering on older radio altimeters on a fraction of commercial airplanes is the reason potential signaling conflicts may exist, resulting in many flights being grounded or redirected since U.S. wireless carriers launched 5G service on C-band spectrum last month, according to witness testimony to a House subcommittee. Roberson and Associates President and […]

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Newscan: NSO offered ‘bags of cash’ for access to U.S. cell networks, whistleblower claims

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NSO offered ‘bags of cash’ for access to U.S. cell networks, whistleblower claims Biden FCC pick Gigi Sohn’s scheduled committee vote gets pulled FAA sees ‘minimal disruptions’ to air travel from 5G amid safety concerns Drone company DJI obscured ties to Chinese state funding, documents show EPA leading […]

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Cisco wades into private 5G market

Cisco on Thursday announced its intention to sell a private 5G offering to enterprises. The company promised to show off the new product at the upcoming MWC trade show in Barcelona, Spain. The company also announced new Wi-Fi and switching products for enterprise customers alongside the private 5G offering. In developing a private 5G product, […]

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Court upholds California’s net-neutrality law

A U.S. court of appeals has upheld California’s tough network neutrality law, holding that the FCC’s move to roll back those rules in 2017 is not enough to block the state’s law. The FCC, under the Trump administration, overturned Title II-focused network neutrality rules that viewed the Internet as a heavily regulated telecommunications service. That led […]

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Honeywell invests in RapidSOS, hopes to accelerate initial stage of response process

Honeywell announced a strategic investment in RapidSOS, as well as plans to accelerate response efforts by integrating Honeywell sensor technology—particularly in-building fire systems—into the RapidSOS platform that delivers critical data to most 911 centers. Sameer Agrawal, Honeywell’s general manager for software and services, said the RapidSOS agreement complements Honeywell’s purchase of US Digital Designs (USDD) […]

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Building smart cities and counties with the Infrastructure Act

The “smart city” concept has been adopted by cities and counties globally. While the term is inexact, a typical vision is of an IT-enabled environment that efficiently and effectively delivers public services; enables informed, proactive decision-making by the leadership; and promotes sustainability through better resource utilization. To deliver on this vision, smart cities require a […]

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UK Home Office agrees to four-year Airwave extension worth $2.09 billion to Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions will continue to provide mission-critical voice communications to public-safety services in the United Kingdom (UK) via the Airwave TETRA network through 2026, after the LMR vendor signed a four-year extension worth more than $2 billion with the UK Home Office. Terms of the extension were not surprising, as officials for both the Home […]

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Anterix, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories release fire-mitigation test results for utilities

Anterix and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) announced that test results indicate that deploying low-latency private LTE networking in concert with existing utility technologies can eliminate the risk of a major cause of wildfires—live power lines as they fall to the ground. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has developed a falling conductor protection (FCP) application that is designed […]

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CBRS isn’t living up to expectations: Dell’Oro Group

Research and consulting firm Dell’Oro Group has reduced its expectations for sales of equipment running in the 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band. The firm said the fixed wireless access (FWA) portion of the market is developing as expected, but that things seem to be dragging in the areas of private wireless networking and mobile network augmentation. “We still […]

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Newscan: FAA’s beef with 5G: What you need to know

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FAA’s beef with 5G: What you need to know Did the Federal Aviation Administration cry wolf on 5G? New Jersey tightens cybersecurity rules for water systems Sen. Maria Cantwell looks to ‘firm up’ Gigi Sohn FCC confirmation vote 911 center operators share lessons learned from the pandemic Dashcam […]

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Receiver design cited as primary issue in FAA-FCC dispute over 5G deployments near airports

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Newscan: NSO offered ‘bags of cash’ for access to U.S. cell networks, whistleblower claims

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Cisco wades into private 5G market

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Court upholds California’s net-neutrality law

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Honeywell invests in RapidSOS, hopes to accelerate initial stage of response process

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Building smart cities and counties with the Infrastructure Act

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UK Home Office agrees to four-year Airwave extension worth $2.09 billion to Motorola Solutions

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Anterix, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories release fire-mitigation test results for utilities

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CBRS isn’t living up to expectations: Dell’Oro Group

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Newscan: FAA’s beef with 5G: What you need to know

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LTE and liability: Why the fire service must move forward with digital incident command

Partnership and collaboration must be the foundation for emergency communications

FirstNet success means no hypothetical ‘shots’ need to be fired, Swenson says

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Panasonic Connect launches Toughbook 40 rugged laptop dlvr.it/SR5vl2

Newscan: ‘Predator’ spyware let government hackers break into Chrome and Android, Google says dlvr.it/SR2lBG

Malicious Python Repository Package drops Cobalt Strike on Windows, macOS & Linux systems dlvr.it/SR0Qb2

T-Mobile’s CEO explains the company’s new private 5G strategy dlvr.it/SQyzhc

Hytera, Motorola Solutions refile appeal, cross-appeal in civil case dlvr.it/SQxNX1

Amid shifting workplace expectations, local government employers must adapt dlvr.it/SQwVVs

The private-wireless networking opportunity shouldn’t stay too private dlvr.it/SQw7MT

Europe’s first driverless-car test completed dlvr.it/SQvqyY