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FirstNet Authority initiates CEO search, spectrum-license renewal process

As expected, the FirstNet Authority recently took its first steps toward hiring a new CEO to lead the organization and to secure an FCC license renewal to the 700 MHz Band 14 airwaves that serve as the spectral foundation to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T. In seeking a successor […]

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How and when you might connect your smartphone to a satellite

Today’s iPhones and Androids cannot communicate directly with satellites in space. Instead, they must connect to nearby cell towers on the ground. But that may soon change. A large range of companies – from tiny startups to some of the biggest corporations on Earth – are racing each other to connect regular smartphones directly to […]

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2.5 GHz spectrum auction ends with just $428 million in bids

The FCC’s latest auction of midband spectrum ended after more than 70 rounds of bidding. However, the event generated winning bids of $428 million, an amount far below most analysts’ expectations. T-Mobile is expected to walk away with the bulk of the licenses up for grabs in the auction. However, the FCC has not yet […]

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Did Elon Musk just upstage Tim Cook’s big iPhone 14 surprise?

The world’s richest human being – Elon Musk, worth an estimated $265 billion – yesterday said he plans to start launching new satellites next year that can connect directly to existing mobile phones on Earth. Separately, the world’s most valuable company – Apple, with a market cap of $2.7 trillion – is widely expected to introduce a new iPhone next month that can […]

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Europe working on cross-border 5G for driverless vehicles

There are an increasing number of European Union projects working on making 5G feasible to operate connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) across international and national borders. However, standardized connectivity and roaming charges remain as being among the greatest potential challenges in some markets. These issues could present themselves as being obstacles to the proper, efficient […]

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T-Mobile, SpaceX unveil plans to ‘end dead zones’ and ‘save lives’ with satellite-direct-to-phone tech

T-Mobile yesterday announced plans to leverage SpaceX low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites deliver a lower-bandwidth service to existing cellular devices that is designed to eliminate most outdoor coverage gaps and provide a redundant path to deliver calls when terrestrial networks are incapacitated by a natural disaster. “This partnership has a vision that is the end of mobile […]

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The next wave of wireless security worries: API-driven IoT devices

LAS VEGAS – Wireless carriers may be the next cast of characters to learn the hard way about the security risks created by IoT devices. This warning came in a recent briefing at the Black Hat information-security conference here by Altaf Shaik, a senior security researcher at Technische Universität Berlin. “There is increased threat when it comes to 5G, […]

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From Ligado to Verizon to Dish, spectrum conflicts continue brewing

The FCC and other US government agencies are working feverishly to coordinate their spectrum agendas in the wake of a very public battle between the wireless industry and the airline industry over 5G. But it’s clear the efforts haven’t stopped spectrum disagreements. The latest dustup involves ongoing concerns that Ligado Networks’ planned wireless network will […]

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Legal talks in Hytera criminal-conspiracy case continue, with key extradition expected

Initial federal-court conferences in the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) criminal-conspiracy case against Hytera Communications and several individuals will be continued in October, by which time one key individual is expected to be extradited to the U.S., according to statements made during a conference conducted this week. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court John Tharp Jr. […]

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Newscan: Senators make last-minute attempt to quash FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Senators make last-minute attempt to quash FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling Senators again push FCC to reverse its Ligado spectrum decision Dish sets sights on high-power CBRS tests Electric utilities around the U.S. are running out of transformers Omnispace aims to connect 5G mobile phones to satellite network A […]

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FirstNet Authority initiates CEO search, spectrum-license renewal process

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How and when you might connect your smartphone to a satellite

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2.5 GHz spectrum auction ends with just $428 million in bids

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Did Elon Musk just upstage Tim Cook’s big iPhone 14 surprise?

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Europe working on cross-border 5G for driverless vehicles

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T-Mobile, SpaceX unveil plans to ‘end dead zones’ and ‘save lives’ with satellite-direct-to-phone tech

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The next wave of wireless security worries: API-driven IoT devices

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From Ligado to Verizon to Dish, spectrum conflicts continue brewing

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Legal talks in Hytera criminal-conspiracy case continue, with key extradition expected

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Newscan: Senators make last-minute attempt to quash FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling

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Newscan: Mass power outage in North Carolina caused by gunfire, repairs could take days dlvr.it/Sf640T

One year after Log4Shell, most firms are still exposed to attack dlvr.it/Sf61Bz

Motorola Solutions to ‘exhaust’ legal options in UK over Airwave, if needed, CEO Brown says dlvr.it/Sf4zhZ

When to launch 5G network slicing dlvr.it/Sf3KpR

What will it take to secure critical infrastructure? dlvr.it/Sf2slf

Ericsson untethers from IoT software with asset sale to Aeris dlvr.it/Sf2pzB

AI-enabled eye scans predict heart attacks in less than a minute dlvr.it/Sf2kvH

Newscan: First reported use of Emergency SOS via satellite saves snowmobiler in Alaska dlvr.it/Sf06xf