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AT&T suffers extended nationwide outage, prioritizes FirstNet restoration

AT&T today suffered a nationwide outage of its wireless services that included interruption to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), which the carrier giant has been building and maintaining for almost seven years. During the early hours this morning, AT&T customers began reporting what the carrier giant referenced as a “nationwide outage” that also […]

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In private wireless 5G, reality is strangling hype

The hype around private wireless started around five years ago, in the early days of 5G, when vendors like Nokia suggested the market opportunity could span up to 14 million sites worldwide. That would be double the 7 million macro basestations devoted to commercial wireless networks. That outlook sparked a race among vendors. Startups like Celona, networking giants […]

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Satellite association launch aims to enhance global connectivity

A new association to advance direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communication ecosystems has been launched. The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) is made up of several satellite operators including Viasat, Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, Omnispace and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC. Combined, the companies have more than 100 megahertz of L- and S-band spectrum which could […]

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Hytera criminal trial scheduled to begin Oct. 1

A criminal trial in a case against Hytera Communications for an alleged conspiracy to steal Motorola Solutions’ DMR trade secrets is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, according to information released last week by a federal judge in Illinois. District Court Judge John Tharp of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois […]

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State of the Net conference features continued crosstalk about net neutrality

WASHINGTON – State of the Net – More than two decades after legal scholar Tim Wu uploaded the phrase “net neutrality” into tech policy discourse in a 2003 paper, the debate over the shape of a net neutrality policy – including if one should even exist – continues to take place over conflicting frequencies. This conference […]

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Attackers hit more networking gear, this time a critical Fortinet CVE

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiOS operating system, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agency said Friday. CISA added the out-of-bound write vulnerability, CVE-2024-21762, to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog one day after Fortinet issued a patch and workaround for the CVE in a Thursday security advisory. The vulnerability, which unauthenticated attackers […]

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BMW, Samsung, Intel back satellite connectivity startup Skylo with $37M

Skylo Technologies, a direct-to-device satellite connectivity startup, has raised $37 million in its latest funding round, with investment from the corporate venture arms of BMW, Samsung and Intel. The latest round brings Skylo’s total funding to $153 million, with previous investments from SoftBank and DCM. Skylo said the funding is a “major step” in its […]

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Two law-enforcement groups express support for nationwide FirstNet Authority role at 4.9 GHz

Multiple public-safety organizations recently have submitted filings to the FCC about the 4.9 GHz, including two key law-enforcement organizations that expressed support for a proposal that would grant the FirstNet Authority with a nationwide license to the mid-band spectrum. In a letter dated Feb. 13, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) said that […]

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Satellites launched to guide self-driving cars in China

Chinese auto manufacturing giant Geely has launched more satellites into space to help guide autonomous cars. The company confirmed it has sent up 11 low-earth orbit satellites to join its Geely Future Mobility Constellation Network. The dispatch was made by Geespace, a subsidiary of the Geely Technology Group, and marked the second group of satellites […]

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FirstNet Authority commits to investing more than $8 billion into FirstNet NPSBN

Officials representing the FirstNet Authority and network partner AT&T today announced plans to invest more than $8 billion during the next decade that is earmarked to fund 5G evolution, expanded mission-critical services and coverage enhancements to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). “Today definitely marks a milestone in the evolution of FirstNet,” FirstNet Authority […]

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AT&T suffers extended nationwide outage, prioritizes FirstNet restoration

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In private wireless 5G, reality is strangling hype

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Satellite association launch aims to enhance global connectivity

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Hytera criminal trial scheduled to begin Oct. 1

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State of the Net conference features continued crosstalk about net neutrality

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Attackers hit more networking gear, this time a critical Fortinet CVE

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BMW, Samsung, Intel back satellite connectivity startup Skylo with $37M

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Two law-enforcement groups express support for nationwide FirstNet Authority role at 4.9 GHz

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Satellites launched to guide self-driving cars in China

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FirstNet Authority commits to investing more than $8 billion into FirstNet NPSBN

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