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November 02, 2020 | Comments
In a future powered by 5G, the world is expected to look very different. The 5G platform promises to be a catalyst for a technology and digital revolution that will take place across various industries, redefining collaboration, operational and business patterns, and user experiences. Service and application landscapes across a host of sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, energy, public safety, transport and smart cities, will be immensely impacted.
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November 02, 2020 | Comments
Ericsson completed its acquisition of Cradlepoint, a provider of wireless WAN edge 4G and 5G solutions for the enterprise market. The investment is key to Ericsson’s ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G enterprise space.
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November 02, 2020 | Comments
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), awarded $2 million to the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a DHS Center of Excellence (COE) led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to develop a plan that CISA can execute to build a national network of cybersecurity technical institutes.
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October 28, 2020 | Comments
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee began work on refining discretionary parameters that can help improve enhanced Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) geotargeting.
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October 28, 2020 | Comments
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) started a new initiative to assess and analyze the risks and problems associated with preventable law enforcement distracted driving events.
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October 27, 2020 | Comments
About a decade ago, the commercial wireless sector launched networks based 4G LTE. The public-safety community, via the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), made a similar decision to deploy 4G LTE for its nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN), which is being implemented in concert with AT&T. From the beginning, it was assumed that the NPSBN would leverage, on some level, commercial infrastructure.
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October 27, 2020 | Comments
Liberty Latin America entered into a consent judgment with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that will allow it to complete its previously announced acquisition of AT&T’s wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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October 27, 2020 | Comments
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced that it partnered with Nokia of America through a competitive bidding process to pilot private wireless LTE technology at its Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project in Schoharie County.
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October 27, 2020 | Comments
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released an update to its road map.
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October 26, 2020 | Comments
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted a license modification to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) giving the organization permanent authority to operate a variety of devices related to positive train control (PTC).
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