Tag: US

September 28, 2023

On August 14, 2023, bleach and cleaning product giant Clorox filed a form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, notifying the financial regulator that it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that had disrupted the company’s business operations. A month […]

July 10, 2023

The European Commission today finalized its approval of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, in the latest step in a lengthy effort to harmonize the two sets of laws and allow for cross-border data transfer, but critics say that it is […]

May 18, 2023

Russian national, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, has been charged and indicted for launching ransomware attacks against thousands of victims in the country and across the world, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a press release. The Department of State […]

January 17, 2023

The era of 3G, a technology that played a significant role in the rise of smartphones, has come to an end. Until a few years ago, most people relied on it as it was 30 times faster than 2G. However, […]

October 24, 2022

Often called the goldilocks of spectrum, 5G midband spectrum delivers better coverage than high-band and higher speeds than low-band. It is widely accepted that the United States has been comparatively slow in freeing up midband spectrum for use by service […]

October 18, 2022

The results from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) latest study about 5G usage demonstrate that for the first time, more than half of U.S. consumers accessed 5G networks in 2022. Specifically, GWS found that this number grew from just 43% in […]

July 8, 2022

The European Union just passed new rules called the Digital Markets Act or DMA. This legislation imposes new rules to better control tech companies like Google or Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and others. The United States is currently debating […]

June 28, 2022

New analysis from Ookla shows mixed results for SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite-based Starlink services: A big jump in downlink speeds in the U.S. and Canada, tempered by a slowdown in the uplink. Ookla reports that Starlink has boosted its […]

March 17, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission has revoked the ability of another telecom company, Pacific Networks and its subsidiary ComNet, to operate in the U.S., after determining that the Chinese-owned companies pose a national security risk. The company primarily offers retail calling […]

December 20, 2021

Airlines and aviation officials are warning that the resumed rollout of AT&T and Verizon’s new 5G wireless service in January could lead to widespread flight delays across the US especially in snowstorms and other low visibility conditions. As reported by […]

November 30, 2021

The heads of Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and 11 other European carriers called on U.S. tech giants to help pick up the tab for 5G, fiber and cable network buildouts. The network traffic U.S. services generate requires massive infrastructure investment — […]

July 19, 2021

On Monday, the US, EU, UK, NATO and other allies publicly attributed the cyberattacks that compromised thousands of organizations earlier this year through Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). The DOJ also charged four suspected […]

May 11, 2020

Before the COVID-19 crisis, the Altiostar management team was scheduled to attend an FCC public event on 5G as well as the White House Summit on 5G, both of which have been postponed. Both of these meetings were called to […]

August 26, 2019

5G, the fifth generation of wireless technology, will give consumers access to more information faster and make businesses more efficient and will create an unprecedented level of connectivity around the world. However, 5G also requires high-band spectrum, which penetrates poorly […]

August 21, 2019

Across the U.S., individuals have varying levels of access to fast, reliable broadband service depending on location. In general, those living in rural communities have fewer connectivity options and slower internet service than those residing in more densely populated, urban […]

December 18, 2018

The best mobile video experience in the U.S. happens in a cluster in the northeast, according to OpenSignal. That cluster includes the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland, as well as the District of Columbia, with D.C. topping […]

September 26, 2018

Would it surprise you that a government agency collecting data via drones, data such as images and videos, failed to consider privacy implications of that data? Probably not, but apparently U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials were shocked to […]

July 30, 2018

To advance regulatory approval for a proposed merger, Sprint and T-Mobile US executives have been playing up the ability of the combined company to more rapidly deploying commercial 5G services in the U.S. Meanwhile both carriers are continuing with separate […]

September 12, 2016

Virgin Media, which is owned by Liberty Global, has entered into a deal reported to be worth tens of millions of pounds to buy UK-based Arqiva WiFi, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arqiva Group. Upon the closure of the deal, Arqiva WiFi will become […]

April 14, 2016

SI Wireless, a regional mobile operator in the US has launched WiFi Calling using the Interop Technologies CorePlusX Voice-Over-WiFi (VoWiFi) solution. The operator has made VoWiFi service available to subscribers across its markets in Tennessee and Kentucky. According to Interop, its cloud-based VoWiFi […]