Tag Archives: IoT

AT&T has announced that it will provide 5G and Networking-as-a-Service capabilities to support military personnel in the U.S. Air Force bases, including Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; and Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the company reported on Wednesday. 

Cybersecurity tool maker Kryptowire has won a four-year, $7.3M contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency conduct research and development activities on 5G mobile network security.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to submit research concepts for “revolutionary security technologies” that can help protect the increasing number of internet of things-based devices.

NTT Data and the government of Austin intend to collaborate on a pilot project aimed at deploying connected devices for use in traffic pattern analysis within Texas' capital city.

Amr Salem, formerly corporate vice president at Cisco’s public sector segment, has joined Quantela as CEO.

SAP National Security Services and Ossia have partnered to help intelligence, defense and industry clients manage internet-of-things devices. SAP NS2 will combine its cloud offerings, SAP Digital Core Software Extensions and hyperscaler integration services with Ossia’s Cota Real Wireless Power technology to support customers in fielding sensors and smart platforms designed to collect data and uncover insights, according to a joint statement released Thursday.

Esri has updated its cloud-based geospatial mapping software with a tool designed to help users analyze data from internet of things devices.

ST Engineering iDirect plans to exhibit an upcoming satellite-powered internet of things platform at an event next week in Washington, D.C.

Coolfire has partnered with the government of St. Louis, and the Department of Homeland Security to demonstrate the capacities of smart city technologies in daily operations.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 6, 2020 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) collaborated with Amazon Web Services to introduce a service that will enable clients to use internet-of-things platforms on a global level though satellite-enabled cloud technology, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 29.

George Kamis, chief technology officer for global governments and critical infrastructure business at Forcepoint, wrote in a GCN article published Friday that fog computing and cross-domain technologies could help warfighters at the tactical edge secure and accelerate sharing of data gathered from various internet-connected devices.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has partnered with eight firms to conduct research and development activities and establish cybersecurity best practices for distributed energy resource environments.

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and a 2019 Wash100 award recipient, told Bloomberg in an audio interview posted Tuesday about the company’s use of SpaceX-built rockets and the role of the private sector in space exploration. He said SpaceX and other launch service providers have helped drive down the cost for a lot of satellite suppliers.

Adam Levin, founder and chairman of CyberScout, has cited workforce shortage, disinformation campaigns, ransomware and artificial intelligence-driven jobs as some of the cybersecurity trends he forecasts for the coming year.

Brian Wright, director of systems engineering at CommScope's federal business, has said agencies should utilize an access network to simplify the onboarding process for an internet-of-things endpoint and manage security protocols.