Wireless data use is growing at a dramatic rate in the United States and the wireless spectrum that carries phone calls, text messages and Internet services isn't growing fast enough to keep up with demand.
CNN Money is devoting a week of coverage to the "Spectrum Crunch" and readers also are weighing in on the problem. I think any writer would agree that the best way to honor him is to share links to his articles.
The best of Bob Pease http://www.national.com/rap/ http://electronicdesign.com/author/904/BobPease.aspx Shayl McCormick compartmentalizes her emotions because she has to. Not doing so may put lives at stake if you work in a high-stress dispatch center. McCormick’s ability to put aside her emotions was particularly important during the Tucson shootings...
http://urgentcomm.com/psap/commentary/mccormick-tucson-shooting-dispatcher-20110125/ Computer security breaches in energy companies pose a double threat. They endanger corporate data privacy, and they also threaten the stability of the oil and gas supply along with the national energy grid infrastructure. www.ifandp.com
Recent warnings by NASA that the Sun’s current lack of activity may soon come to an end with dire implications for the world’s power sector have refocused attention on the effort being made to harden the world’s electricity networks against electromagnetic interference.
Industrial Fuels and Power Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical infrastructure around the world in bold new moves to seize control of their operations. The activity has set off a scramble to shore up the aging, vulnerable systems. www.wirelessweek.com
SCADA System’s Hard-Coded Password Circulated Online for Years Siemens warns users: Don't change passwords after worm attack We'd like to point out that you can change the passwords on our Ultra-Q products at any time, and they don't all come with the same default password.
Three influential members of the U.S. Senate today announced their support for legislation that would reallocate the 700 MHz D Block to public safety and for a funding source that would help pay for a nationwide, interoperable broadband wireless network for first responders. urgentcomm.com
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