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Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications and a four-time Wash100 winner, has said the “bring your own device†arrangement is one of the top trends he has observed in the satellite communications sector. “The market is demanding reliable connections through personal mobile devices, regardless of location,” he told CommunicAsia in an interview published Wednesday. According to […] More
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has selected four companies to develop technology platforms to help protect computers from cloud security threats. Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies business, Next Century, Siege Technologies and Star Labs will lead performance teams under IARPA’s Virtuous User Environment project, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Tuesday. VirtUE seeks a user environment […] More
The Federal Communications Commission has released a map of areas that are eligible to become beneficiaries of a planned reverse auction, which could provide up to $4.53 billion in funds to mobile operators that can deliver internet access to rural areas, FierceWireless reported Wednesday. The Mobility Fund Phase II auction will make funds available over a 10-year period […] More
Maxar Technologies’ Radiant Solutions business has received a contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to help expedite the development of machine learning algorithms designed to gather data from satellite images. Radiant Solutions said Tuesday it will provide NGA access to high-resolution satellite images of at least 1 million labeled objects to help the agency launch […] More
Microsec, a public key infrastructure supplier in Hungary, has selected Thales to provide hardware security modules for integration with the former’s mobile identification technology. Thales said Thursday Microsec will adopt the nShield modules to help the Hungarian vendor secure its PassBy[ME] application and comply with the European Union’s regulation for electronic identification and trust services. NShield uses encryption, digital signing […] More
Vencore‘s research arm has received a $4.1 million prime contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop tools for military personnel to secure information they share through smartphones. The company said Monday that Vencore Labs will provide technologies for new security models under the first phase of DARPA’s three-year Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge […] More
A Qualcomm division has received a contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency implement a multifactor user authentication method into Defense Department information technology systems. Qualcomm said Thursday its cybersecurity solutions division will establish a pilot program for DoD personnel to access key department IT assess with an actionless authentication system. The system will utilize the company’s device […] More
A business unit of Cubic has received a contract of an undisclosed value to develop an integrated mobile application for commuters who use the the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s contactless fare payment system. Cubic Transportation Systems will build the application to help TAP card users manage their account balances, load value or passes and […] More
WidePoint and Silent Circle have entered into an agreement to jointly offer security products to federal government agencies. The companies have formed a strategic partnership to deliver systems leveraging Silent Circle’s mobile communications security technology through WidePoint’s blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Homeland Security for cellular wireless management services, WidePoint said Thursday. Jin Kang, […] More
AT&T will compete to provide mobility platforms and services for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps under a potential five-year, $993.5 million contract awarded in October. The company said Thursday it will work to support the service branches’ modernization efforts through the delivery of AT&T’s Smart Base systems and Fleet Management and Asset […] More
Symantec has been described as a “leader” among mobile threat management software vendors in a recent International Data Corp. MarketScape report. The research firm evaluated Symantec and eight other vendors for its “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Mobile Threat Management Security Software 2017 Vendor Assessment” report, Symantec said Wednesday. Vendors were categorized into leaders, participants, contenders and major players as […] More
Samsung collaborates with U.S. military services to develop a fifth-generation wireless network technology as part of efforts to speed up connectivity and support line-of-sight communications, Defense Systems reported Thursday. The report said Samsung uses its pre-commercial wave system and equipment to aid ongoing development trials of the 5G technology. Terry Halvorsen, chief information officer and […] More
