by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 1, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
The IWCE made a triumphant return with IWCE 2022! Some may say it was smaller than earlier IWCEs or perhaps the show floor did not have as many vendors, but smaller or fewer vendors is not what matters. What does matter is that overall, the show was a great success.
Sessions
Sessions I attended and the four I participated in were well presented and well received. Some sessions had more attendees than others, but that is partly because many sessions were held concurrently. If you missed one or more you wanted to attend, I am told that by the time you receive this Advocate they should be up and available on the IWCE website…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 30, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public-safety aerial drone initiatives provide an ever-growing level of situational awareness to first responders, but many of these programs could be undermined by rules designed to ban the use of drones from China-based DJI because of national-security concerns, according to panelists speaking at IWCE 2022.
Tony Loperfido, a sergeant with the technical operations unit of the Miami Beach Police Department, said that the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) has directed public-safety agencies to only buy drones from five American manufacturers—not from DJI, which dominates the U.S. drone market today…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 29, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau today is continuing to take actions against telecom vendors that the agency perceives to be a threat to national security. The latest companies whose equipment or services have been deemed to be a security risk are AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc.
The regulator had earlier deemed Huawei and ZTE equipment as a threat and is requiring providers that deployed equipment from those companies (mostly Huawei) to replace it…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 28, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Washington [US]March 28 (ANI): On Friday, the US added China Telecom (Americans) Corp and China Mobile International USA to its list of providers of communications equipment and services that pose a threat to national security under a 2019 law that has to intended to protect US communications networks.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau also added Russia’s AO Kaspersky Lab to its list of communications equipment and service providers considered a threat to national security, according to the Global Times, citing the FCC press release.
It is the first time that the United States has included a Russian entity on a list dominated by Chinese telecommunications companies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 27, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Russian-owned AO Kaspersky Lab, along with China Telecom (Americas) Corp. and China Mobile International USA Inc., are now on the list, which was created under federal cybersecurity legislation three years ago. The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added the three new entities to the “covered list” of threats.
Companies added to the list are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security and are prohibited from receiving federal subsidies for the deployment of communications services….
by ECC Editor | Mar 27, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
With federal regulations around 911 calling and location information fully in effect and enforceable, organizations need to ensure their PBX and phone systems are compliant.
“There are obligations for everyone, from the manufacturer and distributor through to the operator of any multiline telephone system,” said Martha Buyer, a telecommunications attorney.
Kari’s Law requires that multiline telephone systems sold, leased or installed after Feb. 16, 2020, support phones directly calling 911 without needing to dial a prefix first. The law also requires that 911 calls have a valid callback number and that appropriate on-site personnel, like security, are notified when a 911 call is made… READ MORE
