November 4, 2024

November 4, 2024

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Report to Congress on Chinese Hacks of U.S. Telecoms

In early October 2024, media outlets reported that People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored hackers infiltrated United States telecommunications companies (including internet service providers). The U.S. government has since confirmed both the PRC’s actions and the existence of an ongoing investigation into the hacks. This is not the first time that the PRC has attacked the U.S. communications sector—and reflects a pattern of targeting the sector for both its role in enabling other sectors, and also the value of the systems and data contained within the sector itself. Read More

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AT&T announces $1 bln fiber deal with Corning

AT&T (T.N), opens new tab said on Monday it had struck a $1 billion multi-year deal with Corning (GLW.N), opens new tab to buy fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions, as the U.S. telecom giant looks to expand its high-speed internet services. Read More

The Trajectory of FWA

In what is bad news for many other ISPs, both T-Mobile and Verizon have plans to continue their aggressive growth of FWA cellular broadband. As a reminder, this is home broadband delivered from cell towers that mostly uses the same spectrum already being used at cell towers for cell service. Read More

Amazon’s BEAD strategy shows it’s ‘the enemy,’ says Calix CEO

Through its satellite Internet service, Amazon plans to pursue federal broadband subsidies in Louisiana. That makes the company ‘the enemy of every broadband provider out there,’ said Calix’s CEO. Read More

WISPs want more fiber, getting to it is a challenge

The smell of fiber is in the fall air, and wireless providers are thinking about how to get the best of both worlds with 5G and fiber to improve connectivity. Texas-based Logix Fiber Networks thinks it has the answer. Read More

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Remote Transformer Monitoring and Reliability

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UTC joins broad cross-section of industry stakeholders urging FCC to dismiss the NextNav petition

NextNav Petition for Rulemaking, Enabling Next-Generation Terrestrial Positioning,
Navigation, and Timing and 5G: A Plan for the Lower 900 MHz Band (902-928 MHz), Public
Notice (WT Docket No. 24-240) Read More

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FY2025-2026 CISA International Strategic Plan

In today’s interdependent and interconnected world, the protection and security of our cyber and physical infrastructure requires the concerted efforts of public and private partners around the globe. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a globally recognized leader in shaping and implementing proactive approaches to reduce risk and increase the resilience of critical infrastructure on which the United States (U.S.) and its partners depend. Read More

Status Report on the First Round of the Additional Digital Signature Schemes for the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process

NIST is in the process of evaluating public-key digital signature algorithms for potential standardization to protect sensitive information into the foreseeable future, including after the advent of quantum computers. Any signature scheme that is eventually selected would augment FIPS 204, Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard; FIPS 205, Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard; FIPS 186-5, Digital Signature Standard (DSS); and SP 800-208, Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes. This report describes the evaluation criteria and selection process of the First Round of the Additional Digital Signatures for the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standardization Process. Based on public feedback and internal reviews of the first-round candidates, NIST selected 14 candidate algorithms to move forward to the second round of evaluation: CROSS, FAEST, HAWK, LESS, MAYO, Mirath (merger of MIRA/MiRitH), MQOM, PERK, QR-UOV, RYDE, SDitH, SNOVA, SQIsign, and UOV. Read More

Exelon’s ‘high probability’ data center load has nearly doubled to 11 GW, CEO says

Meanwhile, the PJM Interconnection’s plan to delay an upcoming capacity auction “sends a clear message that [market] reform is definitely needed,” CEO Calvin Butler said. Read More

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