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Gogo sells commercial in-flight internet business to bankrupt satellite provider

The Verge

Gogo, the in-flight internet provider, has found a buyer for its commercial airline business. The FCC is clearing out the C-band (4-8 GHz) to make space for 5G customers, and Intelsat is participating in the program that could net the company nearly $5 billion by selling airwave licenses it currently owns.

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Fraport goes all in on private 5G network

CIO Business Intelligence

Here, we actually get a licensed frequency we don’t have to share with anyone, so there’s no interference,” he says. Independence through private 5G Because of this licensed frequency, network slicing offers from mobile operators were out of the question. As a result, the Private 5G project had to be put on hold.

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Digital identity startup Evernym sells to Avast, looks to bring trust to a decentralized internet

GeekWire

That pass is a digital credential that allows airlines and governments to verify travel and health documents, including COVID-19 test results. Department of Homeland Security. “Our technology enables the secure and private sharing of any type of data,” Andrade-Walz said in an email to GeekWire.

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Zero Trust with Zero Data

Phil Windley

There are obvious security benefits from storing less data, but zero data also offers significantly greater convenience for people and organizations alike. driver's license) to prove your age when buying beer, we ran convenience stores like a web app. far fewer federations) and enable applications that have far greater scale.

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CIOs Need To Prepare For The Arrival Of Face Scan Technology

The Accidental Successful CIO

Fans of Los Angeles FC, a Major League Soccer club with a 22,000-seat stadium, will next year be able to use an app called Clear that is currently being used by some airline passengers to speed through security checks by presenting their fingerprints or showing their faces. CIOs view this as being an efficiency play.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Physical security of digital systems When most IT people think of computer security, they think of clever hackers who infiltrate their systems through the internet. But physical security is becoming a real worry and IT managers can’t take it for granted. Real physical security may be impossible.

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FTC rang Amazon’s bell this time, and it wasn’t as kind as Alexa

Dataconomy

Poor security measures meant that some accounts may be compromised. “Our focus has been and remains on delivering products and features our customers love, while upholding our commitment to protect their privacy and security.” Implement stronger security measures to protect user data.

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