---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191214003722.GA2637@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:37:22 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Proposes New Rules And Spectrum Reallocation That Could Change The Future Of Auto Safety Communications FCC Proposes New Rules And Spectrum Reallocation That Could Change The Future Of Auto Safety Communications - Agency Seeks Comments And Input By Paul Hemmersbaugh The Federal Communications Commission recently issued preliminary proposed rules that could dramatically change the future of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) safety communications on American roads.1 The agency proposes to reallocate most of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band - long reserved exclusively for Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) "connected car" safety use - to unlicensed operations such as Wi-Fi and to Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (a proposed alternative road safety technology). The proposed reallocation of spectrum previously reserved for connected cars and roadway safety to Wi-Fi and similar uses is likely to be controversial. And, because the alternative technologies for V2V safety applications now split the auto industry, the FCC's accompanying proposal to reallocate most if not all of the remainder of the 5.9 GHz band to a new and largely untested technology also will be controversial. Supporters and opponents of these and related proposals will have an opportunity to press their case in the upcoming public notice-and-comment rulemaking. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?article_id=873112&email_access=on -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191214165124.GA8249@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 16:51:24 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T Launches 5G You're Actually Allowed to Use By Ryan Whitwam If you ask AT&T, it'll tell you it was the first US carrier to launch 5G at the very end of 2018, but that's only true by some very narrow definitions of the word "launch." It wouldn't let most people actually buy or use phones on its 5G network, but that's finally changing. AT&T has fired up a 5G network covering several markets, and it'll even sell you a 5G phone. Just be ready to drop $1,300 on it. https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/303433-att-launches-5g-youre-actually-allowed-to-use -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <BA1EAB3C-0DEB-4A16-AFA5-A59705D22444@roscom.com> Date: 13 Dec 2019 03:05:16 -0500 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Phone-breaking Android hole revealed If Android's December 2019 Security Update isn't coming to your phone, it might be time for a new device. A massive denial of service attack could "brick" Android phones up to version 10. Google has revealed a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to control the built-in camera app on device, as well as take recordings and photos. The warning comes in the Android Security Bulletin for December 2019, which shows the usual patches to vulnerabilities and security holes the company can find in Android. It relies on an in-house cybersecurity team that performs penetration tests, as well as academics in computer science, who provide the team with potential security risks. https://gadget.co.za/phone-breaking-android-hole-revealed/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 15 Dec 2019