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GM | April 08, 2020

Ventec Life Systems and General Motors Co. officially landed a deal that two weeks ago had them in hot water with the White House. The contract, which Bloomberg News reports as worth $489.4 million, lays out a timeline for the partnership to deliver 30,000 ventilators to the Department of Health and Human Services by the end of August, with at least one-fifth of those to be delivered before June 1....

Emerging Technology

Iridium Communications | October 13, 2022

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) announced today that Iridium partners MetOcean Telematics, NAL Research, and Trace Systems are now Iridium Certus® service providers for U.S. government customers, joining Satcom Direct, in this capacity. These unique, long-term deals will allow these companies to provide Iridium's secure global satellite broadband and midband connectivity for mobile voice and data services to the U.S. government through a dedicated gateway. By le...

White House | August 11, 2020

The White House today announced 100 megahertz of ideal midrange spectrum will be made available for commercial entities to deploy fifth-generation networks. Critics say the determination should be double that amount. “We have identified 100 megahertz of critically needed midband spectrum that can be made available for commercial 5G purposes,” Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said. “Importantly, this particular part of the band, between 3450 and 3550 megahertz has been ...

Government Business

Knightscope | June 01, 2022

Knightscope, Inc., a developer of advanced physical security technologies focused on enhancing U.S. security operations, announced the deployment of a K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) in a popular northern California park. A parks and recreation organization that serves a large, densely developed suburban population will be using the ASR to patrol the area with specific mission of protecting the quality of life and environment of the community. The Huntington Park, California, chief of police ...