Wi-Fi 6 vs. Wi-Fi 6E Benefits: Which Network Is Right for You ...
WEBAs a result, 6GHz Wi-Fi traffic is more secure than ever, and 6GHz networks are more difficult to hack,” Neatgear states. Yet another benefit of Wi-Fi 6E is that it operates differently in terms of power limitations. “Typically, faster Wi-Fi is directly related to utilizing wider channels, and with the added spectrum it’s likely we’ll ...
How 4 Cities Are Trying to Close the Digital Divide
WEBAccording to Berke, the city and Hamilton County contributed $1.5 million each to the effort, the school district added $1 million and other philanthropies contributed funds to support the cost of additional fiber deployments, which is expected to run $8.3 million over 10 years. 39,300 gigabytes.
6 Challenges Smart Cities Face and How to Overcome Them
WEBDec 6, 2018 — However, there are challenges that can be addressed today through a combination of technological innovation and collaboration between public organizations and private enterprises. 1. Infrastructure Must Be a Foundational Element. The basic elements of a smart city today are stitched together from …
California Highway Patrol Hands Officers Vital New Tools
WEBBut today’s California Highway Patrol needed an answer. Since 2018, under California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Act, law enforcement agencies, including the CHP, are required to collect extensive data when they initiate contact with the public, particularly for traffic stops. This “stop data,” which includes information like date ...
How to Enhance Physical Security for Government Buildings
WEBAs they go about that mission, three trends are coming together in the realm of physical security. First, there is increasing convergence of video surveillance, access control and sensor technology. Second, cloud-based physical security models are emerging and may be appropriate solutions, depending on an agency’s physical security requirements.
What Is SIEM and How Can it Help State Governments?
WEBHe notes that while “SIEM tools are the hub of incident detection and identification and can help shorten the time between when incidents occur and when they’re detected, other components are critical to make best use of this data.”. Robust backups. As Vanover notes, “backups are necessary to handle events of interest.
What Is IoT Architecture, and How Does It Enable Smart Cities?
WEBSmart cities’ spending on technology is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 22.7 percent, jumping to $327 billion by 2025, up from $96 billion in 2019, according to a forecast released in November from research firm Frost & Sullivan. To make that possible, city governments will need to continue to invest in their IoT ...
Digital Literacy: Bridging the Digital Divide for the Public ...
WEBListen. 00:00. More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, which exposed the digital divide in stark terms for both city residents and America’s schoolchildren, the Biden administration unveiled a $100 billion plan to help address the gap between those who have access to broadband and those who do not. As part of its $2 trillion American ...
How Cities Fulfill the Demand for Public Wi-Fi
WEBAs more cities contemplate smart city plans, they must first must meet a basic demand: internet access.Municipalities are providing free public Wi-Fi as they roll out smart city programs, taking advantage of fiber required to power the Internet of Things to provide public Wi-Fi access.. People want and use free public Wi-Fi: In a 2017 survey, One World Identity Labs found 49 percent of U.S ...
Evolving Technologies Can Enhance Emergency Responses in …
WEBAdopting the right assistive technologies can be crucial to helping teams maintain efficiency despite these challenges. A McKinsey report found that leveraging smart technologies could reduce emergency response times by 20 to 35 percent and lower criminal incidents such as assault, robbery, burglary and auto theft by 30 to 40 percent.
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