Published on August 4th, 2021 | by Dr. Keith Bhatia & Syed Hussain
Most telecommunications carriers operate equipment from different generations of technology, and often have multiple vendor environment. Carriers can accrete these layers over time, as their networks transition from 2G to 3G to 4G and now to 5G. This same accumulation…
Published on July 20th, 2021 | by Dr. Keith Bhatia & Syed Hussain
As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become more common, they are of growing interest to law enforcement agencies (LEAs). Drones have been widely adopted as part of the investigative arsenal for surveillance, monitoring, and intelligence, broadening capabilities for gathering evidence and…
Published on March 29th, 2021 | by Dr. Cemal Dikmen
With the increased attention to information privacy in recent years, a majority of electronic communications are now encrypted. Having that information irretrievably hidden creates novel challenges for law enforcement. Being unable to access the main content of a message or…
Published on March 16th, 2021 | by Dr. Cemal Dikmen
As billions of IoT devices are provisioned, their multitude of roles are mirrored by their complex impact on lawful intelligence. Endpoints that range from consumer electronic devices to sensors on industrial systems, each contribute to an ever-increasing current of diverse…
Published on February 16th, 2021 | by Dr. Cemal Dikman & Syed Hussain
The evolution of wide-area networking continues to drive processing out to the network edge. That trend first gained traction with widespread cloud adoption, and it accelerated as the global build-out of IoT began. Now, 5G’s massive increases in traffic rates…
Published on July 30th, 2020 | by SS8 Blog
The 5G world is upon us! Which means Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have a headache: 10X to 100X normal data rates are on the horizon. LEAs often intercept and analyze communication data when investigating a suspect of interest. However, to put…
Published on May 28th, 2020 | by Kevin McTiernan
Today, the Internet of Things (or IoT) is a common part of our lives. Internet-connected thermostats enable us to make better energy decisions and we can check on our homes, even when we are thousands of miles away, through connected…
Published on August 7th, 2019 | by Kevin McTiernan
With 5G here, will 4G networks be going away? 5G is here. It’s being rolled out in countries around the world. You may have started to see operators marketing their 5G offerings online, in print and on television. With that…
Published on March 31st, 2019 | by SS8 Blog
As telecom operators plan their rollout of the fifth generation (5G) of network services, two distinct services have emerged, mobile and fixed wireless access (or FWA). These services are being launched on separate timelines and are aimed at different target…
