FirstNews Briefs: Sprint, Techstars, Verizon, Subsentio
March 9, 2015Wireless Week
March 9, 2015
FirstNews Briefs: Sprint, Techstars, Verizon, Subsentio
Sprint and Techstars today announced the 10 teams participating in their second annual mobile health accelerator, located in the Crossroads District of Kansas City, Mo. The program begins today. The teams are Alcohoot, HealthID, Hidrate, iDoc24, Jolt, Ovatemp, Oxie, Rex Pet Health, Social Code, Triomi.
NEW SUBSENTIO SAFE HARBOR 10 Gb PROBE SETS THE STANDARD FOR FUTURE OF LAWFUL INTERCEPT
November 12, 2014Meeting the Universal Challenge of Capacity Constraint, High-Bandwidth Device Provides Competitively-Priced Lawful Intercept Alternative for Carriers – Large or Small
DENVER, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 — Subsentio today launched the SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe, providing communications companies with a low-cost, high-bandwidth option to meet technical requirements of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) and other surveillance laws in the U.S. and worldwide. The first customer is a communications service provider operating in the U.S. Southwest.
Debuting at a time when all service providers feel the pressure and cost of network capacity constraints, the SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe provides a versatile yet affordable option for meeting CALEA compliance requirements. The new high capacity probe is offered as part of Subsentio’s unique service bureau model, a complete solution that includes not just technology, but also legal support upon the service provider’s receipt of a court order for lawful intercept, and experienced liaison with law enforcement agencies – all for one low price.
“The SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe is the first device of its kind expressly designed, developed and distributed for service providers that use the ‘trusted third party’ approach to CALEA compliance,” said Steve Bock, President of Subsentio. “As the latest addition to our service bureau portfolio, Subsentio’s new high-powered probe gives service providers a budget-sensitive alternative that meets the full technical requirements of CALEA and the needs of law enforcement agencies.”
Benefits of the SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe to communications service providers:
- Safe Harbor Compliant. Complies with CALEA “safe harbor” standards for lawful intercepts, thus giving legal protection to service providers if their lawful intercept work is challenged by privacy interests or the government.
- High Capacity. Provides 12 monitoring ports – triple the number of the Subsentio Safe Harbor 1Gb Probe – for a total of 20 Gb throughput, meeting a critical need of carriers operating in today’s capacity-constrained network environment.
- iPV4 and IPV6 Compatible. Comes ready-made for iPV4 and also iPV6 – able to handle the expected surge in IPV6 addresses.
- Affordable. Priced for small to medium-sized service providers by bundling the fees for the CALEA solution with the fees for the related CALEA compliance program and then spreading the costs over a large customer base.
- Scalable. Accommodates rising intercept capacity demands for network operators of any size or type.
“Standards-based, easy to install and use, the SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe increases intercept capabilities by an order of magnitude,” said Martin McDermott, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Customer Care. “The SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe scales to meet today’s needs, and incorporates full future-proof IPv6 capability for the next generation of IP networks.”
Technical features of the SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe include:
- Twelve 1 Gb and 10 Gb interfaces.
- CALEA compliance for Internet access providers, VoIP providers, and LTE operators.
- Supports ATIS IAS and 678 CALEA standards.
- Integrated provisioning requires no separate mediation system.
- Integrated VPN reduces installation complexity.
- Email alerts and notifications.
- Buffering options selectable for each intercept.
About the SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe
The SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe is a self-contained system that provides interception, administration, and VPN security, all in one device. As an off-line passive device, it can be connected to up to 12 different points in the network. The SubsentioTM Safe Harbor 10 Gb Probe readily supports both pen registers and full content intercepts across the highest volumes of IP traffic.
SUBSENTIO GENERAL COUNSEL JOEL MARGOLIS PROBES IMPACT OF NSA METADATA COLLECTION REFORM ON COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
November 10, 2014AUSTIN, TX, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 – In the wake of the Ed Snowden/NSA scandal, the U.S. House of Representatives this year passed “The USA Freedom Act” – legislation that if passed by the U.S. Senate and signed into law would place significant privacy controls on the National Security Agency’s “bulk domestic metadata collection program.”
What are the potential ramifications of the USA Freedom Act on both communications service providers and national security? Would the legislation increase burdens on industry by shifting the responsibility for metadata retention from the NSA to service providers? Would the NSA still be able to find terrorists or their associates in the U.S.? How should we expect terrorist communication patterns to change now that the metadata program has been leaked to the public and certain tech leaders are selling handsets with encryption-by-default privacy protection?
At the NTCA Legal Seminar at the Omni Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, Subsentio Executive Vice President and General Counsel Joel Margolis today provided an industry’s insider look at the key issues surrounding the USA Freedom Act, for communications companies and lawmen alike.
“The USA Freedom Act tries to strike a delicate balance,” said Margolis. Many congressmen are determined to scale back the NSA metadata program to reduce the privacy risks while others want to preserve the program’s analytical capabilities. I’m not sure they can meet both goals.”
Among the known elements of the current draft bill:
- Bulk collection of metadata would end.
- The NSA would be restricted to analyzing no more than “two hops” of metadata between the calling circle of a suspect and the circles of those in communication with the suspect.
- Every NSA metadata query would require the prior approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
The unknowns:
- Would the proposed restrictions on metadata collection inhibit national security investigations?
- Would the new measures adequately protect the security and privacy of the targeted metadata?
- How would the bill impact the data retention and disclosure policies of service providers?
Will Apple’s encryption move trigger stronger surveillance laws?
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November 10, 2014
Will Apple’s encryption move trigger stronger surveillance laws?
Apple’s recent move to protect smart-device privacy by throwing away customers’ encryption keys drew cheers from privacy advocates when first announced. But it may yet backfire on smart-device manufacturers and mobile operators in ways never anticipated.
SUBSENTIO SUCCESSFULLY TESTS SAFE HARBOR PROBE™ FOR LTE — FOR MOBILE OPERATORS USING EXTENET SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS
October 21, 2014ExteNet Systems to Recommend Subsentio “Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE” to Customers for CALEA Requirements
OCTOBER 21, 2014, DENVER — Subsentio today announced ExteNet Systems, a leading provider of advanced distributed networks enabling LTE mobile connectivity for wireless carriers, venues, cities, and communities, the first to qualify and endorse the Subsentio Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE.
Following successful interoperability tests at ExteNet Systems, the Subsentio Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE-based networks is now a proven solution recommended by ExteNet to its customers for meeting requirements of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). ExteNet customers that choose the Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE now have the confidence and ability to meet court ordered requirements for lawful intercepts of broadband over LTE networks.
“With the rapid market-wide transition to smart devices connected to public mobile broadband networks — not just by ordinary citizens but also by criminals — law enforcement agencies increasingly require lawful access to evidence on LTE networks,” said Steve Bock, President of Subsentio. “This successful test paves the way for ExteNet customers to meet their full requirements under CALEA, helping police and federal law enforcement identify dangerous elements that use LTE networks for illicit purposes.”
“The high performance and competitive pricing of the Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE makes it the ideal CALEA solution for customers that currently provide or plan to offer commercial LTE service,” said Eric Abbott – Director, Product Line Management of ExteNet Systems.
ExteNet’s Abbott added, “Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE is the first CALEA solution to be tested, verified, and approved by ExteNet Systems, and we are very pleased to recommend it to our customers with full confidence — both in the technical capabilities of the product, and in Subsentio’s unique service bureau approach providing full support for all legal and law enforcement agency liaison involved in executing a lawful intercept court order.”
About The Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE
The Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE is a “passive” device that connects to the edge of a mobile operator’s network — versus within network switching hardware — and is activated upon receipt of a court order for lawful intercept. Configured specifically for LTE interception needs, Safe Harbor Probe™ for LTE may be used with LTE networks, or with 2G/3G radio access networks that use the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), the latest evolution of the 3GPP core network architecture for LTE.