2022 Brooklyn 6G Summit – Day 1 highlights
After an action-packed first day at the Brooklyn 6G Summit, our roving reporter, Aron Heller, explores the highlights. Nokia President and CEO Pekka Lundmark’s opening keynote set the tone for
Welcome to the 2022 Brooklyn 6G Summit
Welcome to the 2022 Brooklyn 6G Summit, one of the most distinguished events in the communications industry calendar. This event includes an opening keynote from our President and CEO Pekka
A network like no other: How Nokia’s Moon network differs from any on Earth
Establishing and operating a cellular network in outer space is no simple matter. It requires taking already complicated technologies and adjusting them to otherworldly conditions.
That’s the enormous undertaking of
Defense Matters, Episode 8 | A Special Cyber Edition
Episode 8 of “Defense Matters” focuses on the cyber and its complex reach into our lives. Host Aron Heller speaks with Erez Kreiner, a former director of the Cyber Division
How Nokia Bell Labs found its place in space
Nokia Bell Labs is boldly going where no one has gone before, building the first-ever LTE/4G network on the Moon. Working with NASA, Nokia aims to demonstrate how commercially
Defense Matters, Episode 7 | Seeking the Saudis
Episode 7 of “Defense Matters” focuses on Saudi Arabia. Host Aron Heller speaks with Prof. Uzi Rabi, PhD, Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for the Middle Eastern and African
What exactly is a “real” right-wing Israeli government?
The Bennett government collapsed because of baseless fearmongering, a tribal devotion to Likud and a cult of personality surrounding its leader on trial for corruption. Op-ed published in The Times
Defense Matters, Episode 6 | The Biden visit: Checking the pulse of Israel/US relations
Episode 6 of “Defense Matters” focuses on the upcoming Biden visit to the Middle East and what it means for Israel and the region. Host Aron Heller speaks with Helit
Defense Matters, Episode 5 | Israel & Turkey: friends or foes?
Episode 5 of “Defense Matters” focuses on the current status of relations between Israel and Turkey. Host Aron Heller talks to Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss, an expert on Turkey and a
Defense Matters, Episode 4 | The war over public opinion
Episode 4 of “Defense Matters” tries to figure out why Israel always seems to be on the losing end of global public opinion. We will review recent crises, such as
Defense Matters, Episode 3 | A New Middle East?
Episode 3 of “Defense Matters” looks at the seemingly new era in the Middle East. Israel now has open relations with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and others, and the Palestinian
King of the Negev: The forgotten savior of southern Israel
How an awkward German refugee helped liberate southern Israel in the 1948 war of independence. Published in Tablet Magazine.
It was a crucial turning point in Israel’s fight for
Defense Matters, Episode 2 | Wave of terror: Coping with lone attackers
Episode 2 of “Defense Matters” focuses on the recent wave of terror attacks in Israel, after the deadliest month of nationalist violence in years. The stabbing and shooting attacks in
Israel’s sad post-terrorism ritual strikes again
The country’s current reality doesn’t merit the panicked reaction to a recent wave of attacks. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel
Anytime Israel endures a spate of terrorist attacks
Defense Matters, Episode 1 | Ukraine: First lessons from a brutal war
Episode 1 of “Defense Matters” focused on the war in Ukraine and discussed the fighting on the ground, the technology involved, the cyber war, the post-Cold War military balance that