Texas town invests in SatMAX system

  Mike Mitchell, technology assistant commander game warden for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s law-enforcement division, explains some of the challenges his personnel faces in remote areas and difficult RF environments, including along the Texas-Mexico border. Despite these obstacles, Mitchell said his department is beginning to leverage mobile broadband applications and deployable solutions. Mitchell […]

Gary Monetti, founder and managing director of Monetti & Associates consulting and engineering, talks about the recognition of a potential intersection between satellite services—particularly with the implementation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations—and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry that is seeking connectivity solutions for sensors that may be located outside the coverage range of […]

  Bob Escalle (left), Sonim Technologies’ vice president for the public-safety market segment, and Lindsay Notwell, Cradlepoint’s senior vice president for 5G strategy and global carrier operations, outline the features of the Rapid Deployment Kit. Designed to support critical communications during the initial response phase, the Rapid Deployment Kit includes four Sonim rugged phones, a Cradlepoint […]

  Terese Manley, prize competition and challenge specialist for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Open Innovation team, discusses past and upcoming PSCR prize challenges that are designed to evaluate the capabilities of drones carrying an LTE base station to provide first responders with a wide swath of coverage in locations where typical terrestrial cell […]