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Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this? Nationwide reports of 911 system outages, cause not immediately clear Hackers have infiltrated many of Washington state’s agencies FirstNet asks Congress to cut red tape for tower builds SpaceX’s Internet-from-space Starlink system helping first responders fight […]

FCC commissioners are scheduled to consider new rules that would let states lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—a 50 MHz swath that has long been designated for public-safety use—to commercial entities amid considerable opposition from public-safety organizations and representatives. Under the proposed 4.9 GHz order, states would be given the ability to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to […]

Assured Wireless today announced the death of its founder, chairman and CEO Tom Bilotta and that the company—best known for developing high-power user equipment (HPUE) for FirstNet—now is being led by new President and CEO John Goocher. Bilotta, 63, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 18, according to Assured Wireless. Private services will be […]

It’s a well-known development that cloud-based products and services have become increasingly popular during 2020, as businesses have been forced to find ways to support remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report has now illustrated just how much more is being spent on services such as Slack and Zoom compared to traditional on-premises services. According to data from Synergy Research […]