LiveU unveils temporary surveillance system

By now, everyone has heard of smartphones, smart televisions and smart home appliances—but what about smart dumpsters? A sustainable waste metering pilot program launched in Miami will see city dumpsters equipped “with rugged smart cameras that take photos of the inside … to measure how much and what types of waste are present,” according to a statement […]

  Wi-Fiber CEO Adair Grover discusses the various use cases that municipalities and other entities can realize by implementing private wireless broadband within their jurisdictions. Not only can these private networks be deployed relatively quickly, but the ability to leverage LTE over CBRS spectrum means that the systems can support prioritization and quality-of-service functionalities that […]

NENA: The 911 Association yesterday announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) fully approved the third—and latest—version of i3, the IP-based NENA standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) networking and core services. Earlier this year, the fact that ANSI had not approved Version 3 of the i3 standard was a point of contention, because legislation […]

  Lynk Mobile COO Margot Deckard describes how the company’s LEO satellite constellation is able to communicate directly with unmodified smartphones to fill outdoor coverage gaps for both first responders and the people they serve. Deckard also outlines the Lynk’s service roadmap, beginning with text-only services that are scheduled to launch next year to full […]