Newscan: NYC mayor puts troubled 911 upgrade on hold for probe of budget, schedule delays

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), a longtime supporter of federal funding to help public-safety answering points (PSAPs) transition to next-generation 911 (NG911) technology, last week announced that she will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024 but plans to serve out her current term through January 2025. Eshoo, 80, was elected to Congress for the first […]

All public-safety answering point (PSAPs) in the state of California will complete the transition from legacy 911 technology to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform by the end of next year, if the new target schedule for the migration is realized. Paul Troxel, 911 branch manager for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal […]

President Joe Biden’s administration this week called on Congress to allocate $3.1 billion to fully fund the FCC’s “rip and replace” program to rid U.S. networks of gear from China-based equipment providers like Huawei and ZTE, but the White House did not address the notion of funding for next-generation 911 (NG911). Support for the “rip […]

It appears that artificial intelligence (AI) is everything, everywhere and in every product the vendor community would have us buy. However, despite the hype, few dismiss it as just another high-tech fad. Indeed, some believe it is the third (or fourth) wave, depending on how one is counting in the ever-evolving digital age. As early […]