Scenes from the launch event for Adams County’s public-safety LTE network
This photo gallery features some of the sights at the June 6 launch event for Adams County's public-safety LTE network--the first system in the U.S. to be deployed with a spectrum-lease agreement with FirstNet.
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Verizon, Axon demonstrate benefits of 5G network slicing to support public-safety video
Verizon and Axon Enterprises this week announced a successful demonstration of 5G network slicing that allowed its network to sustain connectivity performance levels for mission-critical video through Axon Fleet 3 and Axon Respond services. Network slicing is one of the most-anticipated features of the 5G standard for the critical-communications industry, because it allows a network […]
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More 2G and 3G shutdowns loom in the U.S.
UScellular and Cellcom recently set dates to shutter their aging wireless networks. The smaller network operators are following in the footsteps of their bigger, nationwide rivals, which are making similar moves. On its website, UScellular said it would shutter its 3G CDMA network on January 14, 2024. “Major wireless carriers have already shut down their […]
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NG911 supporter Eshoo announces she will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024
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 […]
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Crown Castle's fiber and small cell business under fire – again
Elliott Investment Management, an activist investor firm, is taking aim at Crown Castle again, arguing the company needs to overhaul its management and potentially put its fiber business up for sale. Importantly, Elliott said it now owns roughly $2 billion in Crown Castle stock. That’s double what the company owned in 2020 when it embarked on […]
