Intrado: Steve Lowe discusses strategies to ensure that next-gen data does not overwhelm 911 telecommunicators
Steve Lowe, senior vice president for Intrado, talks about some of the strategies the company is pursuing to help simplify next-gen 911 interfaces for telecommunicators, many of which have expressed concern that they could be overwhelmed by multimedia information in the next-gen environment.
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House members introduce $15 billion NG911 funding bill
Key U.S. House members introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide $15 billion in federal funding to support 911 centers nationwide as they make the transition from legacy technology to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform. Standalone legislation that had not been assigned a bill number as of Friday night, the “Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of […]
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ADRF: Sun Kim discusses company's new hybrid in-building wireless solution
Sun Kim, ADRF’s director of product engineering, talks about the FiRe-78-8-U, the company’s channelized 700/800 MHz repeater with a built-in and fiber DAS head end in a single unit. Each unit has been certified as meeting the UL 2524, second edition, standard and supports as many as 8 remote units. IWCE attendees can learn […]
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U.S. cell towers and small cells: By the numbers
The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) recently published perhaps the most definitive look at the wireless infrastructure landscape in the US, showing 142,100 cell towers and 452,200 outdoor small cell nodes across the country at the end of last year. Because WIA’s report segments infrastructure by type, it offers a clearer picture of the 5G marketplace […]
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Verizon, NTT among service providers narrowing private 5G focus
While private 5G network hype hasn’t slowed down, service providers are starting to narrow their focus as some enterprise verticals are easier to enter than others. For example, manufacturing is frequently touted as a use case for private 5G, but Omdia analysts have said manufacturing is historically slower to adopt new technology. “The verticals where companies are […]
