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Orleans Parish Communications District (OPCD), one of the largest 911 centers in the U.S., will replace its existing call-handling system with APEX, the cloud-native call-management platform from Carbyne to integrate many next-generation 911 (NG911) capabilities within the normal call-flow process, according to an OPCD official. OPCD Executive Director Tyrell Morris said the New Orleans-area 911 […]

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The FCC is facing a new lawsuit over its move last year to rework the spectrum and technology dedicated to connected cars. The action helps crystalize the ongoing debate over how exactly automobiles should communicate with each other and with roadside infrastructure like stoplights and crosswalks. It’s also an important issue for companies in the […]

America’s definition of infrastructure has remained largely unchanged since the New Deal, when the federal government updated roads, railways, and water supplies ahead of World War II. Back then, communications technologies were in their infant stage — radio broadcasting was the FCC’s sole focus — but over the past 25 years, digital communications have evolved […]