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AT&T recently launched narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) service to support the simplest sensors—typically using little bandwidth and power—with potential price targets of $5 per NB-IoT module and data plans of $5 per year, according to a company official. Internet of Things (IoT) pundits have long projected that billions of devices would be connected to fuel an […]

LAS VEGAS—Licensees of LMR systems operating on 470-512 MHz spectrum—known as T-Band frequencies—continue to wrestle uncertain futures as the legal mandate for public-safety T-Band networks to move to other airwaves increasingly appears to be impractical. Under the 2012 law that established the First Authority and dedicated 700 MHz spectrum to the public-safety broadband initiative, public-safety […]

FirstNet Authority board members likely will make multiple decisions annually to invest in the FirstNet system as the nationwide public-safety broadband system evolves, with enhancing the network core and improving coverage being key near-term priorities, FirstNet Chairman Ed Horowitz said last week. In a keynote speech delivered last week at the PSCR Public Safety Broadband […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Turning bystanders into first responders: In the mass-shooting era, civilians must help each other in a crisis FirstNet partners with Mississippi medical center for telemedicine, rural emergency response Most law-enforcement agencies still operate manually in an increasingly digital world Medtronic’s implantable defibrillators vulnerable to life-threatening hacks Analysis: Trump […]