Newscan: FCC presses 6 GHz Wi-Fi plan despite utility, first-responder worries

Don Griffis, product manager at L3Harris, explains that the company’s XL-200P and XL-185P converged P25 radios with LTE connectivity has been certified as FirstNet Ready, meaning users now can use the Band 14 capability that has been in the device for years. He also talks about improved antenna design to improve the effective coverage of […]

Les Miller, global marketing lead for Motorola Solutions’ records and evidence unit, demonstrates how the ViQi voice-assistant technology and LTE connectivity in the new APX NEXT P25 portable radio can be leveraged to access database information via broadband without the aid of a dispatcher or a keyboard–and communicated in a manner designed to enhance officer […]

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations They called 911. Then NYPD workers sold the data, officials say PG&E blackouts in California: FCC, state official, politicians demand probe of cell-phone outages Why cell phone failed in PG&E outages, and how to prevent a repeat How wearable technology could assist emergency services T-Mobile makes opening arguments […]

Public-safety agencies and their personnel would have access to free, unlimited talk, text and smartphone data at 5G speeds for 10 years via a Connecting Heroes initiative announced yesterday by “New T-Mobile,” but the offering will become a reality only if T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint is closed, according to T-Mobile officials. T-Mobile officials said […]