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Newscan: Verizon counts 5.1 million first-responder subs; AT&T has 3.7 million

Newscan: Verizon counts 5.1 million first-responder subs; AT&T has 3.7 million

  • Written by Donny Jackson
  • 6th August 2022

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Verizon counts 5.1 million first-responder subs; AT&T has 3.7 million

DHS researches overcoming occlusions in video surveillance for public safety

Less-serious 911 calls put on standby due to Durham EMS staffing shortages

Russian hackers get the headlines. But China is the bigger threat to many U.S. enterprises.

One simple fix could help close the federal cyber-talent gap

Consolidation wave pushes rivals SES and Intelsat into merger talks

AT&T exec says Band 14 spectrum makes FirstNet superior

Federal agencies are struggling to hire and spend money due to incessant stopgap-funding bills

AT&T and Verizon tout fiber firepower for 5G

Dish drops another 210,000 wireless subs in Q2

UScellular loses another 40,000 subs in Q2

European Space Agency (ESA) selects Viasat for multi-orbit satellite communications study

Elon Musk’s Starlink: Closing the last mile for the Internet in Africa?

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Data usage on Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network has increased 249%

Lemonade selects RapidSOS to route critical data to 911 during a vehicle crash

Fixed wireless failings for rural communities

Updated July 27: Accounting Officer memorandum for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme

 

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