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Public-safety coalition renews efforts to secure federal NG911 funding

A coalition of public-safety associations today reiterated its support for federal legislation that would provide the funding needed to pay for 911 centers to migrate from legacy technologies to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform that is designed to support multimedia communications, as well as traditional voice calls. Representatives of the Public Safety Next Generation […]

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Newscan: Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over U.S., officials say To protect satellites, secure your networks, chief of space ops says Ransomware offlines Arizona’s largest school district Mending the fabric: FCC says to file broadband-location challenges […]

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Hytera parent cites financial health, but unable to make royalty payment to Motorola Solutions

Hytera Communications claims it has not made a court-ordered royalty payment of $49 million to Motorola Solutions because the China-based LMR manufacturer’s parent company does not have access to the assets of its subsidiaries around the world, according to a recent filing in a federal district court. Hytera Communications Corp. (HCC) made the filing earlier […]

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AT&T wireless growth keyed by FirstNet—now provides 24,000 agencies with 4.4 million connections

AT&T this week reported that FirstNet ended 2022 supporting more than 24,000 public-safety agencies with “about” 4.4 million connections, including 377,000 connections that were added during the last three months of 2022—a total that represents more than half of the carrier’s post-paid wireless growth for the quarter. AT&T officials released these figures in conjunction with […]

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UK Home Office officially cuts ESN ties with Motorola Solutions, but transition work still needed

United Kingdom (UK) Home Office and Motorola Solutions officially agreed to terminate their working relationship regarding the Emergency Services Network (ESN), although Motorola Solutions will continue to provide “termination-assistance services” for the project at least through December. Information about the termination agreement was published on the Home Office website on Jan. 13, almost a month […]

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Newscan: Police software vendor breach exposes personal data, raid plans

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Police software vendor breach exposes personal data, raid plans Is China about to destroy encryption as we know it? Maybe RapidSOS delivers its public safety location tech to Grubhub Monitoring and funding concerns could undermine DoD’s secure unclassified network, IG says LAUSD hackers started probing a month before […]

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FCC approves new 4.9 GHz rules for public safety, with secondary non-public-safety use

FCC commissioners this week unanimously agreed on new rules for 50 MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum, establishing a nationwide framework with a single band manager but one that is designed to let individual public-safety licensees retain local control over operations in the band, including support of 5G connectivity. Wednesday’s release of 4.9 GHz rules represent […]

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Nextivity buys HPUE tech company Assured Wireless

Nextivity today announced the acquisition of Assured Wireless, the maker of high-power user equipment (HPUE) is used most by organization with broadband communications operating on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet Authority. Assured Wireless gained notoriety in the public-safety arena as the pioneer in HPUE technology, which supports connectivity of 1.25 […]

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Newscan: Substation attacks may lead to new energy security rules in 2023, experts say

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Substation attacks may lead to new energy security rules in 2023, experts say FCC chair; 5G expansion creates ‘broader attack surface’ for cyberattacks New York City rolling out new 911 system that lets people send texts and video Buried vs. aerial: Fiber firms try to balance growth with […]

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Lynk announces deployments, plans for spring satellite-direct-to-phone commercial service

Lynk Global this week announced the deployment of two more low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites and reiterated plans to begin offering the first commercial satellite-direct-to-standard-phone services with carrier partners in the spring, according to Lynk CEO Charles Miller. Lynk’s long-term goal is to augment the wireless coverage of mobile network operators (MNOs) with LTE 4G and 5G […]

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Public-safety coalition renews efforts to secure federal NG911 funding

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Newscan: Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny

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Hytera parent cites financial health, but unable to make royalty payment to Motorola Solutions

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AT&T wireless growth keyed by FirstNet—now provides 24,000 agencies with 4.4 million connections

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UK Home Office officially cuts ESN ties with Motorola Solutions, but transition work still needed

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Newscan: Police software vendor breach exposes personal data, raid plans

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FCC approves new 4.9 GHz rules for public safety, with secondary non-public-safety use

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Nextivity buys HPUE tech company Assured Wireless

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Newscan: Substation attacks may lead to new energy security rules in 2023, experts say

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