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Dallas to increase staffing at PSAP after 911-related deaths, agrees alleged ‘ghost’ calls not the problem

After blaming T-Mobile “ghost” calls for months of delays in answering 911 calls—delays that reportedly contributed to two deaths last week—the city of Dallas acknowledges that the problem was caused by people hanging up and redialing when their emergency calls were not answered in a timely manner.

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FirstNet staff ‘ready to go’ after contract award is made; board opts to decline resolution vote

FirstNet’s staff says it is prepared to act quickly on tasks necessary to deploy a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) while eagerly anticipating a key court decision. Meanwhile, FirstNet board members opted against voting on a delegation resolution that had been on the agenda.

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Motorola Solutions sues Hytera Communications for using stolen patents, trade secrets

Motorola Solutions files lawsuits alleging that Hytera Communications’ digital mobile radio (DMR) equipment and systems that leverage Motorola Solutions patents and trade secrets that were taken from the radio giant by three engineers who left the company to join Hytera Communications.

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Maximizing the potential of the NPSBN and NG911

Both the next-generation 911 (NG911) and the nationwide public-safety broadband networks (NPSBN) promise to be game-changing public-safety communications networks. They will be even better, if they are integrated properly.

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FCC investigating outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers from calling 911

FCC officials will conduct an investigation in an effort to determine the “root cause” of a widespread outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers from completing 911 emergency calls on Wednesday night, according to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

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Senators prepare to introduce legislation to promote transition to next-gen 911

Legislation designed to promote the transition from legacy 911 systems to next-generation 911 (NG911) platforms “as soon as practicable” is expected to be introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) during the next few weeks, according to multiple Beltway sources.

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Government officials anxious for FirstNet clarity while contemplating long-term plans

Public safety may have the greatest interest in the outcome of a court decision that could clarify when FirstNet will be able to award its nationwide contract, but many other sectors also could be impacted.

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Cambium Networks bolsters wireless broadband capacity with Elevate access solution

Cambium Networks is receiving positive market reaction from the introduction of ePMP Elevate, a software-based solution that is designed to double capacity of access points operating on unlicensed spectrum, according to company officials.

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Boston, BayRICS to court: Please decide FirstNet case, so network construction can begin ASAP

A joint brief from the city of Boston and the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority (BayRICS) asks a federal court to decide the protest lawsuit of the FirstNet procurement quickly, so deployment of the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network can begin as soon as possible.

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Five years later, public safety can see a light at the end of FirstNet tunnel

It has been five years since FirstNet was established. Will it be worth the wait?

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Dallas to increase staffing at PSAP after 911-related deaths, agrees alleged ‘ghost’ calls not the problem

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FirstNet staff ‘ready to go’ after contract award is made; board opts to decline resolution vote

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Motorola Solutions sues Hytera Communications for using stolen patents, trade secrets

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Maximizing the potential of the NPSBN and NG911

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FCC investigating outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers from calling 911

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Senators prepare to introduce legislation to promote transition to next-gen 911

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Government officials anxious for FirstNet clarity while contemplating long-term plans

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Cambium Networks bolsters wireless broadband capacity with Elevate access solution

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Boston, BayRICS to court: Please decide FirstNet case, so network construction can begin ASAP

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Five years later, public safety can see a light at the end of FirstNet tunnel

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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