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Governments must help consortia drive autonomous-vehicle progress

There are a number of consortia being created to push the way for us all to see connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on our roads. Nissan, for example, has joined ServCity to develop a blueprint to enable cities to introduce them into cities across the UK. Similar consortia have been created in the country, and […]

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Despite budget squeeze, state and local governments must shore up cyber posture

Eight months ago, state and local governments (SLG) faced hard technology and budgetary choices when they were forced to support the pivot to remote telework by most or virtually all of their employees as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Work typically performed from relatively secure, in-office enterprise networks had to be undertaken remotely and from […]

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2021 is when AI in public safety gets real

A perfect example of how “assistive” artificial intelligence–AI that aids first responders by highlighting information in real time–can make the public safer is a major traffic incident on the highway. Picture a scenario in which multiple vehicles have crashed, including a truck. This event can trigger dozens of calls from victims and passersby almost instantly, […]

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Initiative envisions blockchain’s role in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) has launched a global standard for blockchain-based electric vehicle grid integration. This standard that lays out a range of new technical design specifications relating to vehicle-t- grid Integration (V2G), tokenized carbon credits (TCC) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications. It was created by its working group made up of Honda and […]

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Retired fire chief highlights Florida city’s current use of FirstNet, future possibilities

Reliable broadband service from FirstNet already is impacting operations for public-safety agencies and other departments in Gainesville, Fla., but the technological evolution is still in the early stages, according to Jeff Lane, this year’s recipient of the FirstNet Authority’s Harlin McEwen Award. Lane, who recently retired as Gainesville’s fire chief after a 38-year career, said […]

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Verizon turns to Motorola Solutions for second MCPTT offering with video, interoperability option

Verizon this week announced Group First Response, the carrier’s second mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) offering and the first one that leverages Motorola Solutions’ Kodiak MCPTT platform that includes 3GPP-compliant MCVideo and the ability to interoperate with LMR systems via the Critical Connect solution. Nick Nilan, Verizon’s director of public-safety product development, said that public-safety customers have expressed […]

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Securing IoT devices with zero trust requires mindset shift

As data grows more integral to the enterprise, policies to protect it have to get more rigorous, especially those for IoT devices, which need a trust-but-verify approach. Zero-trust strategies are particularly important in a world of proliferating Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Many of these devices can access the network but also be easily compromised […]

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FBI selects FirstNet for five-year contract worth $92 million, AT&T says

All personnel within the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) will be transitioned to FirstNet, built by AT&T, service in 2021 as part of a five-year contract that replaces FBI use of Verizon wireless offerings and can be leveraged by other agencies withing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), an AT&T official said today. Stacy Schwartz, […]

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Probabilistic genotyping in forensic DNA analysis

Since forensic DNA probabilistic genotyping (PG) software was introduced nearly a decade ago, its use by federal, state, and local forensic laboratories has increased substantially. PG software makes better use of the information contained in a DNA profile than traditional approaches. As a result, DNA profiles once discarded as uninformative are now accessible for inculpating […]

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Kymeta announces commercial availability of u8 hybrid antenna, Kymeta Connect service

Kymeta this week announced the commercial availability of the company’s u8 satellite-cellular antenna and the Kymeta Connect service that is designed to provide users with always-on broadband connectivity in almost all locations around the globe, according to company officials. Kymeta Chief Product Officer Neville Meijers said the company’s u8 flat-panel hybrid antenna supports broadband connectivity […]

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Governments must help consortia drive autonomous-vehicle progress

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Despite budget squeeze, state and local governments must shore up cyber posture

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2021 is when AI in public safety gets real

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Initiative envisions blockchain’s role in electric-vehicle charging infrastructure

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Retired fire chief highlights Florida city’s current use of FirstNet, future possibilities

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Verizon turns to Motorola Solutions for second MCPTT offering with video, interoperability option

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Securing IoT devices with zero trust requires mindset shift

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FBI selects FirstNet for five-year contract worth $92 million, AT&T says

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Probabilistic genotyping in forensic DNA analysis

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Kymeta announces commercial availability of u8 hybrid antenna, Kymeta Connect service

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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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