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IoT trends continue to push processing to the edge for artificial intelligence (AI)

As connected devices proliferate, new ways of processing have come to the fore to accommodate device and data explosion. For years, organizations have moved toward centralized, off-site processing architecture in the cloud and away from on-premises data centers. Cloud computing enabled startups to innovate and expand their businesses without requiring huge capital outlays on data […]

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Jury still out on automaker data details

Automakers worldwide are beginning to understand the data they collect from car owners is a valuable resource. As vehicles continue to their evolution towards software and application driven machines, data sharing agreements with third parties will be a critical factor to any expansive monetization strategy. However, automakers face a number of challenges, including data privacy […]

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Newscan: New simulation technology helps get the jump on wildfires

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations New simulation technology helps get the jump on wildfires PG&E installs more than 300 weather stations, 130 fire-watch cameras so far in 2020; more planned by year end San Francisco sued over alleged police use of surveillance cameras to spy on protesters Activists sue San Francisco, claim police […]

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Network connectivity paves way for IoT adoption, with caveats

This year, Internet of Things (IoT) projects continued apace, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Two-fifths of respondents (41%) expect their IoT budgets to increase by the end of 2020; 51% expect them to expand in Q1 2021. Further, 51% of respondents to the 2020 IoT Adoption Survey said that COVID-19 has spurred digital transformation projects, including […]

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Best practices for public-health communications in the era of COVID-19

COVID-19 represents the first global pandemic of the social media age and an unprecedented communications challenge for today’s public officials. The burden of local government officials has always been to communicate proactively, clearly and in a fact-based way that avoids overtly persuasive tones that could be perceived as bias. That imperative is more important than […]

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UK Home Office asked to clarify timeline, costs to deploy ESN

United Kingdom (UK) Home Office officials are expected to provide greater clarity next week to a Parliament committee about progress in the development of the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the much-delayed public-safety LTE network that is projected to be several billion dollars over budget. In a letter to Home Office Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft dated […]

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Newscan: 911 vendor Intrado takes responsibility for widespread outage

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 911 vendor Intrado takes responsibility for widespread outage Fire technology in smart cities and beyond: How IoT helps fight fires How the FirstNet public-safety system became a COVID lifeline Tom Wheeler op-ed: Is spectrum shortage a thing of the past? Jeb Bush op-ed: Broadband Internet is an imperative, […]

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Verizon launches MCPTT with Push-to-Responder offering

Verizon today launched Push-to-Talk Responder, the carrier giant’s first offering that is fully compliant with the 3GPP mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and mission-critical-data (MCData) standards when users are on the carrier giant’s network, as well as supporting interoperability with LMR systems. “This has been something that we’ve been working on for a long time,” Nick Nilan, Verizon’s […]

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FCC approves states leasing 4.9 GHz spectrum, but practical timing remains unclear

FCC commissioners this week voted 3-2 to approve an order that allows states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—50 MHz of airwaves previously designated for public-safety use—to commercial entities, although sources indicated that there is some uncertainty surrounding the practical timetable for implementing such leasing deals. As expected, FCC commissioners were divided along party lines on […]

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Dish Network: The edge is ‘everywhere’

Dish Network’s Marc Rouanne said that the edge of the company’s coming 5G network will sit wherever the company’s customers want it to sit. “The edge is everywhere,” he said. “Our customers will be able to decide.” He added that Dish’s 5G network will have the ability to move beyond the confines of its own edge and […]

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IoT trends continue to push processing to the edge for artificial intelligence (AI)

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Jury still out on automaker data details

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Newscan: New simulation technology helps get the jump on wildfires

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Network connectivity paves way for IoT adoption, with caveats

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Best practices for public-health communications in the era of COVID-19

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UK Home Office asked to clarify timeline, costs to deploy ESN

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Newscan: 911 vendor Intrado takes responsibility for widespread outage

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Verizon launches MCPTT with Push-to-Responder offering

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FCC approves states leasing 4.9 GHz spectrum, but practical timing remains unclear

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Dish Network: The edge is ‘everywhere’

Commentary

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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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

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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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up