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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

Despite the initial optimism surrounding 5G, achieving return on investment on the technology remains uncertain for telecommunications operators. As a result, the prospect that t5G connectivity will spur a flurry of novel IoT applications will almost certainly be delayed. While deployments are steadily increasing, so are telcos’ costs. Although increasing cellular traffic underscores the need for […]

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Technology goes viral: Local governments use tech to help communities weather COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing

Around March 13 is when Suffield, Ct., First Selectman Melissa Mack estimates that she “saw the writing on the wall” with the coronavirus’s spread. The town’s chief executive witnessed the virus spreading in nearby New York City and Fairfield County, Ct., and she surmised it would soon get to her community in the state’s north-central […]

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School of hard knocks: 911 operations in the COVID-19 era

Boxer and pop philosopher Mike Tyson once opined that “everyone has a plan—until they get punched in the mouth.” Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic has punched the public-safety/emergency-response community squarely in the mouth—and hard. But the community’s resiliency and creativity is enabling it to fight back equally hard, and the lessons being learned through the […]

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FCC plans vote on Anterix proposal for 900 MHz private LTE for utilities, enterprises

FCC commissioners next month are expected to approve rules that would let Anterix transition its narrowband LMR spectrum in the 900 MHz band to a contiguous block of private LTE airwaves designed to support mission-critical broadband applications for utilities and other enterprises. For Anterix—known as pdvWireless until the company changed its name last June—the FCC […]

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Avtec: Dan Sawicki talks 911 evolution, previews April 30 webinar

Dan Sawicki, director of project management at Motorola Solutions, discusses the evolution of 911, with a particular focus on call centers leveraging the cloud and other technologies to increase their agility and flexibility during times of crisis. Sawicki also notes the importance of 911 centers to receive and process different types of information–text, data, […]

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California fire district leveraging FirstNet, BeOn PTT from L3Harris to save significant LMR costs

One rural California fire district plans to lower its future LMR capital costs about 60% by supplementing its VHF radio system with BeOn push-to-talk service from L3Harris delivered over FirstNet as part of a local public-private partnership that includes sharing tower sites, according to the fire chief spearheading the plan. Frank Frievalt, fire chief of […]

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Will 5G buildout slow or accelerate in the COVID-19 era?

While COVID-19 has ground the economy to a halt in many corners of the U.S., the picture for 5G buildout could flourish long term, with caveats, say industry watchers. 5G may take a hit in the short and medium term given spread of COVID-19 globally and resulting supply chain disruption, 5G hardware delays and general effects of […]

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Utility giant Ameren moving forward with private LTE network

For the past two years, utility provider Ameren has been testing a private LTE network with equipment from Nokia and CommScope and spectrum from AT&T and Anterix. Now company officials are increasingly hinting that Ameren is preparing to shift from the testing phase to the deployment phase. “Ameren envisions a future where broadband plays a […]

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5G promises much but can’t answer all autonomous-vehicle (AV) questions

The connected, 5G future has many promises that come with big demands. As the next generation in mobile connectivity it offers the capability to process terabytes of data per hour, enable faster over-the-air updates and some proponents of the technology say they can achieve this with near-zero latency. Yet the question remains can they? Let’s […]

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Catalyst announces LMR-LTE interoperability platform

Catalyst Communications Technologies this week announced a new interoperability platform that is designed to link 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) services over LTE with a variety of land mobile radio (LMR) systems, including P25, DMR, NXDN and proprietary technologies, according to Catalyst President Robin Grier. “What we’re building is really a standards-based interworking solution for FirstNet and […]

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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

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Technology goes viral: Local governments use tech to help communities weather COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing

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School of hard knocks: 911 operations in the COVID-19 era

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FCC plans vote on Anterix proposal for 900 MHz private LTE for utilities, enterprises

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Avtec: Dan Sawicki talks 911 evolution, previews April 30 webinar

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California fire district leveraging FirstNet, BeOn PTT from L3Harris to save significant LMR costs

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Will 5G buildout slow or accelerate in the COVID-19 era?

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Utility giant Ameren moving forward with private LTE network

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5G promises much but can’t answer all autonomous-vehicle (AV) questions

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Catalyst announces LMR-LTE interoperability platform

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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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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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