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Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications

Matias de Goycoechea, chief technology officer (CTO) and chairman of the board at Fiplex, discusses the functionalities of FLEX, the company’s new in-building platform that is designed to support public-safety communications using LMR or LTE technology. In addition to launching the new FLEX platform today, Fiplex yesterday released a white paper entitled “A Call […]

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Nokia confirms plans to slash 1,233 jobs in France

Nokia has revealed it will cut 1,233 jobs in France under its latest savings program as it tries to boost profitability following a disappointing run of quarterly earnings results. The Finnish equipment vendor confirmed an earlier report by Reuters, which said the layoffs would equal about one-third of the workforce at French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent International. Of […]

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Connected cars facing a data logjam

Vehicles are becoming increasingly connected and different stakeholders are looking to benefit from the information that this data provides. One of the key challenges is the ensuring that the data is being delivered to its intended location and that delivery of information, be it to the vehicle or from the vehicle out to the network, […]

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The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings

Smart City initiatives are emerging here in the U.S. and around the globe. Forward leaning cities from Seattle to Singapore to London are expected to spend nearly $124 billion this year on smart city initiatives, an increase of 18.9 percent from 2019, according to a recent IDC report. In order to have smart cities, it’s important […]

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AT&T to shed 4,700 jobs as part of $6B savings plan, says labor union

AT&T is to cut more than 3,400 technical and administrative jobs and permanently close about 250 shops employing 1,300 people, according to a trade union, piling further misery onto a US telecom workforce that has already witnessed thousands of job cuts in the last few years. The US operator’s plans were apparently disclosed to the […]

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FirstNet Authority board approves $218 million investment into 5G core, deployable assets

FirstNet Authority board members yesterday voted to approve its first network investments into the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—a total of $218 million that will be used to fund initial upgrades to help make the FirstNet core ready for 5G, as well as to expand FirstNet’s portfolio of deployable network assets. With the vote, FirstNet […]

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AT&T exec highlights FirstNet performance amid COVID-19, spectrum interest

FirstNet performed well during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and AT&T is interested in acquiring mid-band spectrum to support the carrier’s wireless-broadband visions, an AT&T executive said yesterday. Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications—the telecommunications arm of the corporate giant—said the company internally adapted well to the limitations associated with COVID-19 health restriction and […]

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Motorola Solutions private broadband platform supports Anterix 900 MHz use, LTE-LMR integration

Motorola Solutions today announced its Private Broadband for Critical Infrastructure, a platform designed to let utilities, energy companies and other critical-infrastructure entities leverage disparate broadband and narrowband systems, including private LTE networks operating on 900 MHz spectrum licensed to Anterix. Last month, FCC commissioners approved the Anterix proposal to reconfigure narrowband 900 MHz spectrum in […]

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T-Mobile’s ‘significant capacity issues’ led to network outage

Following an hours-long outage, T-Mobile repaired its network and restored voice and data services to its customers late Monday evening. But what went wrong? A post on the company’s website said that it was a capacity issue of some sort in the core of the network. “This is an IP traffic-related issue that has created significant […]

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CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention

Private-equity investors are running the numbers on shared CBRS enterprise networks, which are expected to create new opportunities for so-called neutral host providers. Neutral hosts own and operate network assets and are paid by carriers and/or enterprise customers for the use of their networks. Clayton Funk, managing director at MVP Capital, said private-equity firms are […]

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Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications

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Nokia confirms plans to slash 1,233 jobs in France

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Connected cars facing a data logjam

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The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings

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AT&T to shed 4,700 jobs as part of $6B savings plan, says labor union

News

FirstNet Authority board approves $218 million investment into 5G core, deployable assets

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AT&T exec highlights FirstNet performance amid COVID-19, spectrum interest

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Motorola Solutions private broadband platform supports Anterix 900 MHz use, LTE-LMR integration

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T-Mobile’s ‘significant capacity issues’ led to network outage

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CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention

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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UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up