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NENA provides input on proposed NG911 funding

National Emergency Number Association (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes this week sent a letter to key Senate leaders that expresses support for federal funding for deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911) technology throughout the U.S. but appears to seek some changes in the legislative language pending in the Senate. Much-anticipated federal funding for NG911 currently is included […]

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Vodafone partnership to boost vehicle-to-everything tech

Vodafone’s new partnership with California’s Topcon Positioning Group could bring major benefits to road safety. The pair is working together to develop a new mass-market positioning system that can locate IoT devices, machinery and vehicles with more accuracy than is currently provided by individual global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). According to Vodafone, this will allow vehicles, […]

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Apple announces iPhone 14 lineup with Emergency SOS via Satellite, Crash Detection features

Apple yesterday announced updates to its device portfolio with new capabilities, including two that are designed to enhance the ability for customers to get help in dire circumstances: Emergency SoS via Satellite and Crash Detection. Available with all iPhone 14 models, Emergency SOS via Satellite lets users contact emergency services via text, even when the […]

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T-Mobile strikes deal to unload legacy Sprint wireline biz to Cogent for $1

T-Mobile has moved forward with the anticipated unloading of its legacy wireline business, striking a deal to sell the asset to Cogent in a transaction valued at $1. However, T-Mobile will be on the hook to pay $700 million in transit services to Cogent for several years after the deal is closed. The deal was […]

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FirstNet Authority initiates CEO search, spectrum-license renewal process

As expected, the FirstNet Authority recently took its first steps toward hiring a new CEO to lead the organization and to secure an FCC license renewal to the 700 MHz Band 14 airwaves that serve as the spectral foundation to the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T. In seeking a successor […]

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Newscan: Edge-computing technologies gain ground, but hurdles remain

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Edge-computing technologies gain ground, but hurdles remain From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think NIST to launch new guidance on security risks of telehealth and smart-home integration Finally, a U.S. carrier—T-Mobile—touts the power of eSIM Pennsylvania grappling with SNAP, EBT card […]

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How and when you might connect your smartphone to a satellite

Today’s iPhones and Androids cannot communicate directly with satellites in space. Instead, they must connect to nearby cell towers on the ground. But that may soon change. A large range of companies – from tiny startups to some of the biggest corporations on Earth – are racing each other to connect regular smartphones directly to […]

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Waymo launches driverless rides in downtown Phoenix

Waymo has extended its fully driverless robotaxi service into downtown Phoenix. The self-driving tech company, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has operated rides without human drivers in the Phoenix suburbs for some time. Now this new driverless venture into a busier area of the city – which is more complex in terms of potential traffic scenarios – is […]

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Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

An adage regarding the stock market goes something like this: over any 20-year period, the market delivers a return on investment of about 10 percent, but every 20-year period—regardless of when it begins or when it ends—contains peaks and valleys that are driven by market conditions that change often, and often substantially. This adage just […]

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NASNA outlines ‘strong and urgent concerns’ about NG911 funding language in spectrum bill

Legislation before the U.S. Senate that would allocate as much as $10 billion in federal funds for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployment includes language that “will unnecessarily detract from and delay NG911 implementation,” according to a letter from the National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA). Under H.R. 7624—the version of the “Spectrum Innovation Act” approved […]

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NENA provides input on proposed NG911 funding

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Vodafone partnership to boost vehicle-to-everything tech

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Apple announces iPhone 14 lineup with Emergency SOS via Satellite, Crash Detection features

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T-Mobile strikes deal to unload legacy Sprint wireline biz to Cogent for $1

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FirstNet Authority initiates CEO search, spectrum-license renewal process

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Newscan: Edge-computing technologies gain ground, but hurdles remain

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How and when you might connect your smartphone to a satellite

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Waymo launches driverless rides in downtown Phoenix

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Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

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NASNA outlines ‘strong and urgent concerns’ about NG911 funding language in spectrum bill

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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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