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L3Harris extends free BeOn offer through Aug. 30

L3Harris will continue providing its BeOn push-to-talk-over-cellular solution at no cost to healthcare, public-safety and other critical-infrastructure entities through Aug. 30 as part of the company’s offering during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a company official. James Teel, director of product management for the L3Harris public-safety unit, said “around 1,200 users” took advantage of the […]

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U.S. vs. Huawei: Be careful what you wish for

Huawei could run short of key chips for its networking gear by early next year, as US sanctions take their toll. The Shenzhen-based vendor is uncertain if it can even fulfill its existing contracts to supply 5G kit to operators in China and around the world, Bloomberg is reporting. So, the latest and harshest round of […]

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Heavy industry first to adopt driverless tech

While most automakers have come to accept that fully autonomous marketable passenger cars are some decades away, it’s the area of heavy industry that can see an earlier adoption of the technology. We’ve seen two examples of this in announcements this week from an autonomous road roller in China to an agreement with the UK’s […]

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U.S. telcos asked to rip out Huawei and replace it with a quandary

The FCC is asking Congress for $2 billion to finance the removal of all Huawei equipment from some rural US wireless networks. But that’s the easy part. The much, much harder question – one that has not yet been answered by the commission – is how to replace Huawei’s equipment with equipment from “trusted” suppliers. What is […]

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Hytera opposes blocking DMR sales under Motorola Solutions’ injunction request

Hytera Communications should not be prohibited from selling much of its DMR products under a proposed permanent injunction being sought by Motorola Solutions, attorneys for China-based Hytera argue in the company’s final briefing opposing the injunction request before a federal court. “Motorola’s motion for a permanent injunction should be denied,” according to the Hytera briefing […]

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Florida formally notifies L3Harris of intent to extend statewide LMR contract

A letter from the state of Florida this week formally notified L3Harris of the state’s intent to renew the service agreement for the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) when the existing contract between the parties expires in a little more than a year. “The State of Florida, acting by and through the Department of […]

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Smartphone-based COVID-19 Homecare service launched by The Digital Decision, Incentivate Health

COVID-19 patients can update doctors and other caregivers about the status of their symptoms easily while self-isolating at home, thanks to the COVID-19 Homecare service launched yesterday by The Digital Decision and Incentivate Health. HIPAA-compliant, COVID-19 Homecare lets users detail their symptoms on a daily basis through the smart-device application and deliver the information to […]

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A pandemic, remote work and ‘the new normal’

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of our society – including the way local government workforces perform their day-to-day operations. The virus forced employees out of their offices and into their homes. Essential workers have staggered their shifts and limited their interaction with the public and each other. Remote work has become the […]

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Telehealth providers should move beyond teleconferencing

Concepts like telehealth and digital health have been popular for years but arguably haven’t driven substantial change. While health care costs in the U.S. increased by one-third from 2010 to 2018, life expectancy held steady. Some argue the rate of health care innovation has slowed in recent decades. COVID-19, however, has already driven one of […]

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AT&T: We moved hundreds of tower sites in 2019 to get better deals

AT&T said it continues to negotiate with cell tower owners in order to reduce spending on tower space. And the company is boasting about the results its hardball negotiating tactics are generating. Specifically, the company appears to have terminated more than 600 agreements with tower owners during 2019 in pursuit of cheaper tower fees. “We […]

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L3Harris extends free BeOn offer through Aug. 30

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U.S. vs. Huawei: Be careful what you wish for

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Heavy industry first to adopt driverless tech

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U.S. telcos asked to rip out Huawei and replace it with a quandary

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Hytera opposes blocking DMR sales under Motorola Solutions’ injunction request

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Florida formally notifies L3Harris of intent to extend statewide LMR contract

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Smartphone-based COVID-19 Homecare service launched by The Digital Decision, Incentivate Health

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A pandemic, remote work and ‘the new normal’

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Telehealth providers should move beyond teleconferencing

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AT&T: We moved hundreds of tower sites in 2019 to get better deals

Commentary

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