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Harris plans court appeal of Motorola Solutions selection for Florida P25 system

Harris plans to ask a state district court to overturn the state of Florida’s selection of Motorola Solutions as the vendor to build and operate a new P25 statewide law enforcement radio system (SLERS) that Harris unsuccessfully protested earlier this year, according to a notice of appeal filed last week. Harris filed the one-page notice […]

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Verizon: Arvin Singh outlines strategy for public safety, smart cities

Arvin Singh, Verizon’s head of public-sector strategy, outlines the carrier’s initiatives in the public-safety, smart-cities and 5G arenas. Singh spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson this week during IWCE’s Critical LTE Communication Forum in Chicago.

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Samsung: Reg Jones showcases new CAD-enabled smartwatch

Reg Jones, director of public-sector sales and solutions for Samsung Electronics America, demonstrates capabilities of one the company’s new Galaxy smartwatches that can be integrated with computer-aided dispatch (CAD) solutions from four providers. Announced today, the Galaxy smartwatch is IP68/MIL-STD, has a bezel that can enable gloved operation, and does not need to be tethered […]

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Samsung: Reg Jones discusses critical-comms space, previews CLC keynote

Samsung Reg Jones podcast on 11-05 Reg Jones, Samsung Electronics America’s U.S. head of public safety, describes key shifts in the critical- communications arena and outlines Samsung’s roles in helping meet the needs of first responders. Jones will deliver a keynote address on Wednesday morning at IWCE’s Critical Communicationsl Forum in Chicago.

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Trump calls for national spectrum strategy in presidential memorandum

President Donald Trump yesterday issued a memorandum calling for the development of a national spectrum strategy in nine months that is designed to better position the United States for the deployment of wireless communications, particularly 5G. “While American industry continues to extract greater and greater value from spectrum, each technological leap also increases demands on […]

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Florida city turns to AT&T, FirstNet for connectivity during aftermath of Hurricane Michael

Officials in Panama City Beach, Fla., relied on AT&T FirstNet for communications in the wake of Hurricane Michael, which caused outages in the jurisdiction’s broadband and LMR systems, according to City Manager Mario Gisbert. “The day after the storm, we found out that we had basically no phone service through the current carrier that we […]

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Newscan: 12 days after hurricane, Verizon says Florida network is back to normal

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 12 days after hurricane, Verizon says Florida network is back to normal First responders get a leg up through drone use FAA threatens fines for drones that get in the way of first responders Russian-linked bots used U.S. startups to meddle in elections Ohio town debuts smart-intersection technology […]

FirstNet adoption increases by almost 50% during last two months, AT&T says

Public-safety adoption of FirstNet jumped almost 50% during the last two months amid initially favorable reviews of system performance during recovery efforts associated with Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael, according to AT&T officials. More than 3,600 public-safety agencies—representing more than 250,000 subscriptions—have subscribed to FirstNet to date, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan said today during […]

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FCC proposes 6 GHz unlicensed sharing, but public safety, utilities express concerns

FCC commissioners unanimously voted to propose rules that would permit shared unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band—spectrum currently used for microwave backhaul links—while indicating that similar rules would be adopted in the 5.9 GHz band that has been reserved for dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) between vehicles. Commissioners cited the need for additional unlicensed spectrum […]

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Westell: Mike Brownson previews upcoming Class A in-building solution

Mike Brownson, director of business development for Westell Technologies, outlines key control features of the company’s upcoming Class A in-building solution that supports communications in the VHF, UHF and 700/800 MHz bands. Brownson spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the Enterprise Wireless Alliance’s recent Wireless Leadership Summit in San Antonio.

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Harris plans court appeal of Motorola Solutions selection for Florida P25 system

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Verizon: Arvin Singh outlines strategy for public safety, smart cities

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Samsung: Reg Jones showcases new CAD-enabled smartwatch

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Samsung: Reg Jones discusses critical-comms space, previews CLC keynote

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Trump calls for national spectrum strategy in presidential memorandum

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Florida city turns to AT&T, FirstNet for connectivity during aftermath of Hurricane Michael

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Newscan: 12 days after hurricane, Verizon says Florida network is back to normal

FirstNet adoption increases by almost 50% during last two months, AT&T says

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FCC proposes 6 GHz unlicensed sharing, but public safety, utilities express concerns

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Westell: Mike Brownson previews upcoming Class A in-building solution

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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