Critical Infrastructure

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Cybersecurity could be the biggest challenge for FirstNet, next-gen 911

Industry engineers are making great progress developing IP-based solutions that address the myriad functionality needs of public safety and critical-infrastructure entities more efficiently. Whether they can develop solutions that also lower the risk of problems caused by software glitches and cyberattacks is a bigger question.

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Sonim Technologies: CEO Bob Plaschke highlights public-safety LTE device innovations, customer wins in New Jersey, New Mexico

Sonim Technologies CEO Bob Plaschke showcases the company’s public-safety LTE product portfolio—a medley of 700 MHz Band 14 devices, as well as a 10-hour battery charger and other swappable accessories—and announces key customer wins in the New Jersey and New Mexico early-builder projects. Plaschke also unveils the names of four new members of Sonim’s public advisory board.

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Black & Veatch bids more than $3 million to buy RCC Consultants assets out of bankruptcy as early as this week

A key point in RCC Consultants’ bankruptcy saga could be determined this week, when the consulting firm’s business and assets could be bought by Black & Veatch (B&V) for a purchase price between $3.1 million and $3.5 million, according to a motion filed by RCC Consultants in its bankruptcy court.

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HipLink: CEO and President Pamela LaPine highlights reliability, flexibility of company’s notification system

HipLink CEO and President Pamela LaPine demonstrates the ability for her company’s notification application to deliver notifications reliably on multiple device platforms during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson on the NENA 2015 Conference & Expo show floor in Denver.

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pdvWireless launches its narrowband DispatchPlus solution in Houston

Houston enterprises seeking narrowband communications have a new option, as pdvWireless announces that its DispatchPlus offering is commercially available in the market and will be available in three other cities—Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia—by the end of the month.

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Responses to FirstNet public notice reveal little consensus on ‘public-safety entity’ definition

FirstNet’s public-notice proceeding offering a revised definition of a “public-safety entity” that could qualify for prioritized access on the proposed nationwide public-safety broadband notice did not generate consensus among those responding in the proceeding. Instead, commenters offered varied opinions, with many expressing concern that the latest preliminary interpretation could create practical issues.

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Senate committee rethinking options to extend positive-train-control (PTC) deadline in wake of Amtrak crash

Senate Commerce Committee members express concern about delays in the implementation of positive train control (PTC) technology, questioning whether extending the Dec. 31 deadline this year for implementation is the best path to improve railroad safety.

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Brocade: Heeseon Lim outlines the capabilities of the company’s virtual evolved-packet-core solution

Heeseon Lim, Brocade’s director of systems architecture for mobile networking, explains how the company’s virtual core mobile (VCM) solution LTE network provider enjoy simpler operation, greater flexibility, improved reliability and better security than hardware-based evolved packet cores–all while lowering capital expenditures.

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Sepura completes deal for Teltronic, which does business as PowerTrunk in North America

Sepura announces the completion of its $139.6 million acquisition of Teltronic S.A.U., the Spanish professional mobile radio (PMR) company that does business in North America under the PowerTrunk brand.

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Effective drone cybersecurity requires system-engineering approach, not just IT, panelists say

It is virtually impossible to completely secure the software used to operated aerial drones or other unmanned vehicles, so it is important that these systems be designed to operate safely even when the software is compromised, panelists said during a session at the recent Unmanned Systems 2015 event in Atlanta.

Commentary

Cybersecurity could be the biggest challenge for FirstNet, next-gen 911

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Sonim Technologies: CEO Bob Plaschke highlights public-safety LTE device innovations, customer wins in New Jersey, New Mexico

News

Black & Veatch bids more than $3 million to buy RCC Consultants assets out of bankruptcy as early as this week

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HipLink: CEO and President Pamela LaPine highlights reliability, flexibility of company’s notification system

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pdvWireless launches its narrowband DispatchPlus solution in Houston

News

Responses to FirstNet public notice reveal little consensus on ‘public-safety entity’ definition

News

Senate committee rethinking options to extend positive-train-control (PTC) deadline in wake of Amtrak crash

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Brocade: Heeseon Lim outlines the capabilities of the company’s virtual evolved-packet-core solution

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Sepura completes deal for Teltronic, which does business as PowerTrunk in North America

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Effective drone cybersecurity requires system-engineering approach, not just IT, panelists say

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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