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Samsung announces 3GPP IWF-based solution supporting MCPTT-LMR interoperability for public safety

Samsung this week announced a new solution that meets the 3GPP standard for Land Mobile Radio Interworking Function (LMR-IWF), which is designed to let public-safety LTE systems interoperate with P25 and other types of LMR networks. Timothy Paul, senior manager of sales for Samsung Electronics America’s networks business and the author of a blog outlining […]

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Polaris Wireless claims first end-to-end 911 solution with vertical location through collaboration with Qualcomm

Polaris Wireless announced that its vertical-location (Z-axis) information can be delivered to carriers for 911 purposes by users of non-iOS and non-Android phones through a collaboration with Qualcomm—a deal that is expected to make the first end-to-end 911 solution with Z-axis location commercially available early next year. Polaris Wireless CEO and founder Manlio Allegra noted […]

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Georgia turns to Carbyne to enhance location information for statewide transportation system

Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has awarded Carbyne a five-year statewide contract after the company’s c-Live Universe reduced the time to locate motorists needing help by more than 85% during a three-month pilot program, according to Georgia DOT and Carbyne officials. Matt Glasser, an assistant state traffic engineer for the Georgia DOT, said c-Live […]

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NG911 funding not included in $1 trillion bipartisan Senate infrastructure proposal

Federal funding to accelerate deployment of IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology is not included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, according to the text of the massive $1.2 trillion spending package that was released yesterday. Many in the public-safety community have been anticipating the language in the infrastructure bill, in hopes […]

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RapidSOS launches app store with public-safety software partners

RapidSOS today announced the launch of the RapidSOS Partner Network, an application store of software solutions that integrate with RapidSOS to deliver critical information to 911 personnel, command centers and public-safety officers that is designed to improve emergency-response efforts. While RapidSOS is known for delivering data tools to 911 centers and partnering with other solution […]

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Carbyne integrates Edgybees to overlay mapping on real-time aerial video

Cloud-based 911 solution provider Carbyne this week announced its integration with Edgybees, which provides software that overlays mapping enhancements on real-time video being streamed to 911 or command center in real time, so public safety and decision makers can better understand the challenges faced during an emergency. Edgybees CEO and co-founder Adam Kaplan said that […]

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NENA releases i3 standard update, seeks potentially critical ANSI approval

National Emergency Number Association (NENA) board members yesterday released the latest version of the i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) infrastructure, which will be submitted to the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for approval that could resolve one point of contention in NG911 funding proposals. “This is a landmark moment in the evolution of NG911,” […]

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Africa’s IoT ‘Uber for tractors’ highlighted at Evolution Expo

Despite being one of the largest voice carriers globally, Vodafone came to the IoT Evolution Expo and TechSuperShow last week to discuss the Internet of Things in agriculture. In an Uberlike approach, Vodafone’s connected technology is being used to enable the remote management of tractors to dramatically increase the productivity of farming in Africa. Since 55% of […]

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Kentucky turns to RapidDeploy, AT&T for statewide 911 mapping, analytics

Public-safety answering points (PSAPs) in the state of Kentucky soon will have the opportunity to leverage cloud-native RapidDeploy mapping and analytics solutions through a statewide deal with AT&T that is designed to help improve response times to emergency calls. RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher said the Kentucky announcement represents the fifth statewide deal for his company’s […]

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FCC releases order addressing diversion of 911 fees

State and local entities that use revenues from 911 fees for purposes that do not directly support 911 will be identified and risk losing access to federal 911 funding, according to the FCC’s report and order addressing the issue of 911 fee diversion that was required by Congress. Released yesterday, the order fulfills an FCC […]

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Samsung announces 3GPP IWF-based solution supporting MCPTT-LMR interoperability for public safety

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Polaris Wireless claims first end-to-end 911 solution with vertical location through collaboration with Qualcomm

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Georgia turns to Carbyne to enhance location information for statewide transportation system

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NG911 funding not included in $1 trillion bipartisan Senate infrastructure proposal

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RapidSOS launches app store with public-safety software partners

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Carbyne integrates Edgybees to overlay mapping on real-time aerial video

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NENA releases i3 standard update, seeks potentially critical ANSI approval

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Africa’s IoT ‘Uber for tractors’ highlighted at Evolution Expo

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Kentucky turns to RapidDeploy, AT&T for statewide 911 mapping, analytics

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FCC releases order addressing diversion of 911 fees

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