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FIRST iZ: Phil Burks showcases new drone-based video solution to provide situational awareness to public safety

  Phil Burks, co-founder of FIRST iZ (pronounced “eyes”), details the capabilities of the company’s drone system, which is designed to provide video surveillance of a scene–an incident for public safety or monitoring surveillance for multiple critical-infrastructure uses–without the need to deploy a human to the site and risk injury. The FIRST iZ system leverages […]

Motorola Solutions bullish on video, control-center offerings, projects little revenue from FirstNet

Motorola Solutions’ recent purchases of companies in the video-security and command-center spaces are paying dividends, but being a partner on AT&T’s FirstNet team is not helping the company’s bottom line, Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said yesterday. Brown highlighted the acquisitions—the most recent of which was a $271 million purchase of WatchGuard, a private vehicle-camera […]

Motorola Solutions exec shares company’s approach toward AI, development of other innovative technologies

Motorola Solutions is exploring the capabilities of artificial intelligence and other new technologies, but the public-safety communications giant is striving to use them in a manner that improves the mission workflow and lets human beings make the ultimate decisions, according to a company executive. Paul Steinberg, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of technology, acknowledged that […]

Exciting times: When it comes to innovation, there is a lot going on in the public-safety sector

A previous article examined the obstacles faced by those public-safety entities known as “early adopters” as they strive to bring forward technological and operational innovations intended to improve emergency-response outcomes, keep emergency responders safer and protect mission-critical assets. This article explores some of the innovations that were discussed during the Early Adopter Summit hosted last […]
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