News JVCKENWOOD unveils push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) plans 12 Oct 2018 SAN ANTONIO—JVCKENWOOD yesterday announced plans to provide a push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) offering that includes devices and cellular service, according to a company official speaking at the Wireless Leadership Summit. David Weber, JVCKENWOOD USA’s national SMR channel manager for enterprise systems, said that the company officials believe a combination of PoC and traditional LMR offerings often can […]
Leonardo: Gary Lorenz outlines company’s background, versatile LMR product 11 Oct 2018 Gary Lorenz, indirect sales manager for Leonardo, describes the Italy-based company’s heritage–one that includes products ranging from LMR to broadband–and highlights the functionality of its versatile LMR base station. Lorenz spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the Wireless Leadership Summit in San Antonio.
Video Icom: Jim Hanshaw says LTE radio ‘not a threat … a new addition to the LMR family’ 11 Oct 2018 Jim Hanshaw, Icom’s technical channel manager for the South Central region, highlights the benefits of the company’s new LTE radio and gateway, as well as providing insights about coming products, during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at EWA’s Wireless Leadership Summit in San Antonio.
News Newscan: The Big Hack: How China used a tiny chip to infiltrate U.S. companies 05 Oct 2018 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations The Big Hack: How China used a tiny chip to infiltrate U.S. companies The Big Hack: Statements from Amazon, Apple, Super Micro and the Chinese government U.S. judge says China’s ZTE violated probation, extends monitor’s term Russia launched cyberattacks targeting investigators trying to expose its misdeeds, Western allies […]
News FCC issues enforcement advisory about noncompliant VHF/UHF radios 28 Sep 2018 FCC officials will enforce rules prohibiting the importation, marketing, sale or use of low-cost, two-way radios that do not comply with the agency’s technical requirements, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau stated in an enforcement advisory released this week.
News Progress in Mexico means 800 MHz rebanding “close” to being done, FCC official tells NPSTC board 19 Sep 2018 With key 800 MHz licensees in Mexico completing their spectrum relocation, there is a “light at the end of [the] tunnel” of the massive and oft-delayed 800 MHz rebanding initiative, an FCC official recently told the governing board of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC).
News Updated: New Apple iPhones support operation on Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet 14 Sep 2018 Apple’s new iPhones that were announced this week are the device maker’s first product that support operation on 700 MHz Band 14—the spectrum licensed to FirstNet, which has contracted AT&T to build and maintain the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
News ITC to review portions of Hytera-Moto patent dispute, target date extended to Nov. 16 05 Sep 2018 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) members will review several key aspects of an administrative law judge’s initial determination that Hytera Communications infringed on patents held by Motorola Solutions and that certain Hytera products should not be imported into the United States, according to an ITC filing.
Video Hytera: Steve Cragg highlights key features of video speaker microphone 23 Aug 2018 Steve Cragg, vice president of Hytera Americas, demonstrates features of the company’s new digital video speaker microphone that can be used as both a speaker microphone and a body camera that is supported by Hytera’s digital-evidence-management solution.
Video Motorola Solutions: Bryon Wheaton demonstrates video capabilities from new Avigilon unit 19 Aug 2018 Bryon Wheaton, sales engineering manager at Motorola Solutions, displays hardware and software offerings from Avigilon—the video-surveillance unit Motorola Solutions purchased earlier this year—including a demonstration of video-analytics capabilities.
IWCE’s Critical LTE Communications provides two days of learning, discourse and networking 14 Sep 2018
