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Hydronalix: Jaime Lara, Ron Cipriani demonstrate capabilities of EMILY water drone

Jaime Lara, an electrical engineer at Hydronalix, describes the functionality within the company’s Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard, or EMILY, which is being piloted by Ron Cipriani, EMILY production manager. EMILY can be outfitted with a host of radio technologies and sensors to provide first responders with key data points to aid a response effort […]

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AT&T FirstNet highlights new EPTT features, future promise of MCPTT

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS—Push-to-talk services over the FirstNet system being built by AT&T already are being leveraged and more use cases are developing as the offering rapidly evolves toward a mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT)-compliant solution during the next few years, according to an AT&T FirstNet official. AT&T’s existing enhanced push-to-talk (EPTT) product—a carrier-integrated product provided by Kodiak, which […]

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Corrected: RapidDeploy wins $6.6 million CalOES contract for analytics and mapping

Editor’s note: The original version of this story indicated that the CalOES contract was a three-year deal. Although the agreement calls for RapidDeploy to provide services in three different calendar years, the actual length of the agreement is slightly more than two years. IWCE’s Urgent Communications regrets the error and apologizes for any confusion. All […]

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Icom announces new satellite PTT radio on Iridium system, RoIP gateway

Icom recently announced the IC-SAT100, a handheld satellite push-to-talk (PTT) radio that leverages the Iridium satellite system to enable communications worldwide, according to a company official. Jim Backeland, executive vice president for Icom Canada and Icom America, said the IC-SAT100 will provide some unique characteristics to the PTT marketplace. “It’s a radio system, and you […]

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Harris: John Serio showcases new LMR-LTE mobile radio

John Serio, manager of product management at Harris, outlines the capabilities of the XL-185M, the company’s new P25 mobile radio that also supports EDACS and conventional operation. In addition, the XL-185M includes a slot for an LTE card to enable broadband communications. The LTE cards are expected to be commercially available early next year.

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Motorola Solutions: Michael Doerk highlights new PoC interop offering, features on roadmap to MCPTT

Michael Doerk, senior manager of product marketing for Motorola Solutions, explains how the company’s new Wave push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) offering is designed to support interoperable voice communications across commercial wireless carriers and outlines the MCPTT-compliant features that were added to the company’s Kodiak PoC platform late last year.

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FirstNet board approves principles guiding future reinvestments of $15 billion into public-safety broadband system

FirstNet Authority board members today voted unanimously to approve a resolution outlining four key principles that will be followed as the board determines how best to reinvest an estimated $15 billion or more during the next two decades to fund the evolution of the FirstNet system being built and maintained by AT&T. Under the FirstNet […]

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NTIA seeks applicants for FirstNet Authority CEO, board position

On the eve of the quarterly FirstNet Authority board meeting, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced efforts to seek individuals to fill a spot on the FirstNet Authority board and to serve as lead staff member for the FirstNet organization. Ed Parkinson has been serving as the FirstNet Authority’s acting CEO since […]

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High-power user equipment (HPUE) can help bridge Band 14 coverage gaps in rural, in-building locations

High-power user equipment (HPUE) can improve the range, throughput and resilience of LTE signals on 700 MHz Band 14 in the U.S., and HPUE products are expected to be available later this year, an official for Assured Wireless said during a conference session at IWCE 2019 in Las Vegas. While public safety is intrigued by […]

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Assured Wireless: Tom Bilotta calls high-power tech a ‘game changer,’ expects products this year

Assured Wireless CEO Tom Bilotta explains how LTE high-power user equipment (HPUE)—technology that can be used in the U.S. only on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet—promises to impact the user experience, such as roughly doubling the range of a device and improving performance in elevators and stairwells. After years of […]

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Hydronalix: Jaime Lara, Ron Cipriani demonstrate capabilities of EMILY water drone

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AT&T FirstNet highlights new EPTT features, future promise of MCPTT

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Corrected: RapidDeploy wins $6.6 million CalOES contract for analytics and mapping

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Icom announces new satellite PTT radio on Iridium system, RoIP gateway

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Harris: John Serio showcases new LMR-LTE mobile radio

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Motorola Solutions: Michael Doerk highlights new PoC interop offering, features on roadmap to MCPTT

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FirstNet board approves principles guiding future reinvestments of $15 billion into public-safety broadband system

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NTIA seeks applicants for FirstNet Authority CEO, board position

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High-power user equipment (HPUE) can help bridge Band 14 coverage gaps in rural, in-building locations

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Assured Wireless: Tom Bilotta calls high-power tech a ‘game changer,’ expects products this year

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