Video Nemergent Solutions: Eneko Atxutegi discusses company’s MCPTT offering 10th July 2019 Eneko Atxutegi, research & development manager for Spain-based Nemergent Solutions, talks about the company’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) client and server offerings that meet the performance criteria associated with the 3GPP standard for MCPTT. Atxutegi spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the PSCR Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting being conducted in Chicago this […]
News FCC data shows public-safety LMR licensing activity continues to drop during first half of 2019, while business sector remains flat 8th July 2019 Public-safety land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity during the first half of 2019 is lagging behind last year’s record-low pace, while LMR licensing activity in the business-industrial sector is almost identical to the first six months of 2018. According to the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) database, the agency has received 1,451 applications for new and modified […]
News FirstNet Authority outlines roadmap targets for future system reinvestment 3rd July 2019 FirstNet Authority board members are expected to decide this fall how as much as $78 million will be earmarked to help improve the capabilities of the FirstNet public-safety LTE network being built by AT&T, according to statements made about the network roadmap last week. During its March meeting, the FirstNet Authority board approved principles that […]
News Newscan: Axon won’t link police body cameras to facial-recognition technology 3rd July 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Axon won’t link police body cameras to facial-recognition technology Florida city pays almost $600,000 ransom to secure records ‘We need to up our game’—DHS cybersecurity director on Iran, ransomware AT&T suffers nationwide 911 service outage Dutch emergency services restored after major telecoms outage Another massive outage takes down […]
Commentary FirstNet Authority standards director recaps June 3GPP Plenary Meetings in Newport Beach, Calif. 1st July 2019 The June quarterly Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in Newport Beach, Calif., addressed standards in several areas relevant to the evolution of the public-safety broadband communications and the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). The major topic across the 3GPP plenary meetings was planning for 3GPP Release 17 (R17). This release will be built […]
News Rave Mobile Safety unveils support for live video streaming 26th June 2019 Rave Mobile Safety’s over-the-top software solution soon will support live video streaming, allowing 911 dispatchers or other public-safety officials to initiate a streaming session from a 911 caller or someone else with a smart device that is in the vicinity of an incident, according to a company CEO Todd Piett. Demonstrated earlier this month at […]
News UK Home Office awards Motorola Solutions with 15-month ESN extension worth more than $100 million 26th June 2019 Motorola Solutions has been awarded a 15-month contract extension worth 82 million pounds (more than $104 million) to supply Kodiak push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) and other Emergency Services Network (ESN) services for United Kingdom (UK) public-safety agencies through December 2024. In addition to adding time and money to Motorola Solutions’ previous ESN contract, the no-competition contract extension […]
Audio PSCR: Dereck Orr previews annual stakeholder meeting July 9-11 in Chicago 21st June 2019 Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlights some of the notable keynotes, educations and technology demonstrations that will be part of the 11th annual Broadband Stakeholder Meeting. This year’s event will be conducted July 9-11 in Chicago.
News Newscan: Former rescue-squad volunteer to lose amateur license after unauthorized transmissions on city radio system 21st June 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Former rescue-squad volunteer to lose amateur license after unauthorized transmissions on city radio system Oregon passes bill punishing racist 911 callers Op-ed: Racially biased 911 calls are a huge problem. This isn’t a solution. Merger of 911, 311 call center leads to longer emergency call-answering times, more abandoned […]
News Newscan: U.S. escalates online attacks on Russia’s power grid 18th June 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations U.S. escalates online attacks on Russia’s power grid Utilities ‘are the new cyber battlefield’ as the U.S. ramps up pressure on Russia’s electric grid ‘Massive failure’ in power grid causes blackout in Argentina and Uruguay Blackout leaves tens of millions in the dark in Argentina and Uruguay Earthquake […]
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