News BusPatrol safety solution leverages—and funds—FirstNet, broadband connectivity for school buses 28th October 2020 A Maryland school system is utilizing automated stop-arm video solutions from BusPatrol in an effort to deter illegal passing of stopped school buses to improve student safety, but the arrangement also funds FirstNet wireless broadband connectivity needed to support push-to-talk and fleet-management applications. “The issue of motorists driving by bus stops is a serious one […]
News Sierra Wireless 5G vehicle router commercially available 23rd October 2020 Sierra Wireless this week announced the commercial availability of the AirLink MG90 5G platform, which company officials tout as the first multinetwork 5G vehicle router solution for critical-communications users. Dave Markland, the director of product management at Sierra Wireless, said the MG90 5G is designed to let users in the utility, transit and public-safety sectors […]
News Newscan: FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911 23rd October 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911 Google discontinues its Google Nest Secure alarm system Why the Zonar and BusPatrol partnership is pivotal for student safety North Wales Fire and Rescue signs $1 million deal with Capita for communications […]
Partner content U.S. Justice Dept.: Google paid handset makers for search dominance 23rd October 2020 The US Justice Department has filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google‘s parent Alphabet, accusing it of a secretive deal with Apple and other mobile phone makers. The lawsuit says Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook met Google’s head, Sundar Pichai, in 2018 to come up with a deal under which, as a senior Apple employee later described, the two companies would “work […]
Partner content Ransomware attacks show little sign of slowing in 2021 23rd October 2020 Security experts see little chance of ransomware attacks slowing down in 2021 given the continued and growing success that criminal groups have had in extorting sizeable ransoms from victims this year. If anything, attacks will only get qualitatively worse as criminal groups become more organized and targeted in their campaigns, and ransomware tools become easier […]
News Judge sides with Motorola Solutions, denies Hytera request for retrial, reduced damages 21st October 2020 A federal-court judge this week released an order denying Hytera’s requests for a retrial or a reduction in the $764.6 million in damages for utilizing Motorola Solutions trade secrets and copyrighted software code to develop much of its DMR product portfolio. “Hytera has not met the high standard for judgment as a matter of law, […]
News Newscan: Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say 21st October 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say BusPatrol, FirstNet partner with Carroll County, Va., public schools to outfit world’s most advanced school-bus fleet U.S. indicts Sandworm, Russia’s most destructive cyberwar unit Verizon signs up Microsoft, Nokia to build private 5G […]
Audio ESChat: Josh Lober outlines benefits of PTT integration on Samsung device 21st October 2020 ESChat CEO Josh Lober explains how the company has fully integrated its push-to-talk (PTT) application to work on the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro rugged smartphone, allowing users to leverage the device’s dedicated PTT and Emergency Call buttons to communicate without having to open the app on screen. This functionality also is available on the […]
Audio IPAWS: FEMA, DHS officials outline alerting system, development of new toolkit 16th October 2020 Antwane Johnson, FEMA’s director of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), and Norman Speicher, program manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology directorate, discuss the alerting system and how their agencies worked together to develop the IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit. Released in August, the toolkit is designed to […]
News Hytera, Motorola Solutions await DMR injunction ruling after submitting final briefs 16th October 2020 Attorneys for Hytera and Motorola Solutions this week submitted final written arguments regarding injunctive relief that could block Hytera from selling many of its DMR products worldwide, apparently clearing a path for a federal judge to rule on the matter after several months of consideration. Motorola Solutions has asked U.S. District Court Judge Charles Norgle […]
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