Audio Verizon: Bill Bratton talks about Advisory Council, upcoming Virtual Town Hall 4th August 2020 Bill Bratton, who has led police departments in New York, Boston and Los Angeles during a career that spanned five decades, discusses the impact that technological evolution has had on public-safety communications and operations. Currently the executive chairman of Teneo Risk Holdings, Bratton also chairs Verizon’s First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC), which was established […]
Partner content Huawei customer working on AT&T’s FirstNet buildout 3rd August 2020 AT&T confirmed to Light Reading it selected Union Wireless to build FirstNet services for public-safety users across rural Wyoming. “Union will help build out additional LTE coverage across rural communities, adding Band 14 spectrum and AT&T commercial LTE spectrum bands to cellular sites,” an AT&T spokesperson wrote in response to questions on the topic. Union […]
News Horowitz cites FirstNet adoption during COVID-19 pandemic, expects momentum to continue 31st July 2020 Public-safety entities are increasingly willing to adopt the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—particularly as first responders recognize its value during the COVID-19 pandemic, FirstNet Authority board Chairman Ed Horowitz said this week. Horowitz said he believes FirstNet reached its “tipping point” last December, when AT&T reported more than 1 million FirstNet […]
Partner content Six big questions about the FCC’s $9 billion fund for rural 5G 31st July 2020 The FCC wants to dole out $9 billion to finance the construction of 5G networks in rural areas of the US. Naturally, the devil is in the details. Should the agency require participants in the program to build speedy 5G networks, or are slower networks OK too? Should satellite providers be allowed to receive money from the […]
News Unlocking telehealth benefits hinges on data integration 31st July 2020 While telehealth has seen unprecedented growth in the first half of 2020, its continued popularity will depend in part on the availability of expanded remote patient monitoring capabilities. Even though scores of internet-connected health and medical devices have been developed, they frequently haven’t been incorporated into routine clinical care. “The ability to integrate [remote health […]
Partner content SpaceMobile deal could kill all of AT&T’s dead zones 31st July 2020 According to SpaceMobile, AT&T is putting the final touches on an agreement with the startup that could allow the operator to connect its customers’ existing phones directly to SpaceMobile’s satellites. If the service works as promised, the result could essentially eliminate all of AT&T’s 4G and 5G dead zones with the flip of a switch. A […]
News EMS, healthcare solutions highlighted in latest Verizon 5G initiative 29th July 2020 Applications designed to aid healthcare and emergency medical services (EMS) outcomes are the focus of current testing in Verizon’s 5G First Responder Lab that is scheduled to extend through the end of the year, according to a company official. Nick Nilan, Verizon’s director of public-sector product development, said the company’s previous work in the 5G […]
News Newscan: DHS fears widespread mask wearing will break facial-recognition software 29th July 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations DHS fears widespread mask wearing will break facial-recognition software Seattle police claim protesters blocked way to dying man. In fact, miscommunication with Seattle Fire was problem Ransomware attack on Garmin thought to be the work of Russian cybercrime gang Are newer medical IoT devices less secure than old […]
News Newscan: Chinese consulate in Houston accused of being ‘spy center’ 24th July 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Chinese consulate in Houston accused of being ‘spy center’ China is harvesting the DNA of its people. Is this this future of policing? Popular Chinese-made drone is found to have security weakness AT&T’s low-band 5G network is now available nationwide Washington’s King County pushes to take away power […]
Partner content Nokia’s first commercial 5G ‘accelerates autonomous’ 24th July 2020 Nokia’s first commercial 5G SA industrial-grade private wireless network is being seen as opening the door to autonomous industry vehicles. The telecoms giant has announced that Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will deploy a Nokia 5G SA private wireless network at its test mine in Tampere, Finland. Throughout development of its 5G SA private wireless […]
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