News Newscan: Boeing is going to update the control software on the 737 MAX that may cause the plane to nosedive 12th March 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Boeing is going to update the control software on the 737 MAX that may cause the plane to nosedive Are there problems with the Boeing 737 MAX? A second deadly crash raises new questions The Boeing 737 MAX: Is the problem with the plane or the pilots? Congresswoman […]
Video Manny Dureja, Guy Jouannelle outline D.C. initiative to ensure FirstNet in-building coverage 7th March 2019 Wave Wireless CEO Manny Dureja (left) and Guy Jouannelle, a consultant working with the District of Columbia, provide some details around D.C’s efforts to implement rules requiring in-building coverage for FirstNet service later this year.
News Cloud computing a great enabler for multiple sectors, Amazon Web Services official says 7th March 2019 LAS VEGAS–In Wednesday’s second keynote at IWCE 2019, Merritt Baer, principal security architect for global accounts at Amazon Web Services, addressed the future of cloud computing. Baer said that society is at an interesting point in history, noting that we have the opportunity now to build our futures, not only from a policy standpoint but […]
Video Virtualnetcom: Company officials showcase backpack, drone-capable LTE networking solutions 6th March 2019 From left, Gary Monetti, Mohan Tammisetti and Keith Kaczmarek of Virtualnetcom (VNC) exhibit the company’s solutions that are designed to provide full-featured LTE network connectivity in locations where no terrestrial network is available. The Rapid Autonomous Instant Deployable (RAID) backpack weighs 8.5 pounds, while the FeatherLite package weighs 2.5 pounds, so it can be […]
Video Fiplex, Virtualnetcom: Keith Kaczmarek, Matias de Goycoechea discuss new partnership 6th March 2019 Virtualnetcom’s Keith Kaczmarek (left) and Fiplex CEO Matias de Goycoechea announce a partnership between the companies that is designed to enable in-building solutions that support LMR and LTE communications.
Video Sonim: Bob Escalle demonstrates capabilities of SLED, enabling LMR comms with a rugged LTE device 5th March 2019 Bob Escalle, Sonim Technologies’ vice president for the public-safety market segment, demonstrates the Sonim LMR Enhanced Detachable (SLED), which attaches to a Sonim XP8 rugged LTE smartphone to enable LMR connectivity on P25, DMR or NXDN networks using 2.5 watts of output power. The entire package is expected to retail for less than $1,500, […]
Video Sonim, Cradlepoint: Bob Escalle, Lindsay Notwell showcase features of new Rapid Deployment Kit 5th March 2019 Bob Escalle (left), Sonim Technologies’ vice president for the public-safety market segment, and Lindsay Notwell, Cradlepoint’s senior vice president for 5G strategy and global carrier operations, outline the features of the Rapid Deployment Kit. Designed to support critical communications during the initial response phase, the Rapid Deployment Kit includes four Sonim rugged phones, a Cradlepoint […]
Interoperability debate dominates carrier-selection panel at IWCE 2019 5th March 2019 LAS VEGAS—Whether Verizon and FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety network being built by AT&T—should support secure interoperability between subscribers of both systems was the topic of a spirited debate yesterday at IWCE 2019 between consultants who work with Verizon and AT&T. In building FirstNet, AT&T established a physically separate LTE core to manage FirstNet subscriber traffic, providing […]
News FirstNet deployment should be more than 60% complete by end of year, AT&T exec says 28th February 2019 More than 60% of the planned buildout of the FirstNet system will be completed by the end of this year—months ahead of the contracted schedule—with a realistic possibility that even more progress will be made on the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), an AT&T executive said yesterday. John Stephens, AT&T’s chief financial officer, reiterated that […]
News Mark43 partners with Carbyne to bring cloud-based call-handling, dispatching package to 911 sector 26th February 2019 Cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) vendor Mark43 today announced a partnership with Carbyne—a cloud-based, call-handling platform provider—to integrate their solutions into what the companies describe as the “first entirely cloud-based incident-response system in the U.S.” Officials for both companies cited the complementary nature of the partnership, noting that both Mark43 and Carbyne share a vision that public-safety […]
Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations 1 27th February 2023
