Audio JPS: Roman Kaluta discusses interoperability approaches for LMR, LTE 25th February 2019 Roman Kaluta, JPS Interoperability Solutions’ director of interoperability solutions, explains how his company’s radio-over-IP (RoIP) technology can help ensure that disparate systems—whether they are based on LMR or a wireless broadband like LTE—can be linked to provide interoperable communications. IWCE 2019 attendees can view offerings from JPS Interoperability Solutions on the exhibit-hall floor on […]
News Newscan: FirstNet public-safety network coming to U.S. Navy bases 22nd February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FirstNet public-safety network coming to U.S. Navy bases U.S. trials advanced tech for denied urban and subterranean warfare Scientists use smartphone tech to improve dismal rating of nation’s civil infrastructure Hauwei founder denies sharing secrets with China Rift between U.S. and European mobile carriers opens over Huawei Russia […]
News Samsung unveils Galaxy S10 line with immediate FirstNet support, foldable device, 5G phone later in the year 22nd February 2019 Samsung this week launched three Galaxy S10 models featuring fingerprint, camera and battery technologies—as well as FirstNet certification—that are expected to appeal to public-safety users, while also using the event to unveil a foldable device and 5G smartphones that will be available later this year. Vivid displays and enhanced camera technologies likely will be consumers’ […]
Audio IWCE: Ken Rehbehn outlines highlights of Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) zone 21st February 2019 Ken Rehbehn of CritComm Insights talks about the Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) zone, where vendors with emerging-technology solutions will showcase their offerings on March 6-7. In addition, the MCT area will feature a Rehbehn-directed content program that will include presentations about topics such as drones, smart cities, private LTE, digital-evidence management, artificial intelligence and […]
News Verizon shares vision for transition to 5G, expectations to meet high-reliability, low-latency thresholds 20th February 2019 Fueled by massive amounts of millimeter-wave spectrum, true mobile 5G services will deliver ultra-fast download speeds and two performance characteristics that promise to be crucial in the critical-communications arena: 99.999% reliability and end-to-end network latency of less than 5 milliseconds, according to Verizon officials. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg initially announced these performance thresholds last month […]
News Newscan: China rejects Australian parliament cyberattack claims as ‘baseless” and ‘irresponsible’ 19th February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations China rejects Australian parliament cyberattack claims as ‘baseless” and ‘irresponsible’ Someone hacked the Australian parliament, and we don’t know who Emergency leaders call on Congress to fix outdated 911 systems nationwide Selling 911 location data is illegal—U.S. carriers reportedly did it anyway D.C. using new technology from RapidSOS […]
News No clear plans for federal NG911 legislation, but funding hope remains, NENA chief says 19th February 2019 Hope for legislation that would allocate billions in federal funding to help pay for 911 call centers’ transition to IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) technology remains, although no NG911 bills currently are on the verge of being introduced, according to National Emergency Number Associations (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes. “I think there’s interest and support to improve […]
News AT&T officials outline current IoT capabilities over FirstNet, future considerations for LTE-M 15th February 2019 FirstNet currently does not support the use of low-power, wide-area (LPWA) protocols like LTE-M, but the nationwide public-safety broadband network can be leveraged for low-bandwidth Internet of Things (IoT) use cases with quality of service, priority and preemption (QPP) on LTE, according to AT&T officials. David Allen, director of IoT advanced product development for AT&T—the […]
News Newscan: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hints at Huawei ultimatum to countries buying equipment 12th February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hints at Huawei ultimatum to countries buying equipment West Virginia officials say FCC report gives inaccurate overview of state 911 funding, diversion claims Texas bill would prevent phone companies from ‘throttling’ first responders’ data Agencies: We have enough tech, we need more […]
News Ericsson announces MCPTT support, including eMBMS LTE broadcast, IOPS functionality 12th February 2019 Ericsson has announced a new critical-communications portfolio that includes two key capabilities needed for 3GPP-standard mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT) to become a viable alternative to LMR: LTE broadcast and the ability for a cell site to support local communications without connectivity to the main network core. Jason Johur, Ericsson’s strategy and market-development director for […]
Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations 1 27th February 2023
