News Ed Parkinson named as FirstNet Authority CEO 12th March 2020 Ed Parkinson today was named by the FirstNet Authority Board as executive director—operationally, the chief executive officer (CEO)—for the FirstNet Authority, becoming the organization’s third full-time staff leader and its first in more than 17 months. FirstNet Authority Board Chair Ed Horowitz said that Parkinson was selected at the conclusion of a “comprehensive and thorough […]
Audio RapidSOS: Tom Guthrie outlines ability to share gunfire-detection data with 911 centers 12th March 2020 Tom Guthrie, senior vice president and general manager for the RapidSOS public-safety unit, highlights the information available to 911 personnel through his company’s newly announced partnership with SafeZone, a provider of indoor gunfire-detection technology, as well the eventual potential to share smart-building information with public safety automatically in the future.
News FirstNet buildout 80% complete, serves 1.2 million subscribers, AT&T exec says 12th March 2020 AT&T’s contracted FirstNet deployment of LTE equipment operating on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum is 80% complete—a year ahead of schedule—and the overall public-safety broadband system serves 1.2 million subscribers and more than 10,000 public-safety entities, an AT&T executive said this week. AT&T Chief Financial Officer (CFO) John Stephens made the statements during the Deutsche […]
News Kymeta unveils new antenna, plans to offer hybrid satellite-cell connectivity 11th March 2020 Kymeta this week announced the commercial availability of its new u8 mobile antenna platform—a software-defined solution supporting satellite connections throughout the Ku-band and cellular LTE service—that lets the company offer an always-on hybrid connectivity bundle, starting at a price of $999 per month. Bill Marks, Kymeta’s chief strategy officer, said the company hopes to make […]
News Newscan: Coronavirus could be a boon for telemedicine, as health industry hopes to keep ‘worried well’ out of the hospital 10th March 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Coronavirus could be a boon for telemedicine, as health industry hopes to keep ‘worried well’ out of the hospital With 290 million kids out of school, coronavirus is putting online learning to the test 5 years of Intel CPUs and chipsets have a concerning flaw that’s unfixable Text-to-911 […]
Partner content Verizon, AT&T withdraw from smart-city efforts 10th March 2020 Verizon and AT&T no longer have high-profile executives dedicated to smart city operations. And both have largely folded their smart city efforts into other business units. Specifically, Verizon’s VP of Smart Communities, Mrinalini (Lani) Ingram, left the company in September, and Verizon’s smart city efforts have been moved under Maggie Hallbach, head of Verizon’s Public Sector […]
Partner content Huawei’s ’18-month lead’ in 5G is telecom’s most spurious claim 9th March 2020 Ever since Huawei became public-enemy number one in the eyes of top US officials, stories have been circulating about its huge technology lead over rivals: Eighteen months is one repeated estimate of its head start over other companies developing 5G products. This would be a remarkable achievement. Twenty years ago, Huawei was derided as a […]
News $764.6 million judgment against Hytera made official, but Motorola Solutions injunction request still pending 9th March 2020 A federal judge on Friday entered a final judgment that Hytera Communications must pay Motorola Solutions $764.6 million without altering the jury’s verdict in the case, but all parties are awaiting the judge’s decision on injunctive efforts that would prevent Hytera from selling most of its DMR products. In his final judgment, Judge Charles Norgle […]
Audio TCCA: Tony Gray discusses organization’s TETRA history, work toward LTE future 9th March 2020 As TCCA celebrates its 25th anniversary, TCCA CEO Tony Gray talks about the organization’s support of the development of TETRA—the LMR standard for public-safety agencies in Europe and many other parts of the world—as well its crucial role in helping get the 3GPP standards body to create public-safety standards within LTE technology. As public-safety […]
Commentary 3 tips for mitigating the ransomware threat to government offices 9th March 2020 In 2019, more than 140 local governments, hospitals, and police stations fell victim to malicious ransomware attacks. Various cities across Louisiana, Texas, and Florida are among many that have appeared in the headlines. This particularly malicious type of cybercrime has become a global issue whose reach and impact continue to grow. Recent reports claim ransomware damages could […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024