Partner content FEMA releases operational guidelines, hosts webinars on accommodating COVID-19 during hurricane season 23rd June 2020 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working to make sure that communities will head into 2020’s hurricane season while accounting for the new challenges that COVID-19 has brought. Published on June 5, the 59-page document includes detailed information on state, local, tribal and territorial government response planning and recovery planning during the 2020 hurricane season. “The […]
News FirstNet Authority signs $218 million task order for core upgrade, deployable assets 23rd June 2020 FirstNet Authority task orders worth $218 million have been executed that will fund AT&T’s initial upgrades to prepare the FirstNet network for 5G services, as well as to expand the FirstNet portfolio of deployable solutions to include more SatCOLTs and new assets, including mobile command vehicles. Officials for both the FirstNet Authority and AT&T confirmed […]
Audio Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications 23rd June 2020 Matias de Goycoechea, chief technology officer (CTO) and chairman of the board at Fiplex, discusses the functionalities of FLEX, the company’s new in-building platform that is designed to support public-safety communications using LMR or LTE technology. In addition to launching the new FLEX platform today, Fiplex yesterday released a white paper entitled “A Call […]
News FCC pursuing new spectrum policy for public-safety communications, official says 23rd June 2020 FCC officials are taking a new approach to public-safety spectrum policy, abandoning exclusive-use airwaves in favor of multi-purpose broadband frequencies that can be leveraged to support wireless communications for both first responders and the general public, according to an FCC official. David Furth, deputy chief of the FCC’s public-safety and homeland-security bureau, described the philosophical […]
Partner content Nokia confirms plans to slash 1,233 jobs in France 22nd June 2020 Nokia has revealed it will cut 1,233 jobs in France under its latest savings program as it tries to boost profitability following a disappointing run of quarterly earnings results. The Finnish equipment vendor confirmed an earlier report by Reuters, which said the layoffs would equal about one-third of the workforce at French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent International. Of […]
Partner content Connected cars facing a data logjam 18th June 2020 Vehicles are becoming increasingly connected and different stakeholders are looking to benefit from the information that this data provides. One of the key challenges is the ensuring that the data is being delivered to its intended location and that delivery of information, be it to the vehicle or from the vehicle out to the network, […]
Partner content The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings 18th June 2020 Smart City initiatives are emerging here in the U.S. and around the globe. Forward leaning cities from Seattle to Singapore to London are expected to spend nearly $124 billion this year on smart city initiatives, an increase of 18.9 percent from 2019, according to a recent IDC report. In order to have smart cities, it’s important […]
Partner content AT&T to shed 4,700 jobs as part of $6B savings plan, says labor union 18th June 2020 AT&T is to cut more than 3,400 technical and administrative jobs and permanently close about 250 shops employing 1,300 people, according to a trade union, piling further misery onto a US telecom workforce that has already witnessed thousands of job cuts in the last few years. The US operator’s plans were apparently disclosed to the […]
News FirstNet Authority board approves $218 million investment into 5G core, deployable assets 18th June 2020 FirstNet Authority board members yesterday voted to approve its first network investments into the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—a total of $218 million that will be used to fund initial upgrades to help make the FirstNet core ready for 5G, as well as to expand FirstNet’s portfolio of deployable network assets. With the vote, FirstNet […]
News AT&T exec highlights FirstNet performance amid COVID-19, spectrum interest 17th June 2020 FirstNet performed well during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and AT&T is interested in acquiring mid-band spectrum to support the carrier’s wireless-broadband visions, an AT&T executive said yesterday. Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications—the telecommunications arm of the corporate giant—said the company internally adapted well to the limitations associated with COVID-19 health restriction and […]
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