News Newscan: What wireless providers like Verizon, AT&T are doing to prepare for Hurricane Florence 12th September 2018 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What wireless providers like Verizon, AT&T are doing to prepare for Hurricane Florence A new lawsuit could set boundaries on employers accessing your devices Swarm Technologies CEO: Launching rogue satellites into space was ‘a mistake’ IBM used NYPD surveillance footage to develop technology that lets police search by […]
News Commercial carriers commit to adopting technologies to improve 911 location accuracy 12th September 2018 All four nationwide wireless carriers—AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint—will add device-based hybrid (DBH) location technologies that are designed to improve wireless emergency-caller location information, even within buildings, but public-safety officials expressed concerns about efforts surrounding vertical-location data.
News Newscan: FBI surveillance devices may interfere with 911 calls, U.S. senator says 29th August 2018 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FBI surveillance devices may interfere with 911 calls, U.S. senator says Sen. Wyden confirms cell-site simulators disrupt emergency calls Text-to-911 program showing early benefits, Palm Beach County says South Carolina county working on backup plan for 911 There was not a backup plan when 911 went out in […]
News Verizon to lift wireless data caps on public safety next week, with immediate help for Hawaii, West Coast 24th August 2018 Verizon announces that its public-safety customers nationwide will be eligible for unlimited data plans with no data caps—and no price increase to existing subscription packages—starting next week, with the new plans being implemented immediately in Hawaii and on the West Coast to address expected near-term emergency situations.
News Newscan: Revealed: Pentagon push to attack nuclear missiles before they launch 19th June 2018 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Revealed: Pentagon push to attack nuclear missiles before they launch Pentagon puts cyberwarriors on offensive, increasing the risk of conflict Calling 911? Apple’s iPhone will use RapidSOS technology to tell first responders exactly where you are Verizon and AT&T will stop selling you phone’s location to data brokers […]
CritComm Insights: Ken Rehbehn highlights global progress of public-safety LTE, MCPTT 19th June 2018 Ken Rehbehn, founder and principal analyst at CritComm Insights, provides an update on public-safety LTE initiatives in the United Kingdom, South Korea and Europe, based on insights gathered during recent travels, culminating with last week’s Mission Critical Technologies event in London. Rehbehn also examines plans for many public-safety LTE systems to use LMR technologies to address off-network voice communications.
Video Swarm Technology: Alfonso Iniguez demos ‘intent-based autonomy’ technology for coordinating drones 20th May 2018 Alfonso Iniguez, founder and CEO of Swarm Technology, demonstrates how the startup company’s patented technology lets connected drones and robots respond as a coordinated group to mission-focused commands as efficiently as possible, rather than having each object controlled individually. Based on concepts developed after years of observing ants, this “solidarity cell architure” provides the distributed artificial intelligence needed to coordinate the robots or drones.
Video Minn. National Guard: Thomas Simota showcases capabilities of deployable communications unit 1st May 2018 Sergeant First Class (SFC) Thomas Simota, interoperable communications manager for the Minnesota National Guard, highlights the features of a Minnesota National Guard deployable unit, which is designed to support interoperable communications between the military and public-safety entities.
Video Virtualnetcom: Mohan Tammisetti and Gary Monetti outline features of RAID standalone LTE network in hardened 12.5-pound backpack 7th March 2018 Virtualnetcom CEO Mohan Tammisetti and Gary Monetti describe the capabilities of the Rapid Autonomous Instant Deployable (RAID), a hardened communications backpack that transmits signals at 4 watts of power and includes an LTE eNodeB, an LTE evolved packet core (EPC) and IMS support for multimedia applications that enables a first responder to communicate, even when there is no connection to a terrestrial LTE network.
Video GWTCA: Andy Maxymillian and Alan Tilles discuss organization’s direction, new board members 6th March 2018 Andy Maxymillian and Alan Tilles highlight the two-year growth of the Government Wireless Technology and Communications Association (GWTCA), including the organization’s wireless-education initiatives and work with local governments as they seek to make key decisions associated with smart-community projects
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