News Plum Laboratories showcases Starlink-ready case 28th March 2024 Plum Laboratories recently announced the Plum Venture SR, a Starlink-ready Plum case that integrates a Starlink standard or GEN3 antenna with Plum’s antenna-array and power-bank capabilities. Plum Laboratories Owner and Lead Director Asha Moran said the Plum Venture SR enhances the company’s Plum Venture product by leveraging connectivity from the Starlink low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, […]
News Tait announces new multiprotocol P25-DMR portable with multiband flexibility 27th March 2024 ORLANDO—Tait Communications today announced the TP9900, a new rugged portable radio that is designed to let a user communicate on a P25 or DMR system operating in one of four frequency bands, according to an official with the company. Anthony Blyth, Tait Communications’ head of product marketing, said multiprotocol radios are not new to the […]
News Leaders outline struggles, benefits associated with ‘journey’ to NG911 26th March 2024 ORLANDO—Migrating public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform is challenging and can include setbacks, leaders of two high-profile NG911 deployment efforts in the states of California and Texas said during an IWCE 2024 conference session. Budge Currier (pictured above), assistant director of public-safety communications for California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services […]
Audio ADRF: Jim Lilienfeld outlines benefits of company’s converged in-building solution 26th March 2024 Jim Lilienfeld, ADRF’s senior manager for the southeast U.S., highlights features of the company’s converged in-building solution that can support public-safety broadband communications from all three U.S. nationwide carriers, as well as connectivity for consumers–for personal use and to call 911 when emergency incidents occur. To learn more about ADRF, IWCE 2024 attendees can […]
News ESChat, JPS announce solution to ease interoperable PTT deployments, enhance security 25th March 2024 ESChat and JPS Interoperability Solutions today announced that the JPS Z-Series platform soon will communicate natively with the ESChat push-to-talk (PTT) platform, which is expected to streamline gateway deployments and bolster security to meet the needs of the ESChat FedRAMP platform later this year. ESChat CEO Josh Lober said officials for JPS and ESChat have […]
Commentary Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024 Recently there was an article titled “LMR remains most reliable technology for public-safety communications,” written by the executive director of the Forestry Conservation Communications Association (“FCCA”). To some extent there are some truths to that, but it is not an absolute. Indeed, it is far from it. There were some assertions in the article that […]
Audio Rescue 42: Tim O’Connell outlines capabilities of Network Systems Deployable (NSD), Deployable Networks as a Service (DNaaS) offerings 24th March 2024 Rescue 42 President, CEO and CTO Tim O’Connell describes the functionality of his company’s Network Systems Deployable (NSD) and Deployable Networks as a Service (DNaaS) products that can work with a variety of carrier systems. IWCE 2024 attendees can learn more about Rescue 42 by visiting company officials at Booth #1333 in the exhibit […]
Partner content Changing concepts of identity underscore ‘Perfect Storm’ of cyber risk 23rd March 2024 Security teams are facing “the perfect storm” these days, with four seemingly major contributing factors at play: AI and generative AI; geopolitical dynamics; changing regulatory compliance requirements; and, notably, continuing growth in ransomware. They all lead to a very complex threat scenario that requires significant effort from cybersecurity professionals to protect their enterprises. At the heart […]
Partner content DoorDash starts drone deliveries from Wendy’s 23rd March 2024 Food delivery service DoorDash announced the expansion of its partnership with Alphabet’s Wing drone company to test drone deliveries in the U.S. beginning with customers in Christiansburg, Virginia. Wendy’s has been named the first restaurant partner and under the pilot program, select customers can order eligible items to be delivered by drone. The U.S. pilot […]
Partner content Beyond the barriers: Maximizing ROI in cybersecurity in local government organizations 23rd March 2024 The 2023 Local Government Cybersecurity National Survey found that more than 60 percent of IT officials at state and local organizations believe their budgets are inadequate to support their cyber programs. And only about half of their employees continually participate in cybersecurity training throughout the year, revealing a lack of engagement in IT security programs across their […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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