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Vestberg keeps the wireless focus on Verizon’s revenues, not customers

In its wireless business, Verizon reported significant declines in the number of its consumer postpaid phone customers and prepaid customers, alongside a slowdown in the growth of its business postpaid phone customers. But company officials offered an upbeat tone, and reiterated Verizon’s intention to grow its wireless service revenues. “We’re making steady progress and expect […]

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AT&T says FirstNet has about 4.7 million connections, 25,000 agencies

FirstNet supports more than 4.7 million connections for public-safety subscribers representing more than 25,000 agencies as of the end of March, AT&T stated today in conjunction with the release of the carrier’s first-quarter earnings. AT&T CEO John Stankey indicated that the public-safety adoption of FirstNet is ahead of the contractual obligation for the metric as […]

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Facing up to facial recognition

While many communities have developed ordinances and regulations aimed at banning or limiting facial recognition—it’s time to re-evaluate. Consumers have generally accepted facial recognition because it makes things easier and still provides a healthy degree of protection as opposed to forgetting or misplacing passwords. Smartphone users use facial recognition every time they look at their […]

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CMA releases full decision costing Motorola Solutions more than $1 billion in Airwave revenue

Motorola Solutions’ Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom (UK) will lose more than $1 billion in expected revenue during the next several years, according to the full report from Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) detailing its final investigative decision. Released last week, the CMA full report reiterated its plan to impose pricing controls—likely beginning […]

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AT&T claims the lead in public safety, but Verizon balks

Citing new studies from two different market research companies, AT&T said it is now the clear leader in the market for public safety wireless services. But Verizon – the longtime leader in the space – isn’t buying it. “Our statistics don’t corroborate what AT&T is saying,” Maggie Hallbach, the president of Verizon’s Frontline business, told […]

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Procurement plays a key role when local governments acquire technology

When local governments plan to acquire technology, they need to follow a few key steps says Michael Maurer, a partner at the Best Best & Krieger (BB&K) law firm and a member of the firm’s Municipal Law team. He also serves as city attorney for La Habra Heights and San Jacinto, Calif. Maurer says one best practice cities […]

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UK officials acknowledge ESN risks, hope to complete public-safety broadband project by 2030

Already several years behind schedule, the Emergency Services Network (ESN) public-safety broadband initiative remains the UK Home Office’s riskiest project—one that may not be complete until the end of 2029 and likely will not provide a financial payback until the 2040s, UK officials told a Parliament oversight committee. Earlier this year, the UK Home Office […]

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While status for telecommunicators starts to improve, compensation continues to lag

National Telecommunicators Week is being celebrated nationwide this week—and rightly so. Telecommunicators represent the hub of the emergency-response wheel, and this has been the case for a very long time. When 911 service first emerged in the United States, which occurred in 1968, it was common for a secretary in a sheriff’s office to answer […]

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FBI & FCC warn on ‘juice jacking’ at public chargers, but what’s the risk?

US government agencies are warning that malware planted in public charging stations for phones and other electronics can sneak onto your device when you least expect it. On April 6, the FBI Denver office published a morsel of advice. “Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels, or shopping centers,” its tweet stated. “Bad actors have […]

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John Deere creates farm of the future

John Deere is taking high-tech farming to the next level. The company made a splash at CES in Las Vegas two years ago when it introduced a fully self-driving tractor. It followed up at the next CES earlier this year by showing its high-tech fertilizer and chemical spreader on a long boom pulled by a […]

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Vestberg keeps the wireless focus on Verizon’s revenues, not customers

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AT&T says FirstNet has about 4.7 million connections, 25,000 agencies

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Facing up to facial recognition

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CMA releases full decision costing Motorola Solutions more than $1 billion in Airwave revenue

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AT&T claims the lead in public safety, but Verizon balks

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Procurement plays a key role when local governments acquire technology

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UK officials acknowledge ESN risks, hope to complete public-safety broadband project by 2030

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While status for telecommunicators starts to improve, compensation continues to lag

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FBI & FCC warn on ‘juice jacking’ at public chargers, but what’s the risk?

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