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Allerio Mobile Hub certified for use on FirstNet, other LTE carrier networks

Startup Allerio announced that its easy-to-use Mobile Hub broadband platform designed for EMS use and the healthcare community has been certified for use by the FCC and multiple U.S. carriers—FirstNet/AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and U.S. Cellular. “One of the unique things about this is that there’s one button on it—it turns the device on, and it […]

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Verizon expected to go big in CBRS 3.5 GHz auction

A wide range of analysts and industry observers anticipate that Verizon will spend heavily on 3.5GHz CBRS licenses during the FCC’s spectrum auction next month. “I expect Verizon to participate because they could use some midband spectrum,” said analyst Peter Rysavy of Rysavy Research. And how much spectrum will Verizon purchase? “A lot,” estimated analyst […]

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Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications

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 […]

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The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings

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 […]

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CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention

Private-equity investors are running the numbers on shared CBRS enterprise networks, which are expected to create new opportunities for so-called neutral host providers. Neutral hosts own and operate network assets and are paid by carriers and/or enterprise customers for the use of their networks. Clayton Funk, managing director at MVP Capital, said private-equity firms are […]

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COVID-19 measures underscore broadband needs across many critical sectors, speakers say

Availability of reliable broadband connectivity is proving to be a primary factor in determining what people can do during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing officials to reassess initiatives and policies in key areas like public safety, healthcare and education, according to experts speaking on recent panel about the subject. David Witkowski, executive director of the wireless-communications […]

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Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente considering private LTE network

Kristan Kline is in charge of network strategy for Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest nonprofit health plan with 12 million members, 39 hospitals and $84 billion in revenue. He recently completed Cornell University’s 5G for Business online program, but when he thinks about how wireless technology can solve business problems for Kaiser, 5G isn’t the […]

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Things get tense between Dish and T-Mobile

Is the relationship between Dish Network and T-Mobile starting to sour? Based on a new filing with the FCC, that certainly appears to be the case. In the filing, Dish complained that T-Mobile inappropriately used Dish’s spectrum as a marketing ploy during COVID-19 lockdowns. “Since T-Mobile gained temporary access to Dish’s 600MHz spectrum on March 15, […]

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IWCE: Stephanie McCall highlights features of Virtual Connections portal

Stephanie McCall, show director of IWCE, talks about the new Virtual Connections portal, which can be found at https://virtualconnections.iwceexpo.com/. This portal provides visitors with free access to two weeks of daily webinars–available for live participation, as well as on-demand viewing–and a hearty choice of multimedia information about the Virtual Connections sponsors. The first live webinar […]

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COVID-19 pandemic having mixed impacts on in-building projects for public-safety communications

Most aspects of the economy have slowed or halted completely in the wake of measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but the pandemic is resulting in certain in-building communications projects being accelerated, according to an official at in-building solutions provider ADRF. Dennis Burns, ADRF’s director of public safety, said the company is very busy […]

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Allerio Mobile Hub certified for use on FirstNet, other LTE carrier networks

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Verizon expected to go big in CBRS 3.5 GHz auction

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Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications

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The connected future of smart cities starts with smart buildings

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CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention

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COVID-19 measures underscore broadband needs across many critical sectors, speakers say

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Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente considering private LTE network

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Things get tense between Dish and T-Mobile

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IWCE: Stephanie McCall highlights features of Virtual Connections portal

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COVID-19 pandemic having mixed impacts on in-building projects for public-safety communications

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COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented challenges for ECCs, 911 centers

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