In-Building

Commentary

Reflections on recent LTE outages

Rogers Communications Canada experienced a national service outage on July 8, 2022, that halted LTE communications for millions of Canadians, including public-safety agencies counting on mobile broadband for operations. In light of this jarring failure, should public-safety leaders rethink plans to collapse all wireless communications onto a single wireless technology platform operated by a service […]

News

FirstNet officials share details on in-building offering that is free to public safety

FirstNet officials recently released more information about an in-building-coverage initiative that lets primary-agency customers install AT&T Cell Booster Pro devices—at no cost to the agency—in facilities that house public-safety personnel, such as fire stations and police headquarters. Matt Walsh, assistant vice president of products for AT&T’s FirstNet team, said the initial reaction to the in-building […]

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Thousands of organizations remain at risk from zero-click IP camera bug

Some 2,300 organizations worldwide — many of them in the United States — remain at risk of major compromise via a known critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Hikvision IP video cameras that was disclosed last year. The bug (CVE-2021-36260) is a command injection vulnerability that is present in the Web server of several Hikvision […]

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From integrating new technologies to staffing shortages, report highlights challenges faced by 911 answering centers

Over the last decade, administrators of public safety answering points (PSAPs) and 911 answering centers have faced innumerable challenges—from securing systems against cyberattacks, to keeping up with the latest technologies and meeting staffing demands in an increasingly stressful environment. It hasn’t been easy. “The public safety leaders tasked with managing today’s 911 centers face tremendous pressure—staying on […]

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Expiring root certificates threaten IoT in the enterprise

So many everyday items in the developed world are now connected to the Internet, often inexplicably. It adds another layer of potential technology failure that for personal appliances can be something of an amusing annoyance: blinds that won’t open, microwaves that don’t adjust for time changes, refrigerators that need firmware updates. But in the enterprise, when Internet of […]

News

FirstNet Authority board approves FY 2023 budget of $358 million

FirstNet Authority board members yesterday approved a $358 million budget for fiscal year 2023, with more than half of the money being allocated to investments that would be designed to enhance the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T. As in past years, the FirstNet Authority budget for fiscal year 2023—beginning on Oct. […]

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Will they come for Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg?

Hans Vestberg started his telecom career at network equipment giant Ericsson in the early 1990s. He worked his way up through the Swedish company’s ranks until, in 2010, he became the vendor’s first CEO who didn’t have a background in engineering. But Ericsson ejected Vestberg in 2016 following a string of poor financial results and a slide […]

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Telecommunication software connects legacy infrastructure to modern dispatch centers

In the last few months, news of mass shootings has frequently dominated the headlines. It’s an increasingly concerning issue that must be confronted by public agencies in a number of ways, among them, by making it easier for those in trouble to connect with public safety organizations—and by giving dispatchers more information and tools at […]

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Dell’Oro cuts forecast on private wireless networks by 20%

Dell’Oro Group, in a brief press release, said private wireless radio access network (RAN) shipments and revenues were again coming in below expectations, resulting in a “near-term downgrade.” The analyst firm now projects that annual revenue from private wireless LTE/5G small cells – hardware only – will reach between $800 million and $1 billion by […]

Audio

Polaris Wireless: Manlio Allegra talks 911 Z-axis tech, future IoT opportunities

Manlio Allegra, co-founder and CEO at Polaris Wireless, outlines the latest developments in 911 location, including recent announcements of industry compliance with FCC requirements to provide Z-axis vertical-location information for all 911 callers, even when calling wirelessly from inside a multi-story building. In addition to providing this Z-axis location for feature-phone makers like Schok, […]

Commentary

Reflections on recent LTE outages

News

FirstNet officials share details on in-building offering that is free to public safety

Partner content

Thousands of organizations remain at risk from zero-click IP camera bug

Partner content

From integrating new technologies to staffing shortages, report highlights challenges faced by 911 answering centers

Partner content

Expiring root certificates threaten IoT in the enterprise

News

FirstNet Authority board approves FY 2023 budget of $358 million

Partner content

Will they come for Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg?

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Telecommunication software connects legacy infrastructure to modern dispatch centers

Partner content

Dell’Oro cuts forecast on private wireless networks by 20%

Audio

Polaris Wireless: Manlio Allegra talks 911 Z-axis tech, future IoT opportunities

Commentary

Reflections on recent LTE outages

Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

LTE and liability: Why the fire service must move forward with digital incident command

Events

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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