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Southern Linc turns to Ericsson for MCPTT with eMBMS, replacing Motorola Solutions WAVE 7000

Southern Linc—the southeast U.S. regional carrier that also provides communications for the Southern Company utility—is deploying Ericsson’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution with eMBMS broadcast capability that is scheduled to be used by utility workers by the end of the year, according to a Southern Linc official. Southern Linc’s network operates on 3 MHz of 800 MHz […]

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Real-time location systems: A moving target for IoT

During the first e-commerce era, package location tracking arose as a showcase application. In 1994, FedEx.com’s success making such tracking information available online showed what the web could do, and it quickly got wide attention. Today, GPS-oriented tracking systems such as Amazon and Uber have again redefined users’ expectations for efficient fleet systems. Internet of […]

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AT&T customers explore use cases for edge computing

“Our entire edge strategy is based around what our customers actually need,” AT&T proclaimed in a recent blog post. The post was penned by Mo Katibeh, CMO of AT&T Business and champion of the company’s edge computing initiative. Katibeh told Light Reading recently that AT&T’s business customers have diverse needs, and that 5G edge compute is not […]

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Sonim CEO reiterates public-safety focus, says company ‘is not for sale’

Sonim Technologies is “not for sale” and intends to continue developing rugged public-safety broadband products, including high-powered user equipment (HPUE) that take advantage of 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum to extend the effective range of devices, according to new Sonim CEO Tom Wilkinson. “We are absolutely committed to public safety,” Wilkinson said during an interview […]

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Edge-computing benefits for AI crystallizing

Interest in edge computing continues to build, as does confusion surrounding the architecture. The situation is similar when it comes to artificial intelligence. The prospect of moving AI to the edge might sound like a recipe for even more confusion. Performing artificial intelligence at the edge is often “just theory quoted in articles,” said Martin […]

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Inside Samsung’s 5G factory for AT&T

Among the businesses with the most to gain from 5G are manufacturing industries that require very high levels of precision in both their processes and their final products. This perfectly describes the semiconductor industry, where changes that are imperceptible to the human eye can have a huge impact on quality. “Semiconductor facilities are inherently complex […]

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NextNav plans to make vertical-location capability available in top 50 markets this year

NextNav this year plans to deploy sensors that will let cellular devices determine their vertical—or Z-axis—location for 911 purposes in at least the top 50 markets after securing $120 million in a funding to pay for the installation of the needed infrastructure, according to a company official. NextNav last week announced the $120 million funding […]

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews education, keynotes and events for NATE Unite 2020

NATE Executive Director Todd Schlekeway outlines the themes, events and educational opportunities–highlighted by keynotes from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty–available to attendees of NATE UNITE 2020, the organization’s annual national event that will be conducted Feb. 17-20 in Raleigh, N.C. Go to the NATE web site for more information […]

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2020 is the year when vertical location becomes a reality for public safety

Last spring, we outlined how 3D location can increase situational awareness and improve operational efficiency for public safety responders. At the time, this was a somewhat hypothetical scenario as 3D location technology had been proven but not yet implemented. Since then 3D location capability has been available to application developers through an over-the-top capability. ‘Over […]

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Qwake Technologies: Bryce Stirton of Responder Corp explains how C-THRU technology can help firefighters navigate smoky rooms

Bryce Stirton, co-founder and president of Responder Corp, explains how Qwake’s C-THRU augmented-reality (AR) technology is designed to help firefighters navigate safely in smoke-filled environments. Qwake Technologies officials hope to bring this technology to market as early as 2020. Stirton spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson last week during the Operation Convergent Response […]

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Southern Linc turns to Ericsson for MCPTT with eMBMS, replacing Motorola Solutions WAVE 7000

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Real-time location systems: A moving target for IoT

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AT&T customers explore use cases for edge computing

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Sonim CEO reiterates public-safety focus, says company ‘is not for sale’

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Edge-computing benefits for AI crystallizing

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Inside Samsung’s 5G factory for AT&T

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NextNav plans to make vertical-location capability available in top 50 markets this year

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews education, keynotes and events for NATE Unite 2020

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2020 is the year when vertical location becomes a reality for public safety

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Qwake Technologies: Bryce Stirton of Responder Corp explains how C-THRU technology can help firefighters navigate smoky rooms

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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