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IWCE 2016 will include new showcase areas for infrastructure, wearables, drones and apps

Wondering what will be new at IWCE 2016? New components featuring the latest in Infrastructure, wearables, drones and applications will be featured during next spring’s show in Las Vegas.

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Changes in public-safety communications are happening quickly—and acceleration is likely in the forecast

Evolution in public-safety communications has become noticeably more rapid in recent years, and the pace of change is likely to accelerate during the next several years, driven largely by developments in FirstNet and next-generation 911.

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Rivada Networks CEO Ganley says spectrum should be leveraged, traditional public-safety communications model ‘dead’

Government entities should be allowed to leverage unused spectrum resources to help fund public-safety initiatives, which would make obsolete the traditional public-safety LMR deployment model—in which governments provide spectrum and pay millions of taxpayer dollars for networks—according to Rivada Networks CEO Declan Ganley.

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Effective drone cybersecurity requires system-engineering approach, not just IT, panelists say

It is virtually impossible to completely secure the software used to operated aerial drones or other unmanned vehicles, so it is important that these systems be designed to operate safely even when the software is compromised, panelists said during a session at the recent Unmanned Systems 2015 event in Atlanta.

Five9: Mayur Anadkat highlights the benefits of new Freedom call-center solution

Mayur Anadkat, director of product marketing at Five9, explains how the company’s new Freedom release—announced today—helps simplify tasks for call-center agents, which lets them be more efficient and effective.

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Process for states’ opt-out opportunity complicates FirstNet business model

FirstNet’s business model promises to be challenging, even under the best of circumstances. But will the processes surrounding the opt-out decision-making process by states and territories create even more problems?

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Rockwell Collins, PowerTrunk team to install TETRA communications at JFK Airport

Rockwell Collins and PowerTrunk announce that the companies will install a TETRA system at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City as part of an upgrade to the airport’s current iDEN-based communications system.

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RAD: Elad Harf demonstrates the capabilities of company’s Megaplex platform

Elad Harf, utility and transportation systems engineer for RAD, showcases the features of the company’s Megaplex platform during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at the recent UTC Telecom & Technology 2015 show in Atlanta.

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FirstNet sheds light on financial challenges during Industry Day event

FirstNet is seeking partnerships that ensure the nationwide public-safety broadband network is financially sustainable in the long term and provides first responders with “the best price possible” for service, officials said during a meeting yesterday with attendees interested in responding to the FirstNet draft RFP.

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Join us on May 20 to learn more about legal policies associated with body-worn cameras

Legal expert Mee Soon Langohr from the law firm of Shulman Rogers will teach this month’s class about policy issues related to the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement. During the class, Langohr will provide answers and advice to entities trying to determine what they should consider fiscally, logistically and politically.

Commentary

IWCE 2016 will include new showcase areas for infrastructure, wearables, drones and apps

Commentary

Changes in public-safety communications are happening quickly—and acceleration is likely in the forecast

News

Rivada Networks CEO Ganley says spectrum should be leveraged, traditional public-safety communications model ‘dead’

News

Effective drone cybersecurity requires system-engineering approach, not just IT, panelists say

Five9: Mayur Anadkat highlights the benefits of new Freedom call-center solution

Commentary

Process for states’ opt-out opportunity complicates FirstNet business model

News

Rockwell Collins, PowerTrunk team to install TETRA communications at JFK Airport

Video

RAD: Elad Harf demonstrates the capabilities of company’s Megaplex platform

News

FirstNet sheds light on financial challenges during Industry Day event

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Join us on May 20 to learn more about legal policies associated with body-worn cameras

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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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