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ESChat: Josh Lober discusses COVID-19 impact on PTT business

ESChat Josh Lober explains the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) company, in terms of internal operations and subscribing customers.

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With connected cars, zero trust is the best security advice

The road to fully autonomous vehicles has many obstacles but perhaps none more insidious than hacking. Cybersecurity experts say improvements have been made but there’s much work to be done to secure vehicles before and during production as well as years later once they’re on the road. McAfee recently made headlines by hacking a Tesla […]

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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

Despite the initial optimism surrounding 5G, achieving return on investment on the technology remains uncertain for telecommunications operators. As a result, the prospect that t5G connectivity will spur a flurry of novel IoT applications will almost certainly be delayed. While deployments are steadily increasing, so are telcos’ costs. Although increasing cellular traffic underscores the need for […]

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Technology goes viral: Local governments use tech to help communities weather COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing

Around March 13 is when Suffield, Ct., First Selectman Melissa Mack estimates that she “saw the writing on the wall” with the coronavirus’s spread. The town’s chief executive witnessed the virus spreading in nearby New York City and Fairfield County, Ct., and she surmised it would soon get to her community in the state’s north-central […]

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School of hard knocks: 911 operations in the COVID-19 era

Boxer and pop philosopher Mike Tyson once opined that “everyone has a plan—until they get punched in the mouth.” Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic has punched the public-safety/emergency-response community squarely in the mouth—and hard. But the community’s resiliency and creativity is enabling it to fight back equally hard, and the lessons being learned through the […]

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FCC plans vote on Anterix proposal for 900 MHz private LTE for utilities, enterprises

FCC commissioners next month are expected to approve rules that would let Anterix transition its narrowband LMR spectrum in the 900 MHz band to a contiguous block of private LTE airwaves designed to support mission-critical broadband applications for utilities and other enterprises. For Anterix—known as pdvWireless until the company changed its name last June—the FCC […]

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Newscan: After the deaths of 13 EMS workers, coronavirus is forcing some N.J. squads to drop service

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations After the deaths of 13 EMS workers, coronavirus is forcing some N.J. squads to drop service ‘A very scary idea’: How Google and Apple’s COVID-19 tracing could turn sick people into pariahs How an FCC ruling on Ligado request could harm military and civilian communications Advocates condemn FCC’s […]

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Avtec: Dan Sawicki talks 911 evolution, previews April 30 webinar

Dan Sawicki, director of project management at Motorola Solutions, discusses the evolution of 911, with a particular focus on call centers leveraging the cloud and other technologies to increase their agility and flexibility during times of crisis. Sawicki also notes the importance of 911 centers to receive and process different types of information–text, data, […]

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Utility giant Ameren moving forward with private LTE network

For the past two years, utility provider Ameren has been testing a private LTE network with equipment from Nokia and CommScope and spectrum from AT&T and Anterix. Now company officials are increasingly hinting that Ameren is preparing to shift from the testing phase to the deployment phase. “Ameren envisions a future where broadband plays a […]

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Newscan: In the midst of COVID-19, RapidDeploy makes virtualization of 911 dispatch a reality

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations In the midst of COVID-19, RapidDeploy makes virtualization of 911 dispatch a reality Can a wearable detect COVID-19 before symptoms appear? Trump administration halts wildfire-prevention tool in California over coronavirus Trump administration warns of North Korean cyberthreats U.S. accuses North Korea of cyberattacks, a sign that deterrence is […]

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ESChat: Josh Lober discusses COVID-19 impact on PTT business

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With connected cars, zero trust is the best security advice

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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

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Technology goes viral: Local governments use tech to help communities weather COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing

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School of hard knocks: 911 operations in the COVID-19 era

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FCC plans vote on Anterix proposal for 900 MHz private LTE for utilities, enterprises

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Newscan: After the deaths of 13 EMS workers, coronavirus is forcing some N.J. squads to drop service

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Avtec: Dan Sawicki talks 911 evolution, previews April 30 webinar

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Utility giant Ameren moving forward with private LTE network

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Newscan: In the midst of COVID-19, RapidDeploy makes virtualization of 911 dispatch a reality

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Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations

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Safer Buildings Coalition annual meeting held at IWCE 2023 dlvr.it/SldfdR

The Future of Interoperability for Dispatch Console Solutions dlvr.it/Slcp33

RT @IWCEexpo: A look in at the Panel Session of Interconnected Critical Networks - Voice, Video and Data Interoperability... #IWCE23 http…

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IWCE speakers debate state of public-safety interoperability dlvr.it/SlcZ5L

UK competition watchdog delays Airwave-Motorola Solutions ruling until April dlvr.it/SlcNxN

Gallery: IWCE 2023 kicks off in Las Vegas dlvr.it/SlZlk4