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RapidSOS: Tom Guthrie outlines ability to share gunfire-detection data with 911 centers

Tom Guthrie, senior vice president and general manager for the RapidSOS public-safety unit, highlights the information available to 911 personnel through his company’s newly announced partnership with SafeZone, a provider of indoor gunfire-detection technology, as well the eventual potential to share smart-building information with public safety automatically in the future.

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Kymeta unveils new antenna, plans to offer hybrid satellite-cell connectivity

Kymeta this week announced the commercial availability of its new u8 mobile antenna platform—a software-defined solution supporting satellite connections throughout the Ku-band and cellular LTE service—that lets the company offer an always-on hybrid connectivity bundle, starting at a price of $999 per month. Bill Marks, Kymeta’s chief strategy officer, said the company hopes to make […]

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Newscan: Coronavirus could be a boon for telemedicine, as health industry hopes to keep ‘worried well’ out of the hospital

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Coronavirus could be a boon for telemedicine, as health industry hopes to keep ‘worried well’ out of the hospital With 290 million kids out of school, coronavirus is putting online learning to the test 5 years of Intel CPUs and chipsets have a concerning flaw that’s unfixable Text-to-911 […]

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Verizon, AT&T withdraw from smart-city efforts

Verizon and AT&T no longer have high-profile executives dedicated to smart city operations. And both have largely folded their smart city efforts into other business units. Specifically, Verizon’s VP of Smart Communities, Mrinalini (Lani) Ingram, left the company in September, and Verizon’s smart city efforts have been moved under Maggie Hallbach, head of Verizon’s Public Sector […]

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TCCA: Tony Gray discusses organization’s TETRA history, work toward LTE future

As TCCA celebrates its 25th anniversary, TCCA CEO Tony Gray talks about the organization’s support of the development of TETRA—the LMR standard for public-safety agencies in Europe and many other parts of the world—as well its crucial role in helping get the 3GPP standards body to create public-safety standards within LTE technology. As public-safety […]

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3 tips for mitigating the ransomware threat to government offices

In 2019, more than 140 local governments, hospitals, and police stations fell victim to malicious ransomware attacks. Various cities across Louisiana, Texas, and Florida are among many that have appeared in the headlines. This particularly malicious type of cybercrime has become a global issue whose reach and impact continue to grow. Recent reports claim ransomware damages could […]

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Patient health data is increasingly democratized—despite data-quality issues

As health care moves toward preventative care, AI and IoT are at the forefront, empowering patients to manage their health. From gathering health data on patients’ vitals to understanding genetic predisposition for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and artificial intelligence (AI) have changed how patients and practitioners approach illness […]

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Edge computing set for big role in 5G vehicle automation

There’s no consensus on how best to use processing power at the edge of the network to support connected cars and autonomous vehicles (AVs). However, advanced autos are a natural use case for edge computing. Self-driving autos would consume and generate large amounts of data, rely on complex decision-making, and would be mobile, often taking […]

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Startup Cynamics seeks to detect cyber threats for local jurisdictions

Startup Cynamics soon plans to make generally available its cloud-based network-monitoring solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect malware and potential cyberattacks quickly, so quarantine and/or mitigation efforts can be executed before the attacks spreads broadly through a network. Cynamics CEO Eyal Elyashiv said that many enterprises have a variety of cybersecurity tools, […]

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Axon says it will offer cloud-based CAD services during the second half of this year

Axon expects to complete the first live deployment of its cloud-based, computer-aided dispatch (CAD) service during the first half of this year—“displacing a major competitor” in the process—and plans to make its CAD offering generally available during the second half of this year, according to company executives. Known primarily for its TASER weapons and body-camera […]

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RapidSOS: Tom Guthrie outlines ability to share gunfire-detection data with 911 centers

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Kymeta unveils new antenna, plans to offer hybrid satellite-cell connectivity

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Newscan: Coronavirus could be a boon for telemedicine, as health industry hopes to keep ‘worried well’ out of the hospital

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Verizon, AT&T withdraw from smart-city efforts

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TCCA: Tony Gray discusses organization’s TETRA history, work toward LTE future

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3 tips for mitigating the ransomware threat to government offices

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Patient health data is increasingly democratized—despite data-quality issues

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Edge computing set for big role in 5G vehicle automation

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Startup Cynamics seeks to detect cyber threats for local jurisdictions

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Axon says it will offer cloud-based CAD services during the second half of this year

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