Partner content Driverless tech’s ups and downs post pandemic 1st October 2020 The pandemic has hit almost all economic sectors globally but it has had an especially harsh effect on automotive. It has been called the single biggest risk factor facing the autos industry for many years, with global light vehicle sales forecast to decline 22%, to 70.3 million units, in 2020. Given the uncertainty surrounding the […]
Partner content Adoption of the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) accelerates 1st October 2020 Adoption of smart robotics has accelerated this year, driving sophisticated automation in various environments. Introducing Internet of Things (IoT) functionality to robots isn’t new, however. In 2014, ABI Research introduced the concept of the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT). The term described intelligent devices that can monitor events going on around them, integrate various sensor data types, […]
News Newscan: 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this? 30th September 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this? Nationwide reports of 911 system outages, cause not immediately clear Hackers have infiltrated many of Washington state’s agencies FirstNet asks Congress to cut red tape for tower builds SpaceX’s Internet-from-space Starlink system helping first responders fight […]
Partner content Data strategies for efficient and secure edge-computing services 28th September 2020 The challenges of building and properly managing an Internet of Things (IoT) network have grown alongside the benefits of the technology. At the end of the day, IoT is a distributed processing framework that comes with the challenges of distributed systems. As a result, developers and architects have to consider the business needs for the […]
News Motorola Solutions announces P25 radio for firefighters with integrated LTE 25th September 2020 Motorola Solutions this week announced the APX NEXT XE, its high-end P25 radio designed for firefighter use that also is capable of leveraging LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity to deliver programming updates and some advanced applications, according to a company official. Scott Alazraki, Motorola Solutions product manager for APX devices, said the announcement of the APX […]
Partner content Bluetooth security weaknesses pile up, while patching remains problematic 25th September 2020 The complex nature of Bluetooth continues to cause security problems for the low-powered, short-range wireless technology, with academic researchers releasing a parade of new attacks against the technology in the past few months. On Sept. 9, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) issued a statement regarding two papers released by university researchers that described ways […]
News It is ‘beyond time’ for Congress to consider reclassifying 911 personnel into first-responder category, Torres says 23rd September 2020 Federal legislation that would reclassify 911 telecommunicators as members of a protective-service occupation—the job category that includes first responders like firefighters and police officers—continues to gain support but is still awaiting even committee-level consideration, according to the bill’s primary sponsor. Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), a former 911 dispatcher and sponsor of the 911 SAVES Act, […]
Partner content Connectivity steers toward the software-defined car 21st September 2020 Automotive industry stakeholders are heavily engaged in the creation, refinement and application of connected/autonomous-vehicle (CAV) technology in the quest to develop next-generation vehicles. According to James Hunt, CEO at aicas, advances in solutions that enable over-the-air (OTA) programming for vehicles are already answering stakeholder concerns relating to revenue for carmakers, third-party ability to introduce features […]
News Motorola Solutions introduces cloud-based P25 core as resiliency option 18th September 2020 Motorola Solutions this week announced CirrusCentral Core, a P25 secondary-core offering that is hosted in the cloud and will be offered as a service to provide ASTRO 25 network operators with greater resiliency in the event that the primary core for an ASTRO 25 system is unavailable. Scott Mottonen, senior vice president of product for […]
News Ericsson to buy Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion cash 18th September 2020 Ericsson today announced an agreement to pay $1.1 billion cash to acquire Cradlepoint—known in the U.S. public-safety market for providing broadband connectivity solutions in vehicles—in a deal that is expected to close by the end of the year. Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm described Cradlepoint as a leading provider of wireless-edge WAN enterprise solutions […]
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