News Delays associated with overbudget ESN in UK could generate additional Airwave TETRA revenues for Motorola Solutions 4th June 2019 Delays and uncertainties surrounding the Emergency Services Network (ESN) mean that some United Kingdom (UK) public-safety personnel likely will need the Airwave TETRA network for at least one extra year beyond the current December 2022 target date to retire the Motorola Solutions-owned system, according to UK officials. UK Home Office officials initially planned to have […]
Audio AskRail: Charles Werner, Forrest Wieder highlight features of hazardous-materials app for rail cargo 30th May 2019 Former fire chief Charles Werner and Forrest Wieder, general manager of the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC), outline the benefits of AskRail, a digital application that can be used to quickly identify which railroad cars contain hazardous materials–information that can have a significant impact on the strategies used by public safety and others […]
News Catalyst wins DHS contract to develop internetworking for MCPTT-LMR communications 29th May 2019 Catalyst Communications today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company with a contract worth as much as $1 million to develop an interworking solution between LMR and 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) offerings that could be commercially available next year. Catalyst President Robin Grier said that the company’s solution would be […]
News Infrastructure bill with NG911 funding debated, but Trump-Dems spat tempers hope of passage 24th May 2019 Members of the House Commerce Committee on Wednesday discussed aspects of an $85 billion infrastructure bill that includes $12 billion for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployment, but hopes for the proposal were dampened when President Donald Trump halted talks with Democrats in a separate meeting that was happening at the same time. Introduced last week, H.R. […]
News Smart-cities infrastructure helps San Diego deliver ‘mundane’ services more efficiently—and changes the life of a capital-crime suspect 21st May 2019 Smart streetlights equipped with cameras and microphones help the city of San Diego better understand traffic patterns throughout the city, but the Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure also has proven useful to law enforcement, preventing a wrongful prosecution a capital offense, according to a city official. Much of the promise of smart-cities and IoT initiatives […]
Video Itron: Philip Mezey explains how company’s IoT ecosystem helps utilities, smart cities and public safety be more resilient, efficient 18th May 2019 Itron President and CEO Philip Mezey discusses the company’s experience leveraging connected meters, sensors and streetlights to provide utilities and smart cities with insightful, secure data that is designed to promote network resilience, efficient responses and preventative actions before problems occur. These open-platform data points also can be used to accelerate response efforts by utilities […]
Video Monetti & Associates: Gary Monetti talks about the intersection of IoT and aerospace 18th May 2019 Gary Monetti, founder and managing director of Monetti & Associates consulting and engineering, talks about the recognition of a potential intersection between satellite services—particularly with the implementation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations—and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry that is seeking connectivity solutions for sensors that may be located outside the coverage range of […]
Video AT&T: Mike Zeto highlights features of new public-private partnership with the city of San Jose 16th May 2019 Mike Zeto, AT&T’s vice president of IoT solutions and general manager of smart cities, discusses aspects of the carrier’s public-private agreement with the city of San Jose that was announced this week during the IoT World event in Santa Clara, Calif.
Video Joint Venture Silicon Valley: Jeff Lewis discusses the potential value of partnerships 16th May 2019 Jeff Lewis, director of the smart-region initiative for Joint Venture Silicon Valley, outlines the benefits that government entities can realize by coordinating communications initiatives with each other and key private entities, such as utilities and telecom firms. Lewis also cites some of the challenges associated with forging such relationships, such as short election cycles […]
Video IoT World Hackathon: Father, daughter help team Smart Ag develop winning smart-farming solution 15th May 2019 Priya Kshirsagar (left) and her father, Sudhir Kshirsagar, of team Smart Ag talk about the smart-farming solution that they helped develop during a 48-hour period this week to win the hackathon contest conducted this week at the IoT World event in Santa Clara, Calif. The Smart Ag design would let farmers low-cost, low-power Internet […]
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