News New Jersey medical center equips EMS units with tech from General Devices, Sonim 18th January 2019 Emergency-medical-service (EMS) paramedic units for AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., will be able to leverage the e-Bridge Mobile Telemedicine application from General Device (GD) and Sonim Technologies’ XP8 ultra-rugged smartphones in an effort to save critical treatment time for patients. General Devices CEO Curt Bashford said his company developed e-Bridge several years […]
News Newscan: Drones. AI. Bodycams. Is technology making us safer? 9th January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Drones. AI. Bodycams. Is technology making us safer? Camp Fire created a black hole of communication Mandatory safety system still not operating on MARC train’s Penn line after 2018 deadline Commuter rail has met Positive Train Control deadlines New Jersey diverted 77% of state’s 911 fees to expenses […]
News Motorola Solutions pays $445 million to acquire VaaS International Holdings for video-analytics expertise 9th January 2019 Motorola Solutions this week announced that it has paid $445 million in cash and equity to purchase VaaS International Holdings, a “video analysis as a service” company with license-plate-reader technology and databases for public-safety and commercial uses. VaaS International Holdings provides license-plate-reader and location-based technologies that can be used to track and find vehicles under […]
News Verizon can compete effectively against FirstNet for public-safety users, company exec says 9th January 2019 Verizon is positioned well to compete with AT&T FirstNet in the public-safety-broadband marketplace and to begin offering 5G services in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, according to Ronan Dunne, Verizon executive vice president and president of Verizon Wireless. “We have the wherewithal to compete with FirstNet today,” Dunne said yesterday during the Citi 2019 […]
News Newscan: Parkland shooting timeline: 911, radio and video issues contributed to response problems 4th January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Parkland shooting timeline: 911, radio and video issues contributed to response problems 911 services across the U.S. go down after CenturyLink outage CenturyLink outage leaves Colorado hospital with no access to patient records CenturyLink blames faulty network card for outages NYPD deploying drone for the first time to […]
News ITC opinion says Hytera can continue selling DMR in U.S., but only with software changes that removes Motorola Solutions patented features 21st December 2018 Hytera Communications can continue to sell and maintain DMR equipment in the United States that includes the company’s “i-Series” software upgrade, which does not include functionality included in three Motorola Solutions patents that Hytera “intentionally copied,” according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In a 47-page opinion that provides detail explanation of the summarized […]
Commentary Change is coming: Location-technology predictions for 2019 19th December 2018 It’s that time of year again, when CEOs pull out their crystal balls to predict what will happen in our respective industries in the coming year. I won’t pretend that all my past prognostications have exactly come true, but I do take pride in the fact that the location-technology industry is constantly changing in reaction […]
News New FirstNet Chair Horowitz encouraged by progress, outlines ‘FirstNet 2.0’ plans 7th December 2018 Leaders of U.S. public-safety organizations are “thrilled” with AT&T’s development of the FirstNet system and want the FirstNet Authority to continue its advocacy for first responders—a cornerstone of the organization’s “FirstNet 2.0” strategy that will be unveiled next week, according to FirstNet board Chair Ed Horowitz. Since being named FirstNet board chair in late August, […]
News Newscan: Pittsburgh plans to have all police officers wearing body cameras in 2019 29th November 2018 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Pittsburgh plans to have all police officers wearing body cameras in 2019 A frantic call, a neighbor’s knock but few official alerts as wildfires closed in Deadly Camp Fire did not prompt a wireless emergency alert Prisons want cell-phone jammers to stop inmates from communicating with outside world […]
Audio UAS: Charles Werner says public-safety drone use exceeding expectations 27th November 2018 Charles Werner podcast on 11-27 Charles Werner, chair of the National Council on Public Safety UAS, explains how public safety is rapidly increasing its use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)–often known as drones–for a variety of purposes, including the enhancement of situational awareness, search-and-rescue efforts and communications coverage. Werner also discusses challenges associated with UAS […]
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