Partner content Advances in satellites, networking technology increase the options for disaster response planning 9th July 2023 Of all the natural disasters that plague mankind, hurricanes are perhaps among the most predictable. Satellites, aircraft observations, weather balloons and ocean buoys, coupled with sophisticated forecasting models, enable scientists to begin tracking tropical storms almost the moment they form. The path of a storm is tracked continuously across oceans and its probable points of […]
Partner content It’s a hard-knock life for most small US wireless carriers 4th July 2023 Mario Gabelli looks like he’s fed up with UScellular. “In light of the extraordinarily poor performance and the lack of focus as a result of TDS’ ownership of US Cellular,” Gabelli said he plans to attempt a takeover of the company’s board at its next shareholder meeting. Gabelli, a billionaire, owns around 4.5 million shares of TDS, […]
Partner content Illinois bans drones from using facial-recognition technology 3rd July 2023 The state of Illinois has signed a new act barring law enforcement’s use of drones for facial recognition, barring a few exceptions. The legislation, the Drones as First Responders Act, stipulates that law enforcement agencies can use drones for security at public events, but bans fitting them with facial recognition, photography capabilities or weaponry. Facial recognition […]
Partner content Mobile cyberattacks soar, especially against Android users 3rd July 2023 Attackers are increasingly targeting users through their mobile devices, attacking vulnerabilities in services that are built into applications and mounting increasing numbers of SMS phishing attacks. That’s according to mobile security firm Zimperium’s 2023 “Global Mobile Threat Report,” which also found that the average number of unique mobile malware samples grew 51% in 2022, totaling an average of 77,000 […]
Partner content Supporting hurricane response in Puerto Rico with aerial imagery 3rd July 2023 When Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico in September of 2022, resultant flooding and landslides caused significant damage on the island. Local and federal government agencies and insurance companies needed to determine the location and extent of this damage in a timely manner for restoration and assessment. With such a large area of potential impact—Puerto Rico […]
News FirstNet Authority CEO reflects on first 100 days, shares vision for future 29th June 2023 SAN DIEGO—Public safety is leveraging ever-increasing amounts of data when making emergency-response decisions, but such information is useful only if it can be shared via a dependable network—something the FirstNet Authority plans to provide, according to CEO Joe Wassel. Kicking off 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit, Wassel reiterated the key finding of the FirstNet […]
Partner content SolarWinds execs targeted by SEC; CEO vows to fight 28th June 2023 The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice to SolarWinds executives that it intends to bring enforcement actions against them for their role in the 2020 SolarWinds cyber incident. But neither SolarWinds as an organization nor its current or former employees seem prepared to go down without a fight. In response to a Wells […]
News FirstNet Authority releases technological Roadmap update 27th June 2023 FirstNet Authority officials yesterday released the 2023 update to the organization’s Roadmap, which highlighted technological innovations associated with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) but repeatedly referenced first responders’ need for reliable communications that “simply work” in even difficult environments. Informed by public-safety input collected via multiple outreach avenues, the FirstNet Authority Roadmap (access the […]
Commentary Better technology can help solve the public-safety staffing crisis 26th June 2023 Every time I read about a public safety agency being short staffed, with a burnt-out workforce, draining their overtime budget, I feel their pain. From New York to New Mexico and in communities all across the nation, police and fire departments routinely are forced to mandate longer shifts, which takes an emotional toll and raises […]
Partner content Sen. Schumer’s ‘ambitious’ new approach to AI regulation 26th June 2023 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is proposing a new way to regulate AI since it is “unlike anything Congress has dealt with before.” In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the New York senator said he will not take the typical approach of holding congressional hearings that feature opening statements and 5-minute […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
