Incident Command/Situational Awareness

News

Florida city turns to AT&T, FirstNet for connectivity during aftermath of Hurricane Michael

Officials in Panama City Beach, Fla., relied on AT&T FirstNet for communications in the wake of Hurricane Michael, which caused outages in the jurisdiction’s broadband and LMR systems, according to City Manager Mario Gisbert. “The day after the storm, we found out that we had basically no phone service through the current carrier that we […]

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Newscan: 12 days after hurricane, Verizon says Florida network is back to normal

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 12 days after hurricane, Verizon says Florida network is back to normal First responders get a leg up through drone use FAA threatens fines for drones that get in the way of first responders Russian-linked bots used U.S. startups to meddle in elections Ohio town debuts smart-intersection technology […]

Video

Westell: Mike Brownson previews upcoming Class A in-building solution

Mike Brownson, director of business development for Westell Technologies, outlines key control features of the company’s upcoming Class A in-building solution that supports communications in the VHF, UHF and 700/800 MHz bands. Brownson spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the Enterprise Wireless Alliance’s recent Wireless Leadership Summit in San Antonio.

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Harris PSPC optimistic about prospects after L3 merger announcement

Harris this week announced plans to merge with L3 Communications in a deal that would create a massive defense company and bolster the Harris public-safety and professional communications (PSPC) unit, according to Dana Mehnert, president of Harris Communications Systems. “This is a transformative merger that bring the combined enterprise to a whole different scale,” Mehnert […]

Audio

NetMotion: Steve Fallin discusses new FirstNet certification

Steve Fallin, senior product manager at NetMotion Software, talks about the company’s VPN and diagnostic solutions, which today were announced as FirstNet-certified products that can be accessed by public-safety users through the FirstNet App Catalog and other avenues.

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Axon becomes first vendor in AT&T’s FirstNet-embedded program with body-worn camera

Public-safety agencies will be able use the FirstNet broadband system to stream video from officers’ Axon Body 3 body-worn cameras, which are the first devices to include embedded FirstNet connectivity in their solution, according to AT&T. As a member of the FirstNet-embedded program, Axon is able to sell FirstNet connectivity to public-safety agencies as part […]

Hurricane Michael response effort forces postponement of Winter Institute

This year’s Winter Institute workshop and exercise in College Station, Texas, is being postponed—likely until the first quarter of next year—because many of the participants are part of the response effort to Hurricane Michael in the southeast U.S., according to an event official. “The 2018 Workshop and the Exercise that were to be held October […]

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Las Vegas Metro police inks 10-year digital-evidence-management deal with Motorola Solutions

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department recently signed a 10-year, $18.98 million contract with Motorola Solutions, which will use its CommandCentral software suite to provide an integrated, end-to-end digital-evidence-management system that is unique in the marketplace, according to company officials. Adam Schwartz, director of Motorola Solutions’ digital-evidence-management solutions, said the Las Vegas police department will benefit […]

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Harris adds LTE capability to Unified Vehicle platform

Harris yesterday announced that the Harris Unified Vehicle platform, powered by Tait, will support LTE connectivity from major carriers by the end of this year, according to a company official. Jeremy Elder, a product-line manager at Harris, said that the LTE functionality would be provided in a new accessory for TM9400 Project 25 and TM9300 […]

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Newscan: Experts see 5G as a defense to ‘stingray’ spying

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Experts see 5G as a defense to ‘stingray’ spying How technology is revolutionizing public safety The always-on police camera: What are the privacy impacts? UK Home Office confirms new direction for ESN Emergency responders can’t use ‘drone-killer’ technology, despite lifesaving potential Qualcomm: Apple gave trade secrets to Intel […]

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Florida city turns to AT&T, FirstNet for connectivity during aftermath of Hurricane Michael

News

Newscan: 12 days after hurricane, Verizon says Florida network is back to normal

Video

Westell: Mike Brownson previews upcoming Class A in-building solution

News

Harris PSPC optimistic about prospects after L3 merger announcement

Audio

NetMotion: Steve Fallin discusses new FirstNet certification

News

Axon becomes first vendor in AT&T’s FirstNet-embedded program with body-worn camera

Hurricane Michael response effort forces postponement of Winter Institute

News

Las Vegas Metro police inks 10-year digital-evidence-management deal with Motorola Solutions

News

Harris adds LTE capability to Unified Vehicle platform

News

Newscan: Experts see 5G as a defense to ‘stingray’ spying

Commentary

How satellite communications create a critical connectivity link for first responders

As communities grapple with budget shortfalls, how will online and digital taxation change?

U.S. sets up new open RAN group amid telecom slugfest with China

Events

IWCE’s In-Building Forum

Channel Evolution Europe

UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

Twitter

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