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AT&T customers explore use cases for edge computing

“Our entire edge strategy is based around what our customers actually need,” AT&T proclaimed in a recent blog post. The post was penned by Mo Katibeh, CMO of AT&T Business and champion of the company’s edge computing initiative. Katibeh told Light Reading recently that AT&T’s business customers have diverse needs, and that 5G edge compute is not […]

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NENA: Brandon Abley outlines volunteer need for NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission

Brandon Abley, technical issues director for NENA, explains the purpose of the NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission, an independent body established this week to oversee key security and location roles associated with next-generation 911 (NG911) interoperability, including the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) and the NG911 Forest Guide. Nomination of volunteers willing to serve on the 14-member […]

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Nokia: Fabricio Velez updates development on IMS-based NG911 approach

Fabricio Velez, global solutions architect for Nokia, explains how public-safety answering points (PSAPs) could leverage valuable data from the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) that is part of wireless carriers’ core networks to deliver rich multimedia information—such as more accurate location of emergency callers—into the 911 system. Velez notes that this IMS approach should be viewed […]

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Texas DPS: Jared VandenHeuvel highlights Winter Institute scenarios, emerging comm tools

Jared VandenHeuvel, program coordinator at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), outlines the emergency scenarios that Winter Institute participants responded to during exercises conducted last week at Texas A&M University and the surrounding area. VandenHeuvel also discusses new communications tools and the need for different skill sets within response units to take advantage of […]

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Spanish carmaker promises V2X for new Leon model

Seat has promised to include the first mass-market application of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology in its new mid-segment Leon model. To be sold in hatchback and station wagon versions in the European market, the Spanish sub-brand of the Volkswagen Group hopes to draw on its on-street V2X experiments near its base in Barcelona carried out with domestic […]

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Edge-computing benefits for AI crystallizing

Interest in edge computing continues to build, as does confusion surrounding the architecture. The situation is similar when it comes to artificial intelligence. The prospect of moving AI to the edge might sound like a recipe for even more confusion. Performing artificial intelligence at the edge is often “just theory quoted in articles,” said Martin […]

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ITSL: Andrew White outlines purpose, training for new tech role within incident command

Andrew White, an Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) instructor, explains the reasoning behind the creation of the ITSL, a position within the Incident Command System (ICS) that is designed to oversee the deployment of technology solutions utilized during an incident outside of traditional land-mobile-radio (LMR) communications, White also identifies potential ITSL candidates and discusses […]

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Smart-city projects still driven by single-purpose IoT deployments

Smart city initiatives are underway across the country. But they face funding and technology challenges. Many cities want to upgrade infrastructure to improve resident experience, safety and to generate revenue. But modernization can be too costly without help from private companies. Only about 16% of cities can self-fund their infrastructure projects. That prompts some to join […]

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Shipping giant UPS to test private wireless network in Montana

UPS, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, is testing a significant private wireless network at its distribution center in Billings, Mont. Although details about the effort are scarce, the development yet again underscores the growing trend toward private wireless networks operated by enterprises, government agencies and others. Perhaps not surprisingly, the topic has generated […]

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City of Oakland turns to Motorola Solutions’ cloud-based disaster-recovery service for CAD

Oakland, Calif., has selected Motorola Solutions’ new cloud-based “Disaster Recovery as a Service” (DRaaS) solution as an alternative method to access the PremierOne CAD system in the event of an earthquake, wildfire or other incident that causes the on-premise infrastructure to be unavailable. City of Oakland CIO Andrew “Pete” Peterson said that he believes having […]

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AT&T customers explore use cases for edge computing

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NENA: Brandon Abley outlines volunteer need for NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission

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Nokia: Fabricio Velez updates development on IMS-based NG911 approach

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Texas DPS: Jared VandenHeuvel highlights Winter Institute scenarios, emerging comm tools

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Spanish carmaker promises V2X for new Leon model

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Edge-computing benefits for AI crystallizing

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ITSL: Andrew White outlines purpose, training for new tech role within incident command

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Smart-city projects still driven by single-purpose IoT deployments

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Shipping giant UPS to test private wireless network in Montana

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City of Oakland turns to Motorola Solutions’ cloud-based disaster-recovery service for CAD

Commentary

Collaborative PS-IOT could supply missing pieces in public safety’s common operating picture

New technologies drive code advancements for in-building public-safety communications

Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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Mark43 partners with what3words, integrates unique location approach into CAD system dlvr.it/S7nNnd

Klobuchar, Cortez-Masto co-sponsor NG911 funding bill in the Senate dlvr.it/S7mL5v

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Omdia: Paul Bremner discusses control-room/PSAP trends, new industry report dlvr.it/S7jMxT

Newscan: Virgin Media O2 flies a kite for 5G-based emergency services dlvr.it/S7jMvp

OMIGOD: Azure users warned of critical OMI vulnerabilities dlvr.it/S7fn3s

AT&T: 2.7% of customers will be affected by 3G shutdown dlvr.it/S7fn2S