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Verizon Robotics to test drones at Oregon’s Pendleton Range

Verizon Robotics has chosen the Pendleton Unmanned Aerial Systems Range in Oregon as the new proving ground for its drone development. The telecom giant’s robotics unit is expanding its operations and will base its advanced air R&D, drone partner and long-range robotics at the Pendleton Range, which offers more than 14,000 square miles of FAA-approved […]

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PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego

Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), discusses the various offerings at the PSCR Annual Stakeholder Meeting, which will be conducted June 7-9 in San Diego at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. For the first time in three years, the […]

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Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech FCC nominee Gigi Sohn gets pushback from some former Hill Democrats ‘Hack DHS’ program identifies 122 vulnerabilities across networks UK Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee ESN deployment National Geospatial Agency will take over […]

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The challenges of making ancient cities smart

In 2009, an earthquake devastated L’Aquila, Italy, killing more than three hundred people in this historic mountain town, and displacing 70,000 more. While rebuilding has been slow, the destruction provided an opportunity to make the urban center a test bed for smart-city innovation. The city administration created a digital transformation strategy, L’Aquila Smart City, and […]

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Wearable tech startup SpaceBands sets its sights on workplace safety

Wearable tech company SpaceBands is looking to move its devices from social distancing to workplace safety. SpaceBands, a U.K. software and wearable tech startup, is one step closer to bringing its work safety device to the market. The Bristol-based group entered the wearables market with its social distancing device in March 2020, gaining popularity with […]

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FirstNet adoption tops 3.3 million connections and 20,500 agencies

FirstNet gained 300,000 subscribers during the first quarter, meaning the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) boasts more than 3.3 million connections provided across more than 20,500 agencies, according to NPSBN contractor AT&T. AT&T CEO John Stankey said during the company’s quarterly conference call that the carrier giant will be able to concentrate fully on its […]

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Newscan: Who will pay for community paramedicine in Montana?

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Montana emergency responders are making house calls, but who will pay for community paramedicine? Midterm politicking comes for Biden’s stalled FCC nominee, Gigi Sohn FCC addresses wireless emergency alerts Can AI help cyber-proof public-safety systems? U.S. taps industrial and cyber firms for help amid warnings of Russian hacks […]

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NHTSA probes Tesla’s autopilot tech after crashes with first-responder vehicles

Tesla has increasingly been under the microscope over the effectiveness of its self-driving technology. And now an American billionaire is running for Senate with the sole intention of getting the automaker’s Full Self Driving (FSD) beta software banned. News of Dan O’Dowd’s bid follows a report highlighting how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched two formal […]

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Largest cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is complete

Supply chain management firm Controlant has announced the successful conclusion of its cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – the largest seen globally thus far. IoT modules from communications company Telit were used in the project to ensure connectivity and real-time monitoring of vaccine shipments. In an initiative that began in 2021, Controlant produced […]

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How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

State and local government (SLG) leaders have been on the road to IT modernization for more than a decade. First appearing on NASCIO’s State CIO Top Ten Priorities list in 2010, IT modernization has ranked a top-three priority every year since. For some organizations, the pandemic served as a catalyst for cloud adoption and as-a-service consumption models. […]

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Verizon Robotics to test drones at Oregon’s Pendleton Range

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PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego

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Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech

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The challenges of making ancient cities smart

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Wearable tech startup SpaceBands sets its sights on workplace safety

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FirstNet adoption tops 3.3 million connections and 20,500 agencies

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Newscan: Who will pay for community paramedicine in Montana?

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NHTSA probes Tesla’s autopilot tech after crashes with first-responder vehicles

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Largest cellular IoT rollout for COVID-19 vaccines is complete

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How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

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