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Why a unified communications platform is imperative for public safety

Informed decision-making rests at the core of an effective response to any incident or event. Whether public or private sector, organizations must be capable of building a real-time, accurate picture of what’s happening. More importantly, they must be capable of doing so quickly and across multiple channels, without falling prey to misinformation or suffering from […]

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Building a foundation for artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is frequently compared to an endless game of cat and mouse, pitting human aggressors against human guardians in the cyber realm. In the future, that game will change as the role of artificial intelligence begins to supplant manual offense and defense. A similar concept has gained ground for traditional warfare. “Speed is very important […]

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FCC plans to vote on state-based 4.9 GHz proposal on Sept. 30, Chairman Pai says

FCC commissioners are scheduled to vote Sept. 30 on rules that would let states lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—50 MHz of which currently is designated for public-safety use—to “commercial entities, electric utilities and others,” according to a blog released yesterday by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Pai outlined the proposal in his monthly blog previewing items on […]

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UK drivers could be hands-free by next year

In what many traditionalists will see as a seismic change, UK drivers could be in charge of vehicles without holding the steering wheel by as soon as next spring. The nation’s government has announced consultations on the legal hands-free use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) in what could pave the way to rapid acceptance […]

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Motorola Solutions buys Callyo to enhance command-center portfolio

Motorola Solutions this week announced the acquisition of Callyo—a software-as-a-service company that provides cloud-based mobile applications for law enforcement—in a deal that is expected to bolster Motorola Solutions’ command-center software suite, according to a company official. Andrew Sinclair, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president and general manager of software enterprise, said Callyo’s two key application suites—10-21, […]

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Heath-care edge architecture poised to enhance digital-patient experience

Increasingly, health care organizations have recognized that edge architecture may fill gaps left by traditional data centers and cloud computing architecture. While cloud computing offers compute resources and flexibility for large data volumes, multitenant, centralized clouds bring data latency and data privacy problems. For industries such as health care, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) […]

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Axon launches Respond platform with cloud-based CAD, integration support

Axon yesterday launched Respond, a cloud-based, real-time operations platform that marks the company’s entry into the computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) arena and is designed to help agencies leverage information from a various connected devices to enhance response efforts, according to a company official. “We stepped back and said, ‘We want to do this right.’ We don’t want […]

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Electric-grid stability assailed by growing challenges

The stakes are high for electric utilities. The U.S. Department of Energy has warned that Russia and China have advanced cyber-programs that pose a risk to the bulk power systems that provide electricity to most of the nation. Ukraine has already suffered two wide-scale power outages — in 2015 and 2017 — believed to be […]

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Newscan: Cyberattack shuts down Canadian government accounts

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cyberattack shuts down Canadian government accounts California’s wildfire and COVID-19 disasters just collided Maryland residents, visitors can text 911 for emergencies Verizon council talks interoperability, 5G in first Town Hall How a ‘NULL’ license plate landed one hacker in ticket hell Telehealth is here to stay. West Virginia […]

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Goodbye, 3G: Here’s when T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon will shut it off

After roughly two decades, it’s time to start saying goodbye to 3G. Since launching the technology around 2002, and using it to bring to life initial smartphones like the iPhone, all of the nation’s big wireless network operators are preparing to shutter their 3G networks in the next few years. “To better support the high […]

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Why a unified communications platform is imperative for public safety

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Building a foundation for artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity

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FCC plans to vote on state-based 4.9 GHz proposal on Sept. 30, Chairman Pai says

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UK drivers could be hands-free by next year

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Motorola Solutions buys Callyo to enhance command-center portfolio

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Heath-care edge architecture poised to enhance digital-patient experience

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Axon launches Respond platform with cloud-based CAD, integration support

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Electric-grid stability assailed by growing challenges

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Newscan: Cyberattack shuts down Canadian government accounts

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Goodbye, 3G: Here’s when T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon will shut it off

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