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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 […]

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UK to pay Motorola Solutions $1.45 billion for three-year Airwave extension

Motorola Solutions will be paid 1.1 billion pounds ($1.45 billion) to extend the life of Airwave—the TETRA system that provide mission-critical voice services to first responders in United Kingdom (UK)—for an additional three years under a new proposed agreement, according to an official with the UK Home Office. Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir Philip Rutnam […]

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JVCKENWOOD unveils push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) plans

SAN ANTONIO—JVCKENWOOD yesterday announced plans to provide a push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) offering that includes devices and cellular service, according to a company official speaking at the Wireless Leadership Summit. David Weber, JVCKENWOOD USA’s national SMR channel manager for enterprise systems, said that the company officials believe a combination of PoC and traditional LMR offerings often can […]

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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Icom: Jim Hanshaw says LTE radio ‘not a threat … a new addition to the LMR family’

Jim Hanshaw, Icom’s technical channel manager for the South Central region, highlights the benefits of the company’s new LTE radio and gateway, as well as providing insights about coming products, during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at EWA’s Wireless Leadership Summit in San Antonio.

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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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Ed Parkinson named acting CEO for FirstNet, succeeding Mike Poth

Ed Parkinson, one of FirstNet’s initial employees and someone who has worked for the development of public-safety broadband for most of this decade, is the new acting CEO of FirstNet, according to an announcement today from the FirstNet Authority and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

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North Carolina city relies on FirstNet voice, data communications during Hurricane Florence

FirstNet provided the city of Whiteville, N.C., with critical voice and data communications throughout Hurricane Florence and subsequent flooding in the area, passing a “big test” regarding the resiliency and flexibility associated with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to a Whiteville official.

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Motorola Solutions agrees to multiyear extensions on Airwave, ESN contracts in the UK

United Kingdom (UK) public-safety agencies will be able to use the Airwave TETRA network through at least 2022 and Motorola Solutions-provided broadband services at least through 2024 on the new Emergency Services Network (ESN) system, according to separate statements issued today by the Home Office and Motorola Solutions.

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Richard Stanek named as vice chair of FirstNet board

FirstNet board veteran Richard Stanek is the new vice chair of the FirstNet board effective immediately, the FirstNet Authority announced today.

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

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

News

UK to pay Motorola Solutions $1.45 billion for three-year Airwave extension

News

JVCKENWOOD unveils push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) plans

Hurricane Michael response effort forces postponement of Winter Institute

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Icom: Jim Hanshaw says LTE radio ‘not a threat … a new addition to the LMR family’

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Harris adds LTE capability to Unified Vehicle platform

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Ed Parkinson named acting CEO for FirstNet, succeeding Mike Poth

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North Carolina city relies on FirstNet voice, data communications during Hurricane Florence

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Motorola Solutions agrees to multiyear extensions on Airwave, ESN contracts in the UK

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Richard Stanek named as vice chair of FirstNet board

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