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How the launch of ‘real’ 5G turned into an unmitigated PR disaster

Midband 5G has long been the most alluring flavor of the technology. Unlike lowband 5G, it supports impressive speeds. And unlike highband, millimeter wave 5G, it covers wide geographic areas. Midband 5G has often been described as the “real” 5G due to the “Goldilocks” nature of spectrum that’s not too low and not too high but juuuuuust right. For […]

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NextNav selected by ‘top wireless carrier’ to deliver Z-axis location for 911 calls

NextNav announced that it has signed an agreement with a ‘top wireless carrier’ to deliver vertical-location—or Z-axis—information about an 911 caller to a public-safety answering point (PSAP) when an emergency call is made. Dan Hight, NextNav’s vice president of business development and partnerships, said that the NextNav 911 Z-axis solution—using the same vertical-location technology leveraged […]

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ESChat: Josh Lober discusses integration with Siyata SD-7 IoT radio

ESChat President/CEO Josh Lober talks about his company’s partnership with Siyata Mobile, including today’s announcement that ESChat push-to-talk (PTT) service is available on the Siyata SD-7, which is a rugged IoT device certified for use on multiple carrier networks: Verizon, AT&T and FirstNet, with T-Mobile certification expected in coming months. By leveraging an Internet […]

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AT&T, Dish win big in Andromeda auction, Verizon gets nothing

AT&T and Dish Network walked away with the bulk of spectrum licenses up for grabs in the FCC’s latest spectrum auction. AT&T agreed to spend roughly $9 billion on midband spectrum licenses for 5G, while Dish agreed to spend $7.3 billion. Those results are mostly in line with analyst expectations. T-Mobile agreed to spend almost $3 […]

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Public safety, critical-infrastructure entities make 4.9 GHz proposals to the FCC

Public-safety use of the 4.9 GHz spectrum band should be protected via a priority-and-preemption rules that allows sharing with critical-infrastructure entities, but exactly how this scheme is implemented remains a topic of considerable debate, according to dozens of comments to the FCC exploring the matter. Comments about the best use of 4.9 GHz (4940 MHz […]

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Katibeh, in charge of AT&T’s 5G and fiber buildout, leaves company

Mo Katibeh has left AT&T. That’s noteworthy considering he was in charge of expanding AT&T’s 5G and fiber networks. In a release, Katibeh said he is joining RingCentral as its new chief operating officer, reporting to the company’s CEO Vlad Shmunis. “I’m thrilled to join the RingCentral team as they continue to shape the future […]

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Motorola Solutions appeals Airwave investigation decision by CMA

Motorola Solutions has asked the United Kingdom (UK) Competition Appeal Tribunal to review a regulator’s decision to investigate the company’s highly profitable Airwave TETRA network that serves UK public-safety agencies, according to a summary of the challenge published this week. Motorola Solutions submitted on Dec. 22 its request seeking tribunal review of the Competition and […]

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Rethinking mega-event private critical communications after Astroworld

The catastrophic loss of life in November at the Astroworld music festival in Houston is a potent reminder of the special critical-communications needs that should be considered at large venues hosting tens of thousands of participants. Large-scale mega-events—for example, football games, music festivals, and concerts—are not unusual, and many take place safely. But tragedy is […]

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Verizon-owned Skyward accepting orders for Parrot drone

Skyward, a Verizon company, recently announced the preorder availability for Parrot ANAFI Ai, the only off-the-shelf drone powered by Verizon’s 4G network that is designed to deliver critical-grade video quickly to enterprises executing missions using the Skyward Connected Drone Solution. Matt Fanelli, Skyward’s director of strategy and operations, said the Parrot ANAFI ai drone includes […]

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FirstNet’s public-safety-first approach to 5G and evolving the first-responder network

You would be hard-pressed to read the news today and not find a headline about 5G. It has been an exciting year for the telecommunications industry as a whole, with initial 5G services becoming more available on smartphones and tablets — including some of the devices our first responders use during emergencies and everyday operations. […]

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How the launch of ‘real’ 5G turned into an unmitigated PR disaster

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NextNav selected by ‘top wireless carrier’ to deliver Z-axis location for 911 calls

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ESChat: Josh Lober discusses integration with Siyata SD-7 IoT radio

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AT&T, Dish win big in Andromeda auction, Verizon gets nothing

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Public safety, critical-infrastructure entities make 4.9 GHz proposals to the FCC

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Katibeh, in charge of AT&T’s 5G and fiber buildout, leaves company

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Motorola Solutions appeals Airwave investigation decision by CMA

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Rethinking mega-event private critical communications after Astroworld

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Verizon-owned Skyward accepting orders for Parrot drone

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FirstNet’s public-safety-first approach to 5G and evolving the first-responder network

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Rethinking mega-event private critical communications after Astroworld

FirstNet’s public-safety-first approach to 5G and evolving the first-responder network

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