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Sierra Wireless 5G vehicle router commercially available

Sierra Wireless this week announced the commercial availability of the AirLink MG90 5G platform, which company officials tout as the first multinetwork 5G vehicle router solution for critical-communications users. Dave Markland, the director of product management at Sierra Wireless, said the MG90 5G is designed to let users in the utility, transit and public-safety sectors […]

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Florida statewide LMR ‘absolutely’ will be available to public safety current L3Harris contract expires

Florida state and local agencies subscribing to the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) will be able to continue using the LMR network after the existing contract with L3Harris expires in a little more than eight months, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) clarified today in a statement. “Users will absolutely have a SLERS […]

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Rethinking the smart-city experience

Over the past few months, we’ve seen the world transform around us. It’s clear that cities will be affected in the long-term, making reflection on the emerging technologies shaping future outcomes critical now. The emergence of 5G networks and boundless broadband deployment has the potential to change the way cities and counties across the country […]

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Florida statewide radio system still in limbo as deadlines approach

State of Florida officials continue to talk with L3Harris about Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) contract extension as initial steps are being taken to procure a new SLERS, members of the SLERS Joint Task Force Technical Committee were told yesterday—less than five months before the state Legislature meets. “We are currently still in contact […]

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Newscan: Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say BusPatrol, FirstNet partner with Carroll County, Va., public schools to outfit world’s most advanced school-bus fleet U.S. indicts Sandworm, Russia’s most destructive cyberwar unit Verizon signs up Microsoft, Nokia to build private 5G […]

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Verizon and Nokia snuggle up in private 5G

Weeks after it had apparently spurned Nokia, handing a $6.6 billion 5G contract to South Korea’s Samsung, US telco giant Verizon is back in the arms of its Finnish supplier. The two firms have buddied up once again to provide 5G network services to companies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, where Verizon lacks its own […]

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ESChat: Josh Lober outlines benefits of PTT integration on Samsung device

ESChat CEO Josh Lober explains how the company has fully integrated its push-to-talk (PTT) application to work on the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro rugged smartphone, allowing users to leverage the device’s dedicated PTT and Emergency Call buttons to communicate without having to open the app on screen. This functionality also is available on the […]

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Loss-making Nokia turns to Google Cloud in latest savings move

Nokia is the latest business to be sucked into the voracious maw of the public clouds. In a deal announced this afternoon, the Finnish equipment vendor was revealed to have handed responsibility for its IT systems to Google. That will mean jettisoning its data centers and servers – and, presumably, the staff who manage them […]

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How technology is unlocking the future of firefighting and public safety

While most emergency responders cannot work fully remote due to the nature of their job, they can access the same benefits of unified collaboration tools to quickly connect with stations and seamlessly communicate with other first responders. Implementing this technology not only slows the spread of COVID-19 and decreases the amount of time required to […]

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U.S. Army contracts with FirstNet to support public-safety personnel at 72 installations

AT&T this week announced that the U.S. Army has selected FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—to provide communications to public-safety personnel at 72 Army installations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico in a 3-year deal valued at $13 million. Jill Singer, vice president of defense and national security for AT&T’s Public […]

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

News

Sierra Wireless 5G vehicle router commercially available

News

Florida statewide LMR ‘absolutely’ will be available to public safety current L3Harris contract expires

News

Rethinking the smart-city experience

News

Florida statewide radio system still in limbo as deadlines approach

News

Newscan: Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G contract, sources say

Partner content

Verizon and Nokia snuggle up in private 5G

Audio

ESChat: Josh Lober outlines benefits of PTT integration on Samsung device

Partner content

Loss-making Nokia turns to Google Cloud in latest savings move

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How technology is unlocking the future of firefighting and public safety

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U.S. Army contracts with FirstNet to support public-safety personnel at 72 installations

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How satellite communications create a critical connectivity link for first responders

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