Video Florida State: David Merrick describes public-safety drone uses, challenges 9th February 2020 David Merrick of Florida State University explains how drones can be used to provide video and pictures that enhance situational awareness during a response effort, as well as some of the practical and connectivity limitations that must be considered when deploying drones. Merrick spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during a field exercise […]
News Southern Linc turns to Ericsson for MCPTT with eMBMS, replacing Motorola Solutions WAVE 7000 7th February 2020 Southern Linc—the southeast U.S. regional carrier that also provides communications for the Southern Company utility—is deploying Ericsson’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution with eMBMS broadcast capability that is scheduled to be used by utility workers by the end of the year, according to a Southern Linc official. Southern Linc’s network operates on 3 MHz of 800 MHz […]
News Real-time location systems: A moving target for IoT 6th February 2020 During the first e-commerce era, package location tracking arose as a showcase application. In 1994, FedEx.com’s success making such tracking information available online showed what the web could do, and it quickly got wide attention. Today, GPS-oriented tracking systems such as Amazon and Uber have again redefined users’ expectations for efficient fleet systems. Internet of […]
News How Las Vegas turns a smart-city pilot into a smart-city project 6th February 2020 Managing cities like Las Vegas takes discipline and vision. The city proper has a population of more than 600,000 and the larger Las Vegas metropolitan area has a population of more than 2 million, there is much to manage in the city environs, from public transportation to parking and traffic as well as streetlights and […]
News AT&T customers explore use cases for edge computing 6th February 2020 “Our entire edge strategy is based around what our customers actually need,” AT&T proclaimed in a recent blog post. The post was penned by Mo Katibeh, CMO of AT&T Business and champion of the company’s edge computing initiative. Katibeh told Light Reading recently that AT&T’s business customers have diverse needs, and that 5G edge compute is not […]
Video Nokia: Fabricio Velez updates development on IMS-based NG911 approach 5th February 2020 Fabricio Velez, global solutions architect for Nokia, explains how public-safety answering points (PSAPs) could leverage valuable data from the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) that is part of wireless carriers’ core networks to deliver rich multimedia information—such as more accurate location of emergency callers—into the 911 system. Velez notes that this IMS approach should be viewed […]
News Sonim CEO reiterates public-safety focus, says company ‘is not for sale’ 4th February 2020 Sonim Technologies is “not for sale” and intends to continue developing rugged public-safety broadband products, including high-powered user equipment (HPUE) that take advantage of 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum to extend the effective range of devices, according to new Sonim CEO Tom Wilkinson. “We are absolutely committed to public safety,” Wilkinson said during an interview […]
Video Texas DPS: Jared VandenHeuvel highlights Winter Institute scenarios, emerging comm tools 4th February 2020 Jared VandenHeuvel, program coordinator at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), outlines the emergency scenarios that Winter Institute participants responded to during exercises conducted last week at Texas A&M University and the surrounding area. VandenHeuvel also discusses new communications tools and the need for different skill sets within response units to take advantage of […]
Partner content Spanish carmaker promises V2X for new Leon model 4th February 2020 Seat has promised to include the first mass-market application of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology in its new mid-segment Leon model. To be sold in hatchback and station wagon versions in the European market, the Spanish sub-brand of the Volkswagen Group hopes to draw on its on-street V2X experiments near its base in Barcelona carried out with domestic […]
Video Wi-Fiber: Adair Grover highlights versatility of smart-streetlight solution 3rd February 2020 Adair Grover, CEO and president of Wi-Fiber, outlines the capabilities of his company’s Intelli-Platform, a smart-streetlight device that supports 30-mile point-to-point links and a variety of broadband communications, as well as housing a host of sensors that can detect gunshots, air quality and temperature. Grover spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the Winter […]
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