Audio RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher outlines features of FirstNet-listed mobile app, Eclipse analytics platform 21st January 2020 RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher highlights the capabilities of the company’s Nimbus CAD mobile application that has been listed by FirstNet and its Eclipse analytics platform, both of which leverage cloud functionality to help public-safety agencies make response decisions informed by real-time data.
Partner content Australia ponders fire-proof networks 20th January 2020 Australia’s massive bushfires are taking their toll on telecom infrastructure, setting off debates about how to build networks for a fire-prone future. The fires, which have so far burnt out 17 million hectares (42 million acres), have taken out dozens of mobile masts and other equipment, cutting off communities and hampering rescue and fire-fighting efforts. At […]
News Samsung unveils rugged enterprise device with programmable PTT button, integration with Microsoft Teams 17th January 2020 Samsung this week introduced the Galaxy XCover Pro, a rugged smartphone for enterprise “frontline” employees that features programmable buttons that can be used to support push-to-talk (PTT) communication, including integration with the new “Walkie Talkie” capability in Microsoft Teams. Chris Briglin, Samsung Electronics America’s director of enterprise mobile product marketing, said Samsung hopes the XCover […]
Audio NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews education, keynotes and events for NATE Unite 2020 17th January 2020 NATE Executive Director Todd Schlekeway outlines the themes, events and educational opportunities–highlighted by keynotes from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty–available to attendees of NATE UNITE 2020, the organization’s annual national event that will be conducted Feb. 17-20 in Raleigh, N.C. Go to the NATE web site for more information […]
Partner content New SIM-swap hacks highlight carriers’ wobbly security 14th January 2020 Several new studies have found that hackers can convince wireless carriers’ customer service agents to port legitimate phone numbers to bogus accounts — a practice that can then open that account up to fraud and theft. Researchers at Princeton University called three of the four major carriers and tried to convince customer service representatives to move […]
News Florida ends talks with Motorola Solutions on P25 contract, will seek ‘next-generation system’ 10th January 2020 Motorola Solutions declined to sign a contract honoring its $687.8 million bid to build a statewide Project (P25) network in Florida, so the state will “move toward the new procurement of a next-generation system,” according to a state letter sent yesterday to Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown. Written by Florida Department of Management […]
News AT&T’s Porter outlines hardening, deployable efforts to keep FirstNet users connected 9th January 2020 AT&T is dedicated to providing FirstNet users with broadband access in any response scenario, whether it is through the carrier’s expanding terrestrial-network footprint or its growing portfolio of deployable solutions, according to Jason Porter, AT&T’s new senior vice president for the FirstNet program. “That’s our purpose and our mission,” Porter said an interview with IWCE’s […]
News Florida, Motorola Solutions fail to reach statewide P25 deal as Dec. 31 deadline passes 6th January 2020 Motorola Solutions and the state of Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) did not meet the DMS-imposed deadline of Dec. 31 to finalize a $687.8 million contract that would have Motorola Solutions build a statewide Project 25 (P25) network, but it is unclear what next steps are being taken by the state. On Dec. 23, […]
News Florida gives Motorola Solutions Dec. 31 deadline to sign statewide P25 contract 24th December 2019 Motorola Solutions needs to sign a contract by Dec. 31 to build a statewide P25 network in Florida—the largest pending LMR opportunity in North America—or the state “will move forward with the evaluation of other options,” according to a letter from a state official that was delivered yesterday to Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown. Provided […]
News FirstNet One deployable blimp provides LTE coverage option for longer-term response efforts 23rd December 2019 FirstNet One—the tethered aerostat announced earlier this month that can provide LTE coverage from a height of about 1,000 feet—promises to be a valuable addition to the FirstNet deployable portfolio, particularly when a response effort is needed for a period of weeks, according to an AT&T official. “It’s another tool in the toolbox,” Fred Scalera, […]
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