Commentary T-Mobile proposal of free 5G for public safety is a great idea, but there are a lot of caveats 15th November 2019 T-Mobile’s announcement of a potential Connecting Heroes program that would give public safety access to free broadband talk, text and smartphone data over its 5G network for 10 years has raised a lot of eyebrows in the first-responder community. There is little doubt that “free” is an attractive feature in any offer to budget-conscious public-safety […]
Video Motorola Solutions: Pete Gilmore and Lubo Harizanov test APX NEXT touch screen’s ability to withstand water, impacts 15th November 2019 Pete Gilmore (left) and Lubo Harizanov of Motorola Solutions demonstrate the usability of the new APX NEXT P25 radio with LTE connectivity, with Harizanov testing the touch-screen display’s water resistance and Gilmore conducting an impact test. Harizanov and Gilmore spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the recent IACP 2019 event in Chicago.
News Samsung: Reg Jones demonstrates in-car DeX platform that leverages smartphone computing power 14th November 2019 Reg Jones, Samsung Electronics America’s head of public-sector sales and solutions, demonstrates how the company’s DeX (desktop experience) lets a police officer leverage the computing power in a docked smartphone to write reports and execute queries while inputting information on a keyboard and display that are less expensive than traditional hardened laptops. All information is […]
Video TASSTA: Tim Brown outlines capabilities of company’s MCPTT platform, including video sharing 14th November 2019 Tim Brown, product manager for TASSTA, explains how the company’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) platform not only can deliver PTT voice but also video that can be shared with public-safety personnel from the site of an incident. Brown spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the recent IACP 2019 even in Chicago.
News Newscan: AT&T rips T-Mobile’s promise to first responders as ‘a marketing stunt’ 13th November 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations AT&T rips T-Mobile’s promise to first responders as ‘a marketing stunt’ Google is slurping up health data—and it looks totally legal T-Mobile/Sprint inching toward final OK Can tech save California from wildfires? As 5G rolls out, troubling new security flaws emerge Self-driving car that killed woman couldn’t tell […]
News Motorola Solutions EVP Molloy highlights company’s video, data offerings, as well as CBRS promise 13th November 2019 Motorola Solutions built its reputation delivering LMR voice communications, but the company is using video and software solutions today to “solve a different level of problems” while exploring the 3.5 GHz CBRS band as a platform to provide a new kind of push-to-talk offering with robust data, according to a company executive. “I would say, […]
Video Axon: Kevin Shah shows how Axon Body 3 camera enables real-time streaming video from incident location 12th November 2019 Kevin Shah, Axon’s principal product manager for communications, demonstrates how the Axon Body 3 body-worn camera connected to the FirstNet or Verizon networks can stream video to the Axon Aware platform, providing real-time situational awareness of an incident. Shah spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the recent IACP 2019 event in Chicago.
Video L3Harris: Don Griffis explains the significance of XL-200P and XL-185P portable radios with LTE being certified as FirstNet Ready 11th November 2019 Don Griffis, product manager at L3Harris, explains that the company’s XL-200P and XL-185P converged P25 radios with LTE connectivity has been certified as FirstNet Ready, meaning users now can use the Band 14 capability that has been in the device for years. He also talks about improved antenna design to improve the effective coverage of […]
Video Motorola Solutions: Les Miller demonstrates ViQi voice-assistant technology with cloud-based application 11th November 2019 Les Miller, global marketing lead for Motorola Solutions’ records and evidence unit, demonstrates how the ViQi voice-assistant technology and LTE connectivity in the new APX NEXT P25 portable radio can be leveraged to access database information via broadband without the aid of a dispatcher or a keyboard–and communicated in a manner designed to enhance officer […]
News T-Mobile makes 10-year commitment to free public-safety broadband, if Sprint merger is completed 8th November 2019 Public-safety agencies and their personnel would have access to free, unlimited talk, text and smartphone data at 5G speeds for 10 years via a Connecting Heroes initiative announced yesterday by “New T-Mobile,” but the offering will become a reality only if T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint is closed, according to T-Mobile officials. T-Mobile officials said […]
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