Video Nemergent Solutions: Eneko Atxutegi discusses company’s MCPTT offering 10th July 2019 Eneko Atxutegi, research & development manager for Spain-based Nemergent Solutions, talks about the company’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) client and server offerings that meet the performance criteria associated with the 3GPP standard for MCPTT. Atxutegi spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the PSCR Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting being conducted in Chicago this […]
Video George Washington University: Chen Shen demonstrates application to optimize placement of mobile base stations 10th July 2019 Chen Shen, a student at George Washington University, explains and demonstrates how an algorithm-powered application could help locate mobile base stations–for example, cells on wheels (COWS) and aerial drones carrying LTE base stations–in a coordinated manner to maximize coverage for first responders operating in an area lacking normal terrestrial coverage. Shen and other members […]
News FirstNet Authority outlines roadmap targets for future system reinvestment 3rd July 2019 FirstNet Authority board members are expected to decide this fall how as much as $78 million will be earmarked to help improve the capabilities of the FirstNet public-safety LTE network being built by AT&T, according to statements made about the network roadmap last week. During its March meeting, the FirstNet Authority board approved principles that […]
Commentary FirstNet Authority standards director recaps June 3GPP Plenary Meetings in Newport Beach, Calif. 1st July 2019 The June quarterly Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) meetings in Newport Beach, Calif., addressed standards in several areas relevant to the evolution of the public-safety broadband communications and the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). The major topic across the 3GPP plenary meetings was planning for 3GPP Release 17 (R17). This release will be built […]
News San Jose announces widespread FirstNet adoption for public safety, other city government personnel 28th June 2019 Personnel throughout the city of San Jose will be using more than 4,500 devices on the FirstNet system being built by AT&T—representing the most comprehensive adoption of the public-safety LTE network by any local jurisdiction to date—according to a joint announcement from the city and the carrier. San Jose Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness said […]
News Rave Mobile Safety unveils support for live video streaming 26th June 2019 Rave Mobile Safety’s over-the-top software solution soon will support live video streaming, allowing 911 dispatchers or other public-safety officials to initiate a streaming session from a 911 caller or someone else with a smart device that is in the vicinity of an incident, according to a company CEO Todd Piett. Demonstrated earlier this month at […]
News UK Home Office awards Motorola Solutions with 15-month ESN extension worth more than $100 million 26th June 2019 Motorola Solutions has been awarded a 15-month contract extension worth 82 million pounds (more than $104 million) to supply Kodiak push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) and other Emergency Services Network (ESN) services for United Kingdom (UK) public-safety agencies through December 2024. In addition to adding time and money to Motorola Solutions’ previous ESN contract, the no-competition contract extension […]
Audio PSCR: Dereck Orr previews annual stakeholder meeting July 9-11 in Chicago 21st June 2019 Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlights some of the notable keynotes, educations and technology demonstrations that will be part of the 11th annual Broadband Stakeholder Meeting. This year’s event will be conducted July 9-11 in Chicago.
News pdvWireless changes name to Anterix as company awaits FCC ruling on 900 MHz private broadband proposal 18th June 2019 900 MHz spectrum holder pdvWireless has changed its name to Anterix as the company waits for the FCC to rule whether it can realign its LMR spectrum into a 3×3 MHz band that can support private LTE networks that would be deployed for utilities and other critical-infrastructure entities. Anterix CEO Morgan O’Brien said the company […]
News ESN program director says most of UK public-safety LTE system will be finished in fall 2020 17th June 2019 First responders in the United Kingdom (UK) should be able to use push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) technology on the Emergency Services Network (ESN) nationwide public-safety LTE network next year, according to Bryan Clark, Home Office’s program director leading the ESN project. Clark made the statements during his keynote presentation the Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) even in London […]
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