News Siyata Mobile receives certification for use on FirstNet, AT&T networks 11th June 2019 Siyata Mobile recently announced that its Uniden UV350 in-vehicle LTE device—known for its voice clarity and volume, even in noisy environment—has been approved as a FirstNet Ready solution and as a certified device on the AT&T commercial network. Glenn Kennedy, Siyata Mobile’s vice president of sales, said Siyata Mobile was notified of both certifications simultaneously, […]
News Five companies showcase enhanced application capabilities at Verizon’s 5G First Responder Lab 7th June 2019 Verizon recently conducted an event demonstrating the capabilities that five companies working in the carrier’s 5G First Responder Lab can bring to public-safety users when connected to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network that operates on hundreds of megahertz of millimeter-wave spectrum. “We’ve been working with those five companies to inspire them, to explore and build […]
News AT&T expects to complete 80% of FirstNet next year, as well as nationwide 5G on spectrum below 6 GHz 5th June 2019 AT&T expects to complete 80% of its contracted FirstNet deployment for 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum next fall, and the FirstNet effort is helping the carrier realize its 5G vision on sub-6 GHz spectrum, a company official said last week. “FirstNet is a huge opportunity for us, and—quite frankly—it’s also a mission,” Scott Mair, AT&T’s […]
News Newscan: Trump suggests AT&T boycott to force changes in CNN coverage 4th June 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Trump suggests AT&T boycott to force changes in CNN coverage NSA denies its cyberweapon was used in Baltimore attack, congressman says UK officials admit ESN rollout could see further delays and cost rises Red flags missed during ESN planning process, Home Office admits Loon helps restore Internet access […]
News Delays associated with overbudget ESN in UK could generate additional Airwave TETRA revenues for Motorola Solutions 4th June 2019 Delays and uncertainties surrounding the Emergency Services Network (ESN) mean that some United Kingdom (UK) public-safety personnel likely will need the Airwave TETRA network for at least one extra year beyond the current December 2022 target date to retire the Motorola Solutions-owned system, according to UK officials. UK Home Office officials initially planned to have […]
News AT&T to build nation’s initial FirstNet tribal-land cell site in Wisconsin 31st May 2019 Red Cliff Reservation in Wisconsin will benefit from wireless coverage from the FirstNet system’s first LTE cell site that is being installed on tribal land—a development that promises to transform communications for first responders and others on the reservation and in surrounding areas, according to local and federal officials. Located on the banks of Lake […]
News Newscan: With Black SIM from FirstNet, first responders’ calls go ahead of yours 29th May 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations With Black SIM from FirstNet, first responders’ calls go ahead of yours Paramedics making house calls improve care, reduce costs UK’s Emergency Services Network will be a decade late Are school districts putting students and teachers in danger? Lawmakers take a hard look at facial-recognition technology How a […]
News Catalyst wins DHS contract to develop internetworking for MCPTT-LMR communications 29th May 2019 Catalyst Communications today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company with a contract worth as much as $1 million to develop an interworking solution between LMR and 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) offerings that could be commercially available next year. Catalyst President Robin Grier said that the company’s solution would be […]
Video AT&T: Mike Zeto highlights features of new public-private partnership with the city of San Jose 16th May 2019 Mike Zeto, AT&T’s vice president of IoT solutions and general manager of smart cities, discusses aspects of the carrier’s public-private agreement with the city of San Jose that was announced this week during the IoT World event in Santa Clara, Calif.
Video IoT World Hackathon: Father, daughter help team Smart Ag develop winning smart-farming solution 15th May 2019 Priya Kshirsagar (left) and her father, Sudhir Kshirsagar, of team Smart Ag talk about the smart-farming solution that they helped develop during a 48-hour period this week to win the hackathon contest conducted this week at the IoT World event in Santa Clara, Calif. The Smart Ag design would let farmers low-cost, low-power Internet […]
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