News Verizon exec outlines critical-communications goals for this year, highlights future 5G vision for first responders 7th March 2019 LAS VEGAS—Verizon plans to announce mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and LTE-embedded, body-worn camera offerings this year, and the carrier is developing a 5G network that promises to rid first responders of the capacity concerns they experience today when using bandwidth-intensive applications, according to a Verizon official. Justin Blair, executive director of wireless business products for Verizon Wireless, […]
Video Virtualnetcom: Company officials showcase backpack, drone-capable LTE networking solutions 6th March 2019 From left, Gary Monetti, Mohan Tammisetti and Keith Kaczmarek of Virtualnetcom (VNC) exhibit the company’s solutions that are designed to provide full-featured LTE network connectivity in locations where no terrestrial network is available. The Rapid Autonomous Instant Deployable (RAID) backpack weighs 8.5 pounds, while the FeatherLite package weighs 2.5 pounds, so it can be […]
Video JPS Interoperability Solutions: Roman Kaluta previews interoperability wares 6th March 2019 Roman Kaluta, director of interoperability solutions for JPS Interoperability Solutions, talks about the portfolio of offerings that the company will showcase during IWCE 2019. Attendees at the show can learn more about JPS Interoperability Solutions by visiting Booth #3341.
Video Cubic: Travis Queen exhibits company’s interoperability extension 6th March 2019 Travis Queen, Cubic’s senior director of commercial strategy and business development, talks about the new expansion module that tethers to the company’s flagship Vocality radio-over-IP (RoIP) interoperability gateway. With the module, customers can have up to 12 ports of interoperable communications that are all supported by a single software license. IWCE 2019 attendees can […]
Video Fiplex, Virtualnetcom: Keith Kaczmarek, Matias de Goycoechea discuss new partnership 6th March 2019 Virtualnetcom’s Keith Kaczmarek (left) and Fiplex CEO Matias de Goycoechea announce a partnership between the companies that is designed to enable in-building solutions that support LMR and LTE communications.
Video Sonim: Bob Escalle demonstrates capabilities of SLED, enabling LMR comms with a rugged LTE device 5th March 2019 Bob Escalle, Sonim Technologies’ vice president for the public-safety market segment, demonstrates the Sonim LMR Enhanced Detachable (SLED), which attaches to a Sonim XP8 rugged LTE smartphone to enable LMR connectivity on P25, DMR or NXDN networks using 2.5 watts of output power. The entire package is expected to retail for less than $1,500, […]
Video Sonim, Cradlepoint: Bob Escalle, Lindsay Notwell showcase features of new Rapid Deployment Kit 5th March 2019 Bob Escalle (left), Sonim Technologies’ vice president for the public-safety market segment, and Lindsay Notwell, Cradlepoint’s senior vice president for 5G strategy and global carrier operations, outline the features of the Rapid Deployment Kit. Designed to support critical communications during the initial response phase, the Rapid Deployment Kit includes four Sonim rugged phones, a Cradlepoint […]
Interoperability debate dominates carrier-selection panel at IWCE 2019 5th March 2019 LAS VEGAS—Whether Verizon and FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety network being built by AT&T—should support secure interoperability between subscribers of both systems was the topic of a spirited debate yesterday at IWCE 2019 between consultants who work with Verizon and AT&T. In building FirstNet, AT&T established a physically separate LTE core to manage FirstNet subscriber traffic, providing […]
News Harris announces plans for new P25-LTE mobile radio 4th March 2019 Harris today announced its plans for the XL-185M, the company’s single-band P25 mobile radio that is designed to support LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity when broadband modules are available early next year, according to company officials. John Serio, manager of product management at Harris, said the company plans to expand its XL family of LMR-LTE products, […]
News Motorola Solutions, Sierra Wireless team to deliver integrated in-vehicle LTE broadband solutions 4th March 2019 Motorola Solutions and Sierra Wireless today announced that the companies plan to develop integrated solutions that utilized in-vehicle routers from Sierra Wireless to provide the LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity that first responders need to support bandwidth-intensive applications like securely sharing pictures and real-time video. At the heart of the integration efforts today are the AirLink […]
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