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 […]
Audio Pryme: Dave George highlights new accessories, including small LMR-LTE gateway, speaker mics 2nd March 2019 Dave George, Pryme Radio Products’ president and chief engineer, outlines features of the company’s new line of accessories, including speaker mics, a redesigned earphone and a small LMR-LTE gateway solution that is expected to be priced in the $50 range. IWCE 2019 attendees can see these products on the exhibit floor, in Booth #816. […]
Audio ESChat: Josh Lober discusses new ‘ESChat Now’ offering 1st March 2019 ESChat President and CEO Josh Lober outlines the features of “ESChat Now,” a new low-cost offering that leverages a nationwide LTE network and a Telo device to deliver a straightforward push-to-talk service using the company’s ESChat over-the-top application. IWCE 2019 attendees can get more information about the solution at Booth #325.
News FirstNet deployment should be more than 60% complete by end of year, AT&T exec says 28th February 2019 More than 60% of the planned buildout of the FirstNet system will be completed by the end of this year—months ahead of the contracted schedule—with a realistic possibility that even more progress will be made on the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), an AT&T executive said yesterday. John Stephens, AT&T’s chief financial officer, reiterated that […]
News Mark43 partners with Carbyne to bring cloud-based call-handling, dispatching package to 911 sector 26th February 2019 Cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) vendor Mark43 today announced a partnership with Carbyne—a cloud-based, call-handling platform provider—to integrate their solutions into what the companies describe as the “first entirely cloud-based incident-response system in the U.S.” Officials for both companies cited the complementary nature of the partnership, noting that both Mark43 and Carbyne share a vision that public-safety […]
Audio JPS: Roman Kaluta discusses interoperability approaches for LMR, LTE 25th February 2019 Roman Kaluta, JPS Interoperability Solutions’ director of interoperability solutions, explains how his company’s radio-over-IP (RoIP) technology can help ensure that disparate systems—whether they are based on LMR or a wireless broadband like LTE—can be linked to provide interoperable communications. IWCE 2019 attendees can view offerings from JPS Interoperability Solutions on the exhibit-hall floor on […]
News Newscan: FirstNet public-safety network coming to U.S. Navy bases 22nd February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FirstNet public-safety network coming to U.S. Navy bases U.S. trials advanced tech for denied urban and subterranean warfare Scientists use smartphone tech to improve dismal rating of nation’s civil infrastructure Hauwei founder denies sharing secrets with China Rift between U.S. and European mobile carriers opens over Huawei Russia […]
News Samsung unveils Galaxy S10 line with immediate FirstNet support, foldable device, 5G phone later in the year 22nd February 2019 Samsung this week launched three Galaxy S10 models featuring fingerprint, camera and battery technologies—as well as FirstNet certification—that are expected to appeal to public-safety users, while also using the event to unveil a foldable device and 5G smartphones that will be available later this year. Vivid displays and enhanced camera technologies likely will be consumers’ […]
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