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Samsung, AT&T announce rugged smartphone, tablet as FirstNet Ready

Samsung and AT&T yesterday announced that its Galaxy XCover Pro rugged smartphone and Tab Active Pro tablet have been certified as FirstNet Ready, expanding the device portfolio for first responders and field workers utilizing the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). Samsung’s Galaxy XCover Pro has similar ruggedness characteristics to the Galaxy XCover Field Pro, which […]

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Verizon explains exactly how it will make money from 5G

Verizon hosted a strategy session for investors this week, detailing its 5G network upgrade efforts and – perhaps more importantly – how it plans to make money from the construction of that network. In a response to questions from analysts on the topic, Verizon CFO Matthew Ellis said that the operator expects to recoup its […]

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Nextivity: Dean Richmond highlights new offerings, previews IWCE’s In-Building Forum

Dean Richmond, senior director of marketing at Cel-Fi by Nextivity, discusses his company’s new in-building solutions, which include an offering that is designed to support FirstNet communications utilizing Band 14 700 MHz spectrum. Nextivity speakers will be featured during IWCE’s In-Building Forum, a virtual event being presented Nov. 18-19, in partnership with the Safer Buildings […]

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ESChat upgrades public-safety users to Amazon AWS GovCloud for enhanced security, interoperability

ESChat this week announced that the company has migrated public-safety customers of its push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) application to the Amazon AWS GovCloud platform in a move that is designed to improve security and enable greater interoperability with customers’ land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems. “It’s been a long time coming, and it’s a big step for us,” ESChat CEO […]

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Ranplan Wireless: Jonathan Rowney outlines in-building challenges, opportunities in evolving market

Jonathan Rowney, the head of solutions engineering for the Americas at Ranplan Wireless, discusses some of the challenges and opportunities facing the in-building wireless industry today, particularly as it tries to ensure connectivity for both first responders and the citizens they help during times of emergency. Rowney is one of the expert speakers who […]

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Data changing the automakers’ game

Big data generated by connected vehicles offer big opportunities. However, industry executives say there is still much work to be done before the 1’s and 0’s are transformed into bigger numbers on the bottom line. As more sensors are enabled on vehicles and mobility infrastructure to capture where, when, and how autos are driven and […]

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Barriers facing the builders of the smart city

A series of challenges remain for the key technologies to an autonomous future, among them fast moving technological developments and lack of consumer understanding. Architecturally speaking, there should be no change because these types of communications technologies are going to use the existing cell connection embedded in the car, explained Strategy Analytics analyst Roger Lanctot. […]

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A closer look at Verizon’s curious CBRS spectrum purchases

Verizon was the biggest spender during the FCC’s recent 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum auction, doling out a total of almost $1.9 billion for 557 licenses in markets across the country. As Light Reading reported more than a year ago, Verizon has been deploying CBRS network equipment in anticipation of using the band. The operator sees the CBRS […]

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Mission-critical services, coverage options highlighted in FirstNet Authority Roadmap update

Encouraging the development of solutions that address unique public-safety coverage solutions and enhance mission-critical voice, data and video communications are among the focus areas highlighted the recently updated FirstNet Authority Roadmap that outlines strategic technological priorities for the FirstNet system. Last month’s release represents the first update to the Roadmap, which was created last year […]

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IoT Trends 2021: A focus on fundamentals, not nice-to-haves

As we approach the close of a whirlwind 2020, connected devices will continue to define numerous industries in the coming year. Several trends continue to gather momentum, fueling IoT’s prominence in 2021, from data-intensive experiences that use Internet of Things (IoT) devices (such as self-driving cars or wearable devices) to basic health-and-safety needs as COVID-19 […]

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Samsung, AT&T announce rugged smartphone, tablet as FirstNet Ready

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Verizon explains exactly how it will make money from 5G

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Nextivity: Dean Richmond highlights new offerings, previews IWCE’s In-Building Forum

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ESChat upgrades public-safety users to Amazon AWS GovCloud for enhanced security, interoperability

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Ranplan Wireless: Jonathan Rowney outlines in-building challenges, opportunities in evolving market

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Data changing the automakers’ game

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Barriers facing the builders of the smart city

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A closer look at Verizon’s curious CBRS spectrum purchases

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Mission-critical services, coverage options highlighted in FirstNet Authority Roadmap update

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IoT Trends 2021: A focus on fundamentals, not nice-to-haves

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Public safety needs a better way to triage emergency calls

In challenging year, working with public safety to move FirstNet forward

Communications solutions must evolve quickly to meet needs of a changing world

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