News U.S. Senate passes ‘Kari’s Law’ legislation by unanimous consent 6th August 2017 United States senators approve “Kari’s Law” legislation—requiring the ability to direct-dial 911 on multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) frequently used by hotels, offices and other enterprises—by unanimous consent, greatly improving the potential for the bill to become law later this year.
News Maine becomes 10th state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 4th August 2017 Maine Gov. Paul LePage announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T on behalf of his state, making Maine the 10th state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Michigan becomes first state to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet after issuing an RFP 3rd August 2017 Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signs a letter accepting the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T. The action makes Michigan the ninth state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system—and the first among the states that issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a vendor partner under a potential “opt-out” scenario.
News Newscan: Public Safety Advocate: A T-Band call to action 3rd August 2017 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Public Safety Advocate: A T-Band call to action Unable to pay creditors, Dragonwave enters receivership Facebook shuts down artificial-intelligence systems after chatbots create own language Hackers breach dozens of voting machines brought to conference FirstNet, broadband network to enable police and fire to talk to each other, ready […]
News Rural transit agency makes transition from LMR to push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) solution 3rd August 2017 A transit system providing bus service to a largely rural territory covering seven counties in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska expects to save about $30,000 per year after replacing its aging LMR system with a push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) solution—a communications trend that is gathering momentum throughout the enterprise sector.
News New Mexico becomes eighth state to ‘opt in’ to FirstNet 1st August 2017 New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez announces that she has accepted the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, making New Mexico the eighth state to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News U.S. Virgin Islands becomes first territory to ‘opt-in’ to FirstNet 1st August 2017 U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp announces his decision to accept the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T, making the group of Caribbean islands the first territory to “opt-in” to the FirstNet system.
News Motorola Solutions inks deal to buy Airbus DS Communications 28th July 2017 Motorola Solutions announces plans to bolster its 911 portfolio and next-generation 911 plans by purchasing the North American assets of Airbus DS Communications—notably, its industry-leading VESTA platform—in a deal that is expected to close by the end of the year.
News Newscan: Users report incredibly scary 911 bug in new OnePlus 5 cell phone 28th July 2017 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Users report incredibly scary 911 bug in new OnePlus 5 cell phone Vermont will shop around for public-safety telecom technology New Hampshire prepares to sign on to first-responder broadband
News LMR licensing activity at all-time low levels, according to FCC’s online database 28th July 2017 Demand for spectrum to support U.S. land-mobile-radio (LMR) networks is at its lowest level since 2001, with the number of license approvals projected to drop by more than 50% since the 2013 narrowbanding deadline and by more than 40% during the past two years, according to statistics from the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) online database.
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