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RapidSOS: CEO Michael Martin shares ‘bold predictions’ for 2022

RapidSOS CEO Michael Martin discusses his predictions for 2022, from near-term adoption expectations for the RapidSOS data pipe into emergency centers to a longer-term prediction that 911 ‘calls’ increasingly will be driven by information delivered from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Martin shared his thoughts with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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NWCC: David Smith, Mark Crosby explain reasons behind organization’s name change

David Smith and Mark Crosby discuss the considerations that were weighed as Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) leadership decided to change the organization’s name to the National Wireless Communications Council (NWCC). Smith is president of the NWCC, and Crosby serves as the NWCC secretary/treasurer.

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FirstNet, built by AT&T: Fred Scalera talks public-safety-communications efforts for Super Bowl

Fred Scalera, AT&T’s director of government program management for FirstNet, highlights the permanent infrastructure and deployable assets that AT&T has put in place to support both first-responder and audience communications during this weekend’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles. During its two-year preparation for the event, AT&T has invested $2.7 billion to improve coverage and […]

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Verizon: Cory Davis discusses carrier’s $119 million communications investment to support Super Bowl

Cory Davis, director of Verizon Response and public-safety operations, outlines the company’s efforts to provide appropriate communications for the massive amount of data traffic associated with Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday. Verizon has invested $119 million in fiber, cell sites and other infrastructure–almost all of which will remain at the site to support future […]

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ESChat: Josh Lober discusses integration with Siyata SD-7 IoT radio

ESChat President/CEO Josh Lober talks about his company’s partnership with Siyata Mobile, including today’s announcement that ESChat push-to-talk (PTT) service is available on the Siyata SD-7, which is a rugged IoT device certified for use on multiple carrier networks: Verizon, AT&T and FirstNet, with T-Mobile certification expected in coming months. By leveraging an Internet […]

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews next month’s NATE UNITE 2022 show

Todd Schlekeway, president and CEO of NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, talks about NATE UNITE 2022, the organization’s annual tradeshow that is scheduled as an in-person event that will be conducted Feb. 21-24 in Las Vegas. Keynote speakers include FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and DISH Co-Founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen, and the event […]

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Nextivity: Victor Mejia outlines benefits of new Cel-Fi SOLO RED integrated public-safety BDA

Victor Mejia, senior product manager for Nextivity, discusses the capabilities of Cel-Fi SOLO RED, the new integrated bi-directional amplifier (BDA) solution being launched this week during the IWCE 2021 event in Las Vegas. Using only a half-watt of output power, the new BDA is designed to support public-safety communications inside smaller structures at an […]

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Omdia: Paul Bremner discusses control-room/PSAP trends, new industry report

Paul Bremner, Omdia’s lead analyst for the Command and Control Rooms Intelligence Service (providing market data and insights into the future of control rooms/PSAPs), talks about the technological evolution of control rooms/911 emergency communications centers (ECCs) and its impact on the market in this conversation with with IWCE’s Urgent Communications editor Donny Jackson. Bremner […]

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ESChat: Josh Lober highlights interop capabilities, Siyata integration for IWCE

ESChat CEO Josh Lober discusses new interoperability capabilities with companies like Mindshare, InterTalk and Komutel, as well as the integration of ESChat’s push-to-talk platform on the Siyata SD7 handset—a device that requires only an Internet of Things (IoT) data plan—that will be available later this year. IWCE attendees can learn more about the ESChat […]

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Omdia Crit Comms Circle: The ‘forgotten group’ of mission-critical users

Go to “The ‘forgotten group’ of mission-critical” podcast by clicking https://www.spreaker.com/user/15186642/ccc-ep01. Welcome to Omdia’s Crit Comms Circle, the podcast series bringing you market insight direct from Omdia analysts, exploring all facets of the critical-communications industry. This podcast is hosted by Paul Bremner, a principal analyst in the Public Safety & Critical Communications group at Omdia. Based […]

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RapidSOS: CEO Michael Martin shares ‘bold predictions’ for 2022

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NWCC: David Smith, Mark Crosby explain reasons behind organization’s name change

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FirstNet, built by AT&T: Fred Scalera talks public-safety-communications efforts for Super Bowl

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Verizon: Cory Davis discusses carrier’s $119 million communications investment to support Super Bowl

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ESChat: Josh Lober discusses integration with Siyata SD-7 IoT radio

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews next month’s NATE UNITE 2022 show

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Nextivity: Victor Mejia outlines benefits of new Cel-Fi SOLO RED integrated public-safety BDA

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Omdia: Paul Bremner discusses control-room/PSAP trends, new industry report

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ESChat: Josh Lober highlights interop capabilities, Siyata integration for IWCE

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Omdia Crit Comms Circle: The ‘forgotten group’ of mission-critical users

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Swatting has serious implications and shouldn’t be ignored

Reflections on recent LTE outages

Necessity indeed is the mother of invention

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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