Partner content Catching up on direct-to-cell in 2024: Testing, funding and stumbling 4th January 2024 The direct-to-cell sector didn’t seem to take much of a breather during the holidays, with players ranging from SpaceX to Lynk Global making waves throughout the latter days of December 2023 and the early days of January 2024. Some companies announced tests, some scored new funding, some argued for more favorable federal regulations, and some […]
Partner content T-Mobile kicks off 2024 with more spectrum and a stock rally 3rd January 2024 T-Mobile unwrapped two big presents during the holidays: It scored additional midband spectrum for its 5G network, and it enjoyed more attention from Wall Street investors. Together, the developments help give the company a better position heading into 2024. “While not a game changer, we view this … as a modest win for T-Mobile,” wrote […]
Partner content Here comes the AI phone 3rd January 2024 Smart devices have been the biggest single driver of mobile revenue for the past 15 years, so it makes sense to try to understand the new generation of AI phones. Analyst firm Canalys has forecast that AI-capable devices will account for up to around 5% of smartphones shipped in 2024 – that still means around […]
News Motorola Solutions loses first appeal on Airwave price controls, will turn to UK Court of Appeals 25th December 2023 The United Kingdom (UK) Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed Motorola Solutions’ appeal of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruling that the Airwave TETRA system is a monopoly and should be subject to price controls that promise to cost Motorola Solution more than $1 billion in projected revenue in upcoming years. According to a summary released […]
News Motorola Solutions acquires IPVideo, maker of HALO smart sensor 22nd December 2023 Motorola Solutions this week announced that it has acquired IPVideo, which created the HALO smart sensor that can be used to monitor air quality and detect gunshots, motion, “abnormal noise” and the use of an “emergency keyword” that could spur a response. John Kedzierski, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of global enterprise sales, noted that […]
Commentary Three keys to success for FirstNet 3.0 21st December 2023 We set a high bar for excellence at the First Responder Network Authority. That’s because our work supports public safety. Lives depend on it. Our mission is to deliver the best, most reliable communications for public safety. We stood up a nationwide broadband network with our network partner—AT&T—in record time. We have created a network […]
Partner content 2023 in review: Satellite direct-to-device race heats up 21st December 2023 The race to space is on. And plenty of companies are vying for the prize. Apple kicked off the race with its introduction of the iPhone 14 in 2022. The gadget allowed users to connect directly to Globalstar satellites in locations where they could not get a terrestrial cell signal. Apple targeted the service only at emergency […]
News Uncrewed cargo aircraft takes flight 21st December 2023 A cargo plane has completed an autonomous flight in the skies north of Hollister, California, in what is being heralded as a first for aviation. The Cessna 208B Caravan was fitted with an autonomous flight system from Reliable Robotics that automated all phases of the aircraft’s journey, from taxi to takeoff and landing. While there […]
News Lynk, Rogers complete first sat-to-phone voice call in Canada 20th December 2023 Canadian carrier Rogers Communications announced that it complete the first satellite-direct-to-cell (Sat2Phone) voice call via low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites owned by Lynk Global, which is scheduled to launch commercial Sat2Phone service in Canada with Rogers during 2024. Lynk CEO Charles Miller said phone call was between Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey (pictured above, on the […]
Partner content Looking ahead: 5G standalone still pretty lonely 19th December 2023 5G non-standalone (NSA) is the first iteration of the networking technology. It essentially requires a 4G core network to serve as an anchor for a new 5G radio access network (RAN). According to one estimate, 5G NSA is now supporting over a billion subscribers worldwide. But the next iteration of 5G technology known as 5G standalone […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
