News COVID-19 realities forcing fire chiefs to propose significant budget cuts 17th April 2020 Fire chiefs through the western United States are being asked to propose budget cuts between 10% and 25% for their departments—often including EMS service—as local governments try to fund operations in the face of dramatic tax-revenue declines caused by stay-at-home measures designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. “We’re hearing that, broad-based across the West, […]
News Catalyst announces LMR-LTE interoperability platform 16th April 2020 Catalyst Communications Technologies this week announced a new interoperability platform that is designed to link 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) services over LTE with a variety of land mobile radio (LMR) systems, including P25, DMR, NXDN and proprietary technologies, according to Catalyst President Robin Grier. “What we’re building is really a standards-based interworking solution for FirstNet and […]
Audio Pryme: Dave George discusses new accessories, industry trends 14th April 2020 Pryme CEO Dave George outlines his company’s new products such as Bluetooth accessories and provides his perspective on industry direction, including which use cases are proving most popular for push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) deployments.
News Newscan: AT&T supports nurses and physicians with three months of free FirstNet service with Mobile-Responder plan 14th April 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Coronavirus app from Apple and Stanford aimed to help first responders How Apple and Google are enabling COVID-19 contact tracing COVID-19 shines light on 911’s importance IBM offers COBOL help for government deal with crisis Apple and Google want to turn your phone into a COVID-19 tracking machine […]
Partner content Ford and VW cars open to hackers, research claims 14th April 2020 Cybersecurity researchers are claiming some current connected Ford and Volkswagen vehicles are easy targets for malicious hackers. The report researched by cyber consultancy Context Information Security and published by consumer magazine Which?, claims to have identified serious security, data privacy and safety concerns in the leading car brands. Investigators looked at the Ford Focus Titanium Automatic […]
Partner content The security conundrum of 5G network slicing 14th April 2020 One benefit of moving to a standalone 5G network is that it makes it possible for wireless operators to implement network slicing, which means they can run multiple dedicated networks that all share a common, physical infrastructure. Each network slice can have its own characteristics and identity – but that also means it will have […]
News MCPTT-based FirstNet PTT a ‘game-changer,’ potential LMR replacement, N.J. police captain says 13th April 2020 FirstNet PTT service—provided by AT&T and built on the 3GPP mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard—delivers the performance that public safety needs and can be an LMR alternative for some agencies, according to the captain of a New Jersey police department that conducted a beta trial of the new offering. “I think it’s really going to be a […]
Partner content Coronavirus forcing some technicians off U.S. cell towers 12th April 2020 Some tower companies have been forced to pull their work crews off the job due to the ongoing pandemic. Further, some tower technicians are asking for personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and face shields to avoid further spreading the COVID-19 virus. They’re also arguing that they should receive hazard pay as they travel to […]
News L3Harris offers free BeOn service to healthcare entities, others during COVID-19 crisis 9th April 2020 Healthcare systems and other entities wanting P25 push-to-talk functionality using cellular devices as part of their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis can utilize the L3Harris BeOn solution at no cost for at least a 90-day period, according to officials for the company. Danielle Marcella, vice president of strategy for the L3Harris public safety and […]
Partner content Edge computing, 5G and AI — the perfect storm for government systems 9th April 2020 On today’s government networks, the real action is at the edge. This includes establishing edge-based processing power, with onboard analytics, via systems that often are augmented by artificial intelligence (AI). In many cases, these systems are housed in modular containers that serve as their own datacenters. Some are about the size of a typical minivan, […]
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