News Delays associated with overbudget ESN in UK could generate additional Airwave TETRA revenues for Motorola Solutions 4th June 2019 Delays and uncertainties surrounding the Emergency Services Network (ESN) mean that some United Kingdom (UK) public-safety personnel likely will need the Airwave TETRA network for at least one extra year beyond the current December 2022 target date to retire the Motorola Solutions-owned system, according to UK officials. UK Home Office officials initially planned to have […]
News AT&T to build nation’s initial FirstNet tribal-land cell site in Wisconsin 31st May 2019 Red Cliff Reservation in Wisconsin will benefit from wireless coverage from the FirstNet system’s first LTE cell site that is being installed on tribal land—a development that promises to transform communications for first responders and others on the reservation and in surrounding areas, according to local and federal officials. Located on the banks of Lake […]
Audio AskRail: Charles Werner, Forrest Wieder highlight features of hazardous-materials app for rail cargo 30th May 2019 Former fire chief Charles Werner and Forrest Wieder, general manager of the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC), outline the benefits of AskRail, a digital application that can be used to quickly identify which railroad cars contain hazardous materials–information that can have a significant impact on the strategies used by public safety and others […]
News Newscan: With Black SIM from FirstNet, first responders’ calls go ahead of yours 29th May 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations With Black SIM from FirstNet, first responders’ calls go ahead of yours Paramedics making house calls improve care, reduce costs UK’s Emergency Services Network will be a decade late Are school districts putting students and teachers in danger? Lawmakers take a hard look at facial-recognition technology How a […]
News Catalyst wins DHS contract to develop internetworking for MCPTT-LMR communications 29th May 2019 Catalyst Communications today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company with a contract worth as much as $1 million to develop an interworking solution between LMR and 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) offerings that could be commercially available next year. Catalyst President Robin Grier said that the company’s solution would be […]
Sponsored Benefits of End-to-End Vocoder Integration 28th May 2019 Introduction Mission critical situations depend on wireless communication. It is becoming increasingly popular to connect Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks such as APCO Project 25 and Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) systems with commercial cellular LTE networks. This can provide commercial and public safety users with more ways to communicate, while improving overall coverage areas, decreasing […]
Video Itron: Philip Mezey explains how company’s IoT ecosystem helps utilities, smart cities and public safety be more resilient, efficient 18th May 2019 Itron President and CEO Philip Mezey discusses the company’s experience leveraging connected meters, sensors and streetlights to provide utilities and smart cities with insightful, secure data that is designed to promote network resilience, efficient responses and preventative actions before problems occur. These open-platform data points also can be used to accelerate response efforts by utilities […]
Video Monetti & Associates: Gary Monetti talks about the intersection of IoT and aerospace 18th May 2019 Gary Monetti, founder and managing director of Monetti & Associates consulting and engineering, talks about the recognition of a potential intersection between satellite services—particularly with the implementation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations—and the Internet of Things (IoT) industry that is seeking connectivity solutions for sensors that may be located outside the coverage range of […]
News Updated: Motorola Solutions ‘chomping at the bit’ to complete contract worth more than $600 million for statewide Florida system that needs to be operational in June 2021 16th May 2019 [Editor’s note: This story was updated on Friday evening to include additional information from Motorola Solutions about the following items: Florida state agencies will have to pay for the P25 radios for their personnel that use the system, and that a P25 radio from any vendor could work on the proposed statewide system. Earlier in […]
News Sonim Technologies’ IPO a tribute to public-safety vision for open-standards ecosystem, CEO says 10th May 2019 Ultra-rugged LTE device maker Sonim Technologies today began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, a step that reflects the burgeoning open-standards environment that is developing with the establishment of public-safety and critical-infrastructure broadband initiatives, according to Sonim CEO Bob Plaschke. “This is another milestone in a path that was driven by a lot of brave […]
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