Video Nokia: Fabricio Velez outlines key features of IMS-based NG911 proposal 27th March 2019 Fabricio Velez, Nokia’s technololgy sales and solution-development professional for next-generation emergency services, explains how an IMS-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform can leverage “the best of 3GPP networks and the best of the i3 architecture” as public safety seeks federal funding from Congress to help pay for the nationwide deployment of NG911.
News Corrected: RapidDeploy wins $6.6 million CalOES contract for analytics and mapping 26th March 2019 Editor’s note: The original version of this story indicated that the CalOES contract was a three-year deal. Although the agreement calls for RapidDeploy to provide services in three different calendar years, the actual length of the agreement is slightly more than two years. IWCE’s Urgent Communications regrets the error and apologizes for any confusion. All […]
Video Harris: John Serio showcases new LMR-LTE mobile radio 21st March 2019 John Serio, manager of product management at Harris, outlines the capabilities of the XL-185M, the company’s new P25 mobile radio that also supports EDACS and conventional operation. In addition, the XL-185M includes a slot for an LTE card to enable broadband communications. The LTE cards are expected to be commercially available early next year.
Video Motorola Solutions: Michael Doerk highlights new PoC interop offering, features on roadmap to MCPTT 21st March 2019 Michael Doerk, senior manager of product marketing for Motorola Solutions, explains how the company’s new Wave push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) offering is designed to support interoperable voice communications across commercial wireless carriers and outlines the MCPTT-compliant features that were added to the company’s Kodiak PoC platform late last year.
News FirstNet board approves principles guiding future reinvestments of $15 billion into public-safety broadband system 21st March 2019 FirstNet Authority board members today voted unanimously to approve a resolution outlining four key principles that will be followed as the board determines how best to reinvest an estimated $15 billion or more during the next two decades to fund the evolution of the FirstNet system being built and maintained by AT&T. Under the FirstNet […]
News NTIA seeks applicants for FirstNet Authority CEO, board position 20th March 2019 On the eve of the quarterly FirstNet Authority board meeting, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced efforts to seek individuals to fill a spot on the FirstNet Authority board and to serve as lead staff member for the FirstNet organization. Ed Parkinson has been serving as the FirstNet Authority’s acting CEO since […]
News Newscan: ‘Breathalyzer for texting’: Nevada weighs controversial technology to curb distracted driving 19th March 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations ‘Breathalyzer for texting’: Nevada weighs controversial technology to curb distracted driving AT&T claims its FirstNet deployments will also advance 5G Small cells offer an incentive to move antennas from towers, speaker says What’s really going on at the ‘Tesla Tower’? DHS Secretary Nielsen warns U.S. ‘not prepared’ for […]
News High-power user equipment (HPUE) can help bridge Band 14 coverage gaps in rural, in-building locations 18th March 2019 High-power user equipment (HPUE) can improve the range, throughput and resilience of LTE signals on 700 MHz Band 14 in the U.S., and HPUE products are expected to be available later this year, an official for Assured Wireless said during a conference session at IWCE 2019 in Las Vegas. While public safety is intrigued by […]
Video Assured Wireless: Tom Bilotta calls high-power tech a ‘game changer,’ expects products this year 18th March 2019 Assured Wireless CEO Tom Bilotta explains how LTE high-power user equipment (HPUE)—technology that can be used in the U.S. only on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to FirstNet—promises to impact the user experience, such as roughly doubling the range of a device and improving performance in elevators and stairwells. After years of […]
News Newscan: Emergency sirens in two Texas cities not working on Tuesday after being hacked, officials say 14th March 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Emergency sirens in two Texas cities not working on Tuesday after being hacked, officials say California to give ‘future-proof’ upgrades to RapidDeploy technology in all 911 centers Small cells offer an incentive to move antennas from towers—Engel Critical weather data threatened by FCC spectrum proposal, according to Commerce […]
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