News FirstNet deployment should be more than 60% complete by end of year, AT&T exec says 28th February 2019 More than 60% of the planned buildout of the FirstNet system will be completed by the end of this year—months ahead of the contracted schedule—with a realistic possibility that even more progress will be made on the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), an AT&T executive said yesterday. John Stephens, AT&T’s chief financial officer, reiterated that […]
News Mark43 partners with Carbyne to bring cloud-based call-handling, dispatching package to 911 sector 26th February 2019 Cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) vendor Mark43 today announced a partnership with Carbyne—a cloud-based, call-handling platform provider—to integrate their solutions into what the companies describe as the “first entirely cloud-based incident-response system in the U.S.” Officials for both companies cited the complementary nature of the partnership, noting that both Mark43 and Carbyne share a vision that public-safety […]
Audio JPS: Roman Kaluta discusses interoperability approaches for LMR, LTE 25th February 2019 Roman Kaluta, JPS Interoperability Solutions’ director of interoperability solutions, explains how his company’s radio-over-IP (RoIP) technology can help ensure that disparate systems—whether they are based on LMR or a wireless broadband like LTE—can be linked to provide interoperable communications. IWCE 2019 attendees can view offerings from JPS Interoperability Solutions on the exhibit-hall floor on […]
News Newscan: FirstNet public-safety network coming to U.S. Navy bases 22nd February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FirstNet public-safety network coming to U.S. Navy bases U.S. trials advanced tech for denied urban and subterranean warfare Scientists use smartphone tech to improve dismal rating of nation’s civil infrastructure Hauwei founder denies sharing secrets with China Rift between U.S. and European mobile carriers opens over Huawei Russia […]
News Samsung unveils Galaxy S10 line with immediate FirstNet support, foldable device, 5G phone later in the year 22nd February 2019 Samsung this week launched three Galaxy S10 models featuring fingerprint, camera and battery technologies—as well as FirstNet certification—that are expected to appeal to public-safety users, while also using the event to unveil a foldable device and 5G smartphones that will be available later this year. Vivid displays and enhanced camera technologies likely will be consumers’ […]
Audio IWCE: Ken Rehbehn outlines highlights of Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) zone 21st February 2019 Ken Rehbehn of CritComm Insights talks about the Mission Critical Technologies (MCT) zone, where vendors with emerging-technology solutions will showcase their offerings on March 6-7. In addition, the MCT area will feature a Rehbehn-directed content program that will include presentations about topics such as drones, smart cities, private LTE, digital-evidence management, artificial intelligence and […]
Audio InterTalk: Chris Oldham previews cloud-based dispatch system, IWCE demo 21st February 2019 InterTalk President Chris Oldham outlines the console-system company’s plans to launch a cloud-based dispatch solution called Enlite to leverage new data streams to improve response times and situational awareness when incidents occur. Attendees at the IWCE 2019 event in Las Vegas can see a demonstration of Enlite on March 6-7 in Booth 1561.
News No clear plans for federal NG911 legislation, but funding hope remains, NENA chief says 19th February 2019 Hope for legislation that would allocate billions in federal funding to help pay for 911 call centers’ transition to IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) technology remains, although no NG911 bills currently are on the verge of being introduced, according to National Emergency Number Associations (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes. “I think there’s interest and support to improve […]
News AT&T officials outline current IoT capabilities over FirstNet, future considerations for LTE-M 15th February 2019 FirstNet currently does not support the use of low-power, wide-area (LPWA) protocols like LTE-M, but the nationwide public-safety broadband network can be leveraged for low-bandwidth Internet of Things (IoT) use cases with quality of service, priority and preemption (QPP) on LTE, according to AT&T officials. David Allen, director of IoT advanced product development for AT&T—the […]
News CrisisGo, Sonim partner on FirstNet-capable, emergency-communications application for schools 15th February 2019 Personnel on school campuses throughout the United States have access to an emergency-communications platform that can leverage the FirstNet system built by AT&T, thanks to a partnership announced yesterday by CrisisGo and Sonim Technologies. Stacey Sisk, CrisisGo vice president of business development, said the CrisisGo platform—available via download for use on virtually any smartphones, tablets […]
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