News FCC proposes 6 GHz unlicensed sharing, but public safety, utilities express concerns 24th October 2018 FCC commissioners unanimously voted to propose rules that would permit shared unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band—spectrum currently used for microwave backhaul links—while indicating that similar rules would be adopted in the 5.9 GHz band that has been reserved for dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) between vehicles. Commissioners cited the need for additional unlicensed spectrum […]
News Sonim Technologies says SLED accessory will support P25, NXDN, DMR, with separate functionality for TETRA 23rd October 2018 A Sonim Technologies accessory designed to address key direct-mode and interoperability questions surrounding broadband push-to-talk technology will support communications with a P25, NXDN or DMR system in a single device, and a separate version of the offering will be designed to interoperate with TETRA networks. Bob Escalle, vice president of Sonim Technologies’ public-safety market segment, […]
News Harris PSPC optimistic about prospects after L3 merger announcement 19th October 2018 Harris this week announced plans to merge with L3 Communications in a deal that would create a massive defense company and bolster the Harris public-safety and professional communications (PSPC) unit, according to Dana Mehnert, president of Harris Communications Systems. “This is a transformative merger that bring the combined enterprise to a whole different scale,” Mehnert […]
Audio NetMotion: Steve Fallin discusses new FirstNet certification 18th October 2018 Steve Fallin, senior product manager at NetMotion Software, talks about the company’s VPN and diagnostic solutions, which today were announced as FirstNet-certified products that can be accessed by public-safety users through the FirstNet App Catalog and other avenues.
News Axon becomes first vendor in AT&T’s FirstNet-embedded program with body-worn camera 17th October 2018 Public-safety agencies will be able use the FirstNet broadband system to stream video from officers’ Axon Body 3 body-worn cameras, which are the first devices to include embedded FirstNet connectivity in their solution, according to AT&T. As a member of the FirstNet-embedded program, Axon is able to sell FirstNet connectivity to public-safety agencies as part […]
Hurricane Michael response effort forces postponement of Winter Institute 12th October 2018 This year’s Winter Institute workshop and exercise in College Station, Texas, is being postponed—likely until the first quarter of next year—because many of the participants are part of the response effort to Hurricane Michael in the southeast U.S., according to an event official. “The 2018 Workshop and the Exercise that were to be held October […]
News Las Vegas Metro police inks 10-year digital-evidence-management deal with Motorola Solutions 10th October 2018 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department recently signed a 10-year, $18.98 million contract with Motorola Solutions, which will use its CommandCentral software suite to provide an integrated, end-to-end digital-evidence-management system that is unique in the marketplace, according to company officials. Adam Schwartz, director of Motorola Solutions’ digital-evidence-management solutions, said the Las Vegas police department will benefit […]
News Harris adds LTE capability to Unified Vehicle platform 8th October 2018 Harris yesterday announced that the Harris Unified Vehicle platform, powered by Tait, will support LTE connectivity from major carriers by the end of this year, according to a company official. Jeremy Elder, a product-line manager at Harris, said that the LTE functionality would be provided in a new accessory for TM9400 Project 25 and TM9300 […]
RapidDeploy: New COO Reinhard Ekl discusses U.S. effort, cloud-based innovation 8th October 2018 RapidDeploy COO Reinhard Ekl explains his transition from RapidSOS, noting the innovative similarities between the two companies. Ekl highlights RapidDeploy’s U.S.-centric efforts and how public safety—regardless of size—can reap technological, operational and financial benefits from the company’s cloud-based computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.
News Long-awaited next-generation-911 cost study released 5th October 2018 Upgrading U.S. public-safety answering points to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology will cost $9.5 billion to $12.7 billion during a 10-year period, according to a much-anticipated cost study released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Requested by Congress, the cost study is expected to […]
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