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Police adopt license-plate readers at an accelerating pace

Without a doubt, more law enforcement agencies are acquiring automated license plate reader cameras and technology (ALPR). Study producer Transparency Market Research (TMR) expects the global ALPR market to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent during the forecast period, 2020 to 2030. Much of the growth is linked to a rise in usage […]

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House debates NG911-funding bill, postpones vote

U.S. House members yesterday expressed support for legislation that would provide as much as $10 billion in federal funding to pay for a transition to IP-based next-generation 911 technology—as well as extend the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auctions—but postponed a vote on the bill. Approved unanimously by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce […]

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Satellite company Iridium hints at mysterious smartphone deal

Iridium, a satellite operator based in Virginia, announced that it “entered into a development agreement to enable Iridium’s technology in smartphones.” However, the company did not disclose any details in its latest filing with the SEC, such as the companies it might be working with. “The agreement is contingent upon the successful development of the technology, […]

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Will they come for Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg?

Hans Vestberg started his telecom career at network equipment giant Ericsson in the early 1990s. He worked his way up through the Swedish company’s ranks until, in 2010, he became the vendor’s first CEO who didn’t have a background in engineering. But Ericsson ejected Vestberg in 2016 following a string of poor financial results and a slide […]

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UK watchdog CMA delays provisional decision on Moto-Airwave investigation to September

A report outlining a United Kingdom (UK) competition regulator’s provisional decision is not expected to be complete until September—a three-month delay when compared to the previous schedule—according to a new administrative timeline released today by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). CMA posted the new timeline on its website as observers of the investigation anticipated […]

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AT&T says FirstNet tops 21,800 agencies, 3.7 million connections

FirstNet added 319,000 connections during the second quarter of this year, resulting in the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) serving more than 21,800 public-safety agencies with more than 3.7 million connections, according to officials for FirstNet contractor AT&T. AT&T provided the FirstNet figures in conjunction with the release of its second-quarter corporate performance on Thursday, […]

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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom poised to gain majority control over T-Mobile US

Deutsche Telekom (DT) stands to gain around $10.9 billion from the recent sale of a stake in its European cell tower business. The company is widely expected to use that money to gain a majority stake in T-Mobile in the US. “Deutsche Telekom has been steadily increasing its stake in T-Mobile US and currently sits at […]

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Telecommunication software connects legacy infrastructure to modern dispatch centers

In the last few months, news of mass shootings has frequently dominated the headlines. It’s an increasingly concerning issue that must be confronted by public agencies in a number of ways, among them, by making it easier for those in trouble to connect with public safety organizations—and by giving dispatchers more information and tools at […]

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Miami-Dade awards $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions outside procurement process

Members of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to approve a no-bid, $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions for P25 radios and other communications gear, despite concerns about the process and warnings from L3Harris officials that some device features may not work on the police network. Under the contract, Miami-Dade County will […]

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Unpatched GPS-tracker security bugs threaten 1.5 million vehicles with disruption

Six vulnerabilities have been found in a GPS tracking device used by businesses to monitor vehicle fleets, and by consumers as an anti-theft device. If exploited, they could allow attackers to widely disrupt fleet operations and track individual vehicles. That’s according to cybersecurity firm BitSight, which stated in a Tuesday advisory that the device, the MiCODUS MV720, […]

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Police adopt license-plate readers at an accelerating pace

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House debates NG911-funding bill, postpones vote

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Satellite company Iridium hints at mysterious smartphone deal

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Will they come for Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg?

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UK watchdog CMA delays provisional decision on Moto-Airwave investigation to September

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AT&T says FirstNet tops 21,800 agencies, 3.7 million connections

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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom poised to gain majority control over T-Mobile US

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Telecommunication software connects legacy infrastructure to modern dispatch centers

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Miami-Dade awards $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions outside procurement process

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Unpatched GPS-tracker security bugs threaten 1.5 million vehicles with disruption

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FirstNet PTT technical progress highlighted by AT&T at APCO 2022 dlvr.it/SWZtNJ

Newscan: D.C. appeals court upholds FCC decision to share 5.9 GHz V2V spectrum with Wi-Fi dlvr.it/SWZQpx

Cisco confirms data breach, hacked files leaked dlvr.it/SWV8l9

Researchers developing health-monitoring e-tattoo dlvr.it/SWV749

Partnership launches no-cost wastewater monitoring service for local governments dlvr.it/SWV5PK

Verizon Frontline demos connectivity and emergency response to chemical spill drill dlvr.it/SWV4cg

Research claims driverless tech still too easy to trick dlvr.it/SWMDts

Coalition expresses urgent need to NG911 funding, wants more than proposed $10 billion dlvr.it/SWL5VW