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Volvo deploys anti-theft car tracker

Volvo has teamed up with Vodafone Automotive to launch internet of things trackers that can be retrofitted onto all of its automotive products. The GPS tracker, priced at around $787, uses Vodafone’s VTS S5 connectivity module and a connected car protocol from Trinsic Connected Car to pinpoint a Volvo vehicle’s location to an accuracy of […]

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5G providers reject mandates for backup power at cell sites

Cellular networks can sometimes play an outsized role in disasters because they can often function on backup power sources like generators. Meaning, when nothing else is working, cell phones can connect calls. But the nation’s biggest wireless providers – as well as a variety of other entities – are pushing against suggestions that the federal […]

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Honeywell to buy US Digital Designs as part of public-safety strategy

Honeywell has agreed to purchase alerting and dispatch communications provider US Digital Designs in an all-cash deal that is expected to enhance Honeywell’s efforts to help public-safety agencies accelerate response times, particularly in the case of structural fires. Sameer Agrawal, Honeywell’s general manager for software and services, said the hardware and software solutions from Arizona-based […]

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Newscan: What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911?

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911? House and Senate vote to raise debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion Amazon Web Services says overwhelmed network devices triggered outage Whoa—the fiber-permitting process could crush dreams to address digital divide AT&T wins $161 million contract to update U.S. Coast […]

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NextNav partners with Bosch to test barometric sensors for Z-axis vertical location

NextNav this week announced a partnership with sensor manufacturer Bosch Sensortec, which will subject its barometric-pressure sensors to the NextNav certification program that is designed to enhance the accuracy and performance of its Z-axis vertical-location offerings for a variety of use cases. Dan Hight, NextNav’s vice president of business development and partnerships, said that Bosch […]

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Global pandemic ignites new era of public-safety innovation

History shows that times of crisis and disruption are often the driving force behind technological innovation and growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in public safety, where those on the frontlines in law enforcement and emergency response need to adapt quickly to meet the safety and security needs of the communities they serve. One […]

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Embedded sensors and intelligence on the new edge

Much of what comes together in the Internet of Things depends on the first node in the network, which is most often a sensor. Transformational Industry 4.0 analytics and automation require even better input, which has kept vendors busy trying to bring smarter embedded sensors to market. The role of smart sensors is looked at even more […]

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What about smart roadways? Missouri-based tech startup intends to turn highways into networks

Those who live in the northeastern United States are intimately familiar with all five seasons—summer, autumn, winter, spring and pothole season. When warmer weather finally arrives, melting snow reveals roads and bridges riddled with cracks and frost heave-inflicted pockmarks—damage taxpayers are accustomed to financially covering. That’s because maintaining public roadways through taxation has become as American as apple pie. But with the industrial era disappearing in the […]

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MTA police leverages P25, LTE to maximize interoperable communications throughout jurisdiction

New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) police are communicating on a 700 MHz P25 Phase 2 system designed by L3Harris that has demonstrated automatic roaming with a Motorola Solutions P25 network in another state, as well as ongoing interoperability with LTE-based FirstNet users. John Vallarelli, the MTA Police Department captain who led the multiyear […]

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House passes bill with $500 million in NG911 funding that coalition describes as ‘woefully inadequate’

House lawmakers today passed a $2.2 trillion reconciliation bill that calls for $500 million to support next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments, but the legislation is expected to face significant challenges in the Senate, and a coalition of public-safety associations described the NG911 funding level as “woefully inadequate.” House members voted 220-213 in favor of the massive […]

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Volvo deploys anti-theft car tracker

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5G providers reject mandates for backup power at cell sites

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Honeywell to buy US Digital Designs as part of public-safety strategy

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Newscan: What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911?

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NextNav partners with Bosch to test barometric sensors for Z-axis vertical location

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Global pandemic ignites new era of public-safety innovation

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Embedded sensors and intelligence on the new edge

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What about smart roadways? Missouri-based tech startup intends to turn highways into networks

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MTA police leverages P25, LTE to maximize interoperable communications throughout jurisdiction

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House passes bill with $500 million in NG911 funding that coalition describes as ‘woefully inadequate’

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