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In the 5G race to space, Lynk takes the lead against SpaceMobile

Startup Lynk expects to begin offering commercial services as early as next year, fully one year earlier than its rival SpaceMobile. Of course, being the first to market is not necessarily the primary indicator of ultimate success. Further, one company’s version of commercial-level services may not be the same as another. Nonetheless, the fact that […]

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5G claiming success in connected and autonomous vehicle testing

Vodafone has joined Midlands Future Mobility in the UK, giving a boost to the country’s real-world connect and autonomous mobility (CAM) testbed. As telecoms website 5g.co.uk explains: “In all, thanks to Vodafone along with the Wireless Infrastructure Group, 80% of the Midlands Future Mobility urban route will be connected to 5G, which the network claims […]

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Tests show FirstNet MegaRange effective for 20-plus miles in maritime scenario, AT&T says

FirstNet MegaRange—the new FirstNet offering that leverages high-power-user-equipment (HPUE) technology to extend the effective range of a cell site—delivered throughput speeds that could support multiple video streams during maritime tests conducted as far as 28 miles from the California coast, according to an AT&T official. Andy Salvador, lead product marketing manager for the FirstNet program […]

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Motorola Solutions looks to be part of Florida statewide system, exec says

Motorola Solutions failed to reach a contract agreement with the state of Florida to build a statewide P25 network a year ago, but the vendor plans to participate in the upcoming Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS-2) procurement, according to a company executive. Jack Molloy, Motorola Solutions’ executive vice president of products and worldwide sales, […]

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Industry debates the art of the possible in 5G spectrum sharing

The US Department of Defense (DoD) released the responses to its September request for information (RFI) on how it might “lease” its spectrum and whether it should own and operate a domestic 5G network. Not surprisingly, most wireless industry players flatly rejected the notion of a “nationalized” 5G network – but some remained open to the possibility […]

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Motorola Solutions touts strength of North American LMR business at close of 2020

Dedicated, purpose-built land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems remain the primary mission-critical voice technology for first-responder agencies in North America and in other parts of the world, according to Motorola Solutions officials citing record LMR orders during the final quarter of a challenging 2020 as evidence supporting the claim. Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said the final quarter […]

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ViaSat drops more hints about super-capacity satellite

Viasat’s plan to launch and activate a new constellation of ViaSat-3 satellites has been slowed by the pandemic, but the company is already discussing potential capacity targets for a next-gen broadband satellite. That satellite, dubbed ViaSat-4, could be powerful enough to support capacities of between 5 Tbit/s to 7 Tbit/s, Viasat Chairman and a Co-Founder […]

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Cybercrime goes mainstream

The World Economic Forum’s 2020 “Global Risks 2020” report notes that the digital space is characterized by growing geopolitical tensions and meddling, a lack of technology governance, and a greater overall reliance on technology. Further, more than half of the world is connected to the Internet, and the number grows by a stunning 1 million people a day. As […]

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‘The Holy Grail’: Public safety applauds FirstNet vertical-location launch

First-responder officials are applauding the recent AT&T announcement that FirstNet agencies now can access vertical-location (Z-axis) information powered by NextNav to find personnel inside taller buildings—a challenging task that has been described by many as the “Holy Grail” of public-safety communications. Charles Werner, a former fire chief for the city of Charlottesville, Va., said he […]

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Verizon escalates interoperability battle with AT&T, FirstNet, others

Verizon’s Andres Irlando is officially putting AT&T, FirstNet and others in the public safety industry on notice: The interoperability fight is not over. Not by a long shot. “We don’t have true interoperability,” said Irlando, who is in charge of Verizon’s “public sector” business, which includes sales of services to federal, state, public safety and […]

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In the 5G race to space, Lynk takes the lead against SpaceMobile

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5G claiming success in connected and autonomous vehicle testing

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Tests show FirstNet MegaRange effective for 20-plus miles in maritime scenario, AT&T says

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Motorola Solutions looks to be part of Florida statewide system, exec says

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Industry debates the art of the possible in 5G spectrum sharing

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Motorola Solutions touts strength of North American LMR business at close of 2020

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ViaSat drops more hints about super-capacity satellite

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Cybercrime goes mainstream

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‘The Holy Grail’: Public safety applauds FirstNet vertical-location launch

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Verizon escalates interoperability battle with AT&T, FirstNet, others

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Redefining communications for today’s mobile workforces

Hi-tech sewer can help safeguard public health, environment and economies

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Smart-building projects target energy efficiency as launchpad to health and safety dlvr.it/RtyhRY

ESN official hints at potentially costly new timeline for UK public-safety broadband project dlvr.it/Rttvzj

Ericsson, Huawei, AT&T attending Mobile World Congress in June, others not so sure dlvr.it/RtrtT2

Newscan: Klobuchar calls on Congress to get serious on tech reform dlvr.it/RtqByn

The era of converged network infrastructure has officially begun dlvr.it/Rtmq62

Biden to follow through on Trump-era China tech ban dlvr.it/Rtmlgt

Hytera, Motorola Solutions DMR royalty dispute to be decided by federal judge dlvr.it/Rthqp3

Using data to improve emergency response resources in healthcare arena dlvr.it/RtYfFJ