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Newscan: FirstNet is interoperability, FirstNet Authority CEO says in blog

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FirstNet is interoperability, FirstNet Authority CEO says in blog SpaceX prices Starlink satellite Internet service at $99 per month, according to e-mail FBI warns ransomware assault threatens U.S. health-care system Board declares emergency over Humboldt County’s 911 system failures Modified drones help scientists better predict volcanic eruptions Council […]

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Motorola Solutions cites command-center success, LMR challenges during earnings call

Motorola Solutions highlighted growth in its video, services and command-center software businesses, which helped offset notable declines in the company’s land-mobile-radio (LMR) sales, company officials said this week. “I’m very pleased with the progress we’re making in our command-center software business,” Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. “Our command-center […]

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Communications solutions must evolve quickly to meet needs of a changing world

The world has changed significantly in recent months, and there is no doubt we are living in unprecedented times. The ways in which we communicate have evolved rapidly, particularly for the first responders who have stepped up to fight the pandemic, wildfires, and more. There has been not just a flurry of new users, but […]

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FirstNet tops 1.7 million connections, 14,000 subscribing agencies during Q3, AT&T says

More than 14,000 first-responder entities subscribe to FirstNet and have made more than 1.7 million connections to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) as of the end of September, meaning FirstNet added almost 1 million connection during the previous 14 months, according to figures from contractor AT&T. AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens announced the […]

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BusPatrol safety solution leverages—and funds—FirstNet, broadband connectivity for school buses

A Maryland school system is utilizing automated stop-arm video solutions from BusPatrol in an effort to deter illegal passing of stopped school buses to improve student safety, but the arrangement also funds FirstNet wireless broadband connectivity needed to support push-to-talk and fleet-management applications. “The issue of motorists driving by bus stops is a serious one […]

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Sierra Wireless 5G vehicle router commercially available

Sierra Wireless this week announced the commercial availability of the AirLink MG90 5G platform, which company officials tout as the first multinetwork 5G vehicle router solution for critical-communications users. Dave Markland, the director of product management at Sierra Wireless, said the MG90 5G is designed to let users in the utility, transit and public-safety sectors […]

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Florida statewide LMR ‘absolutely’ will be available to public safety current L3Harris contract expires

Florida state and local agencies subscribing to the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) will be able to continue using the LMR network after the existing contract with L3Harris expires in a little more than eight months, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) clarified today in a statement. “Users will absolutely have a SLERS […]

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Florida statewide radio system still in limbo as deadlines approach

State of Florida officials continue to talk with L3Harris about Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) contract extension as initial steps are being taken to procure a new SLERS, members of the SLERS Joint Task Force Technical Committee were told yesterday—less than five months before the state Legislature meets. “We are currently still in contact […]

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Loss-making Nokia turns to Google Cloud in latest savings move

Nokia is the latest business to be sucked into the voracious maw of the public clouds. In a deal announced this afternoon, the Finnish equipment vendor was revealed to have handed responsibility for its IT systems to Google. That will mean jettisoning its data centers and servers – and, presumably, the staff who manage them […]

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How technology is unlocking the future of firefighting and public safety

While most emergency responders cannot work fully remote due to the nature of their job, they can access the same benefits of unified collaboration tools to quickly connect with stations and seamlessly communicate with other first responders. Implementing this technology not only slows the spread of COVID-19 and decreases the amount of time required to […]

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Newscan: FirstNet is interoperability, FirstNet Authority CEO says in blog

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Motorola Solutions cites command-center success, LMR challenges during earnings call

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Communications solutions must evolve quickly to meet needs of a changing world

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FirstNet tops 1.7 million connections, 14,000 subscribing agencies during Q3, AT&T says

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BusPatrol safety solution leverages—and funds—FirstNet, broadband connectivity for school buses

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Sierra Wireless 5G vehicle router commercially available

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Florida statewide LMR ‘absolutely’ will be available to public safety current L3Harris contract expires

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Florida statewide radio system still in limbo as deadlines approach

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Loss-making Nokia turns to Google Cloud in latest savings move

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How technology is unlocking the future of firefighting and public safety

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Communications solutions must evolve quickly to meet needs of a changing world

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