News Final cases made about Airwave, ESN, before CMA issues provisional decision on Motorola Solutions 29th June 2022 Key players in the United Kingdom (UK) plans to deliver public-safety communications via the Airwave TETRA system or the much-delayed LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) offered very different opinions on what should be done as UK competition watchdog prepares to make it provisional decision on the roles played by Motorola Solutions in both networks. Yesterday, […]
Audio Polaris Wireless: Manlio Allegra talks 911 Z-axis tech, future IoT opportunities 28th June 2022 Manlio Allegra, co-founder and CEO at Polaris Wireless, outlines the latest developments in 911 location, including recent announcements of industry compliance with FCC requirements to provide Z-axis vertical-location information for all 911 callers, even when calling wirelessly from inside a multi-story building. In addition to providing this Z-axis location for feature-phone makers like Schok, […]
Partner content Cabinless self-driving trucks get the green light 27th June 2022 Autonomous freight trucks with no driver’s cabin will be on American roads later this year. Swedish start-up Einride has received approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to operate its Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) trucks in a breakthrough pilot. The Pod trucks will be monitored by a human Remote Pod Operator. According to Einride, this will mark […]
Partner content Autonomous vehicles in slow lane as robots accelerate 27th June 2022 While robotics advances at pace in many industrial settings these days, the robotic or autonomous vehicle remains a nebulous prospect for many. Emily Shao, partner at McKinsey & Co, says the reality is that the widespread adoption of Level 5 autonomous vehicles is decades away from becoming a common reality. She also clarifies the prevalence […]
News Southern Linc official discusses MCPTT migration, interoperability with new partner Catalyst 25th June 2022 Southern Linc—the wireless-communications carrier that is subsidiary of the Southern Company electric utility—is nearing completion of its internal migration to LTE-only mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and is preparing to implement the LMR-LTE interoperability solution of new partner Catalyst Communications throughout its network. Ritesh Desai, product engineering manager for Southern Linc, said that Southern Company workers use the […]
News Newscan: NYPD’s bomb-sniffing dogs get a high-tech upgrade to keep city safe 25th June 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NYPD’s bomb-sniffing dogs get a high-tech upgrade to keep city safe Neighbors app usage grows among police, fire departments Allied cybersecurity agencies advise against disabling popular tool for cyberattakers Viasat shareholders approve Inmarsat acquisition Telecom players divided on Gigi Sohn’s FCC prospects as August recess looms Op-Ed: The […]
Partner content AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile tout Z-axis support for 911 23rd June 2022 The nation’s biggest wireless network operators told the FCC earlier this month that they are successfully securing Z-axis location data for 911 calls. That’s critical because the information can be combined with existing X- and Y-axis data in order to let emergency responders know exactly which floor a 911 caller in a skyscraper is located, […]
News California grants first permit to test AVs using only Lidar sensing 23rd June 2022 The fiercely fought battle in California among self-driving tech companies has taken a new twist with the granting of a permit to Korean firm Vueron. The permit, issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, is the first in the state to sanction the testing of autonomous vehicles (AVs) using one Lidar sensor only. Generally, the […]
Partner content Buying smart solutions: Technology is now part of (almost) every government purchase 23rd June 2022 When municipalities first moved toward automation, early purchases concentrated on delineated silos between technology and non-mechanized purchases. With today’s purchasing trends, there seems to be a computer chip or automation component involved in almost every government purchase. Changing apparel industry Whether it’s uniforms for safety personnel, custodians or park rangers, work apparel is a long-standing […]
News France preparing to launch public-safety broadband network, official says 23rd June 2022 France hopes to have first-responder personnel begin communicating over its new RRF public-safety-broadband network in two years—when the country will host the 2024 Olympics—and deliver nationwide coverage by the end of 2026, according to a French official. Guillaume Lambert, senior executive of the French Ministry of the Interior and head of the RRF—the French public-safety […]
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