Partner content Smart911 emergency profiles provide first responders with more information, faster 20th May 2022 Since the first full time fire department was established in Cincinnati in 1853, emergency responders have raced into unknown scenarios with limited advance information when the firehouse bell rings—until now. Among the many advancements of next-generation 911 dispatch systems, Smart911, an app developed by Rave Mobile Systems, automatically displays resident profiles during an emergency—including details like medical or […]
Partner content Verizon Response will continue leveraging drones during response efforts 19th May 2022 AUSTIN—Verizon Response teams will continue to provide drone services while supporting public safety, despite the fact that Verizon recently shut down Skyward—the drone company that Verizon purchased in 2017—an official for the carrier said this week at the Big 5G Event. Sankaran “Ram” Ramanathan, Verizon’s executive director of network field operations and assurance, said public-safety […]
Partner content 5G proponents fret over Biden’s fiber fancy 16th May 2022 The US government on Friday released some guidelines on how US states should dole out $42.5 billion for broadband services in rural areas. “Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Americans across the country will no longer be held back by a lack of high-speed Internet access,” US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo declared in a statement. However, those […]
Partner content Log4Shell exploit threatens enterprise data lakes, AI poisoning 16th May 2022 Enterprise data lakes are filling up as organizations increasingly embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — but unfortunately, these are vulnerable to exploitation via the Java Log4Shell vulnerability, researchers have found. Generally, organizations are focused on ingesting as many data points for training an AI or algorithm that they can, with an eye toward […]
Partner content Breaking down the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act 12th May 2022 The Cyber Incident Reporting Act, which was signed into law on March 15, is federal legislation aimed at bolstering the ability to prevent and more rapidly respond to cybersecurity attacks. While it won’t take effect until final rules are determined, it’s one of three parts of the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act that is aimed at bolstering the cybersecurity […]
News AT&T teams with Intrado to provide location-based routing of 911 calls 11th May 2022 Wireless emergency calls from AT&T customers will be routed to 911 centers based the caller’s location—not the location of the cell tower used to make the call—throughout the nation by the end of June, AT&T announced yesterday. AT&T claims it is the first carrier to launch location-based routing, thanks to a new “Locate Before Route” […]
News Newscan: New National 911 Program coordinator named 10th May 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NHTSA’s Office of Emergency Medical Services has a new National 911 Program coordinator DoT proposes almost $1 million fine for Colonial Pipeline one year after hack NIST, Commerce launch emergency-response training center with virtual reality Nokia launches ‘groundbreaking’ 5G cybersecurity lab in Dallas Colorado Springs Utilities says leasing […]
Partner content Startup lands $4 billion LiDAR deal with top automaker 9th May 2022 Israeli start-up Innoviz Technologies has landed a deal worth $4 billion to supply Lidar to one of the world’s leading automakers. Innoviz has not yet named the company in question, saying it will “elaborate further” on its quarterly earnings call scheduled for May 11. The company did confirm that the deal followed more than two […]
Partner content Verizon buries Skyward, its drone company 9th May 2022 Verizon is shutting down Skyward, the drone startup it purchased in 2017. According to her LinkedIn profile, Skyward President Mariah Scott moved into Verizon’s new Robotics Business Technology division, which will focus on robots on the ground. It’s not clear how many total employees were affected by the shutdown. “Skyward, a Verizon company, announced that it was exiting its […]
News FirstNet Authority board commits to first in-building investment 6th May 2022 FirstNet Authority board members this week voted to make a multimillion-dollar investment that is designed to extend the coverage of FirstNet—the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—inside public-safety buildings and other structures. FirstNet Authority Chair Stephen Benjamin described the in-building resolution as an “exciting investment,” and the measure was approved unanimously during […]
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