Commentary LTE and liability: Why the fire service must move forward with digital incident command 6th May 2022 The grief following a firefighter line-of-duty death (LODD) is beyond words. Fellow firefighters are devastated. Families are shattered. In the aftermath, questions arise about the circumstances: Was the loss preventable? What was the chain of actions leading to the catastrophe? Central to these questions is the role of incident command (IC), the command’s situational awareness, […]
Partner content AST SpaceMobile to test satellite-based services on AT&T’s spectrum 5th May 2022 The FCC will allow AST SpaceMobile to test transmissions from regular smartphones directly to its new satellite, the company announced. It appears AST SpaceMobile’s testing in the US will use spectrum licenses owned by AT&T. “We appreciate the diligent support of the FCC in providing the experimental license for our upcoming satellite launch,” AST SpaceMobile […]
Partner content Intel says chip shortage to last to 2024 2nd May 2022 A year ago, Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger said the chip shortage wouldn’t be over until 2023. Now make that 2024. “We expect the industry will continue to see challenges until at least 2024 in areas like foundry capacity and tool availability,” he told a conference call yesterday. Adding to the supply crunch is the fact […]
News RapidSOS hires Parkinson to head public-sector efforts 28th April 2022 RapidSOS yesterday announced that it has hired Ed Parkinson—the FirstNet Authority CEO who announced his departure plans earlier this week—to be president of the company’s public-sector unit that works with 911 centers in North America today and potentially emergency control rooms in the future. “I’ve been looking for something with a mission, and I think […]
Audio PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego 27th April 2022 Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), discusses the various offerings at the PSCR Annual Stakeholder Meeting, which will be conducted June 7-9 in San Diego at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. For the first time in three years, the […]
News CEO Parkinson to leave FirstNet Authority in two weeks 26th April 2022 FirstNet Authority CEO Ed Parkinson will leave his position in two weeks to “pursue an opportunity in the private sector,” necessitating a search for his successor, according to a FirstNet Authority announcement released today. Parkinson will continue to fulfill his duties at the helm of the FirstNet Authority for the next two weeks, including the […]
News FirstNet adoption tops 3.3 million connections and 20,500 agencies 22nd April 2022 FirstNet gained 300,000 subscribers during the first quarter, meaning the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) boasts more than 3.3 million connections provided across more than 20,500 agencies, according to NPSBN contractor AT&T. AT&T CEO John Stankey said during the company’s quarterly conference call that the carrier giant will be able to concentrate fully on its […]
News Newscan: Who will pay for community paramedicine in Montana? 22nd April 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Montana emergency responders are making house calls, but who will pay for community paramedicine? Midterm politicking comes for Biden’s stalled FCC nominee, Gigi Sohn FCC addresses wireless emergency alerts Can AI help cyber-proof public-safety systems? U.S. taps industrial and cyber firms for help amid warnings of Russian hacks […]
Partner content U.S. cell-tower climbers move to unionize 22nd April 2022 A growing push to unionize across the US is now stretching into the cell tower business. “The entire communications industry and its customers depend on tower climbers, and we deserve more than what we have been receiving for many years,” said Erik Messenger, a QualTek employee who voted to create a union at the company, in […]
News UK Home Office outlines struggles with Motorola Solutions about Airwave, ESN 19th April 2022 UK Home Office officials have asked the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) to consider revamping two contracts with Motorola Solutions, which otherwise holds a negotiating advantage in both the existing Airwave TETRA system and the unfinished Emergency Services Network (ESN) public-safety LTE initiative, according to a Home Office filing. In a response to the CMA […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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