News Lynk official: ‘We’ve solved the uplink challenge’ for LEO satellite-to-phone connectivity 30th September 2021 Cell-tower-in-space connectivity provider Lynk Global yesterday announced that it has proven that its low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite-to-unmodified-cell-phone technology support two-way communications—a finding that could prove significant for the public-safety and critical-communications sectors. “This month, Lynk proved out two-way communications capability,” Lynk COO Margot Deckard said yesterday during a session at the IWCE 2021 conference in Las […]
Video Wi-Fiber: Adair Grover highlights broadband mi.mec smart-infrastructure platform, support of myriad community services 30th September 2021 Adair Grover, CEO of smart-infrastructure provider Wi-Fiber, explains how the company’s mi.mec private edge-cloud service and community-engagement platform lets municipalities like Canton, Ohio, realize capabilities like gunshot detection, real-time video analytics and automated transportation systems, as well as the delivery of the rural broadband that enables virtual learning and telehealth. Click here to view Grover’s […]
Video Cobham: Robb Robinson highlights Explorer’s LMR coverage-extension capabilities via LTE, satcom 30th September 2021 Robb Robinson, Cobham SATCOM’s head of critical solutions for the Americas, showcases the components of the company’s Explorer solution, which lets users extend their land-mobile-radio (LMR) coverage area by seamlessly leveraging LTE and satellite connectivity. IWCE 2021 attendees can learn more by visiting company officials at Booth 757 during exhibit-hall hours.
Video AINA Wireless: Maximilian LeRoux demos LTE speaker microphone’s direct-mode PTT capabilities 30th September 2021 AINA Wireless CEO Maximilian LeRoux showcases the company’s Kepler LTE speaker microphone, which enables normal push-to-talk speaker microphone functionality with a twist: the ability to support direct-mode communication at distances up to a mile, which is about twice the greatest range achieved via LTE proximity-services (ProSe) solutions to date. IWCE 2021 attendees can learn […]
Video JPS Interoperability Solutions: Roman Kaluta highlights features of Z-series portfolio 29th September 2021 Roman Kaluta, director of interoperability solutions for JPS Interoperability Solutions, describes the capabilities of the company’s Z-series line of products. IWCE 2021 attendees can learn more by visiting company officials in Booth 837 during exhibit-hall hours on Wednesday and Thursday.
Video Assured Wireless: John Goocher unveils new HPUE-capable MegaGo kit 29th September 2021 John Goocher, president and CEO of Assured Wireless, describes the functionality packed inside the high-power-user-equipment (HPUE) company’s new MegaGo kit, a rugged case that is designed to be carried to a scene, providing extended-range broadband communications–via the MegaRange HPUE service and the ability to daisy chain MegaGo kits–to support response efforts in areas that […]
Commentary It’s time to think strategically about portable firefighter radios 29th September 2021 The early days of handheld public-safety portable radio devices did not bring specialized designs for a firefighter’s unique requirements. Police, fire, EMS, bus system managers, and others received the same device without regard for different work environments. From a purchasing standpoint, the strategy made sense: it was simple and enabled volume pricing advantages. But as […]
Video Verizon: Nick Nilan, Carlo Thompson showcase SPOT, THOR deployable vehicles 29th September 2021 Verizon’s Nick Nilan and Carlo Thompson highlight features of the carrier’s “workhorse” deployable–a satellite picocell on truck (SPOT)–and the massive Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response (THOR) vehicle, a prototype communications vehicle that acts as a “Swiss Army knife” of communications at the scene of an emergency. IWCE 2021 attendees can learn more about the deployable […]
Audio Nextivity: Victor Mejia outlines benefits of new Cel-Fi SOLO RED integrated public-safety BDA 28th September 2021 Victor Mejia, senior product manager for Nextivity, discusses the capabilities of Cel-Fi SOLO RED, the new integrated bi-directional amplifier (BDA) solution being launched this week during the IWCE 2021 event in Las Vegas. Using only a half-watt of output power, the new BDA is designed to support public-safety communications inside smaller structures at an […]
Video Michigan: Brad Stoddard demonstrates interoperability via Motorola Solutions’ Critical Connect 28th September 2021 Brad Stoddard, director of the Michigan Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), demonstrates some of the functionality enabled by Critical Connect, the cloud-based interoperability platform from Motorola Solutions. Stoddard spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications editor Donny Jackson during the IWCE 2021 event being conducted this week in Las Vegas.
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