Partner content South Dakota upgrades statewide 911 system to next-generation platform 25th August 2021 With the emergence of technologies like GPS and digital video livestreaming, 911 emergency dispatchers have more tools at their fingertips than ever before—contingent, that is, on whether or not the region’s digital infrastructure can handle it. Modernizing America’s 911 service has been an ongoing project for the better part of two decades. South Dakota is […]
News Samsung announces 3GPP IWF-based solution supporting MCPTT-LMR interoperability for public safety 25th August 2021 Samsung this week announced a new solution that meets the 3GPP standard for Land Mobile Radio Interworking Function (LMR-IWF), which is designed to let public-safety LTE systems interoperate with P25 and other types of LMR networks. Timothy Paul, senior manager of sales for Samsung Electronics America’s networks business and the author of a blog outlining […]
News AT&T confirms that Samsung developed FirstNet PTT, the initial MCPTT offering in the U.S. 24th August 2021 Samsung developed FirstNet PTT, the first U.S. offering designed to meet the 3G standard for a mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service, an executive for FirstNet contractor AT&T has confirmed—more than a year after the product was unveiled and weeks after a second MCPTT option from Motorola Solutions was announced. Although FirstNet PTT was announced in March 2020, […]
News Georgia turns to Carbyne to enhance location information for statewide transportation system 20th August 2021 Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has awarded Carbyne a five-year statewide contract after the company’s c-Live Universe reduced the time to locate motorists needing help by more than 85% during a three-month pilot program, according to Georgia DOT and Carbyne officials. Matt Glasser, an assistant state traffic engineer for the Georgia DOT, said c-Live […]
News FirstNet Authority board approves $253 million budget for upcoming fiscal year 18th August 2021 FirstNet board members today unanimously approved a $253 million budget for fiscal year 2022 that includes $94 million allocated to support enhancements to nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by contractor AT&T. Under the new budget that becomes effective on Oct. 1, the FirstNet Authority has $79.3 million for operations, another $79.3 million in […]
News FirstNet Authority seeks input on potential solutions to off-network challenges 14th August 2021 FirstNet Authority officials released a request for information (RFI) seeking input about direct-mode and other technological solutions to address the issue of providing broadband communications support “off-network”—when first responders are in a location not supported by FirstNet’s terrestrial macro LTE system. “We’re looking beyond the horizon—how does this look going forward?—and pulling that into the […]
News Siyata Mobile unveils MCPTT handset designed for simplicity, affordability 13th August 2021 Siyata Mobile this week announced the SD7, a ruggedized handset that is designed specifically to support 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and other PTT-over-cellular (PoC) offerings in a small, affordable form factor that emphasizes simplicity of use. Jason DePue, Siyata Mobile vice president of sales, said the SD7 is designed to support a push-to-talk user experience that […]
News NextNav optimistic about Z-axis location technology deployment in coming months 11th August 2021 Vertical-location, or Z-axis, technology is beginning to gain momentum for both first-responder and 911 applications, as well as attracting increasing attention from the commercial marketplace, according to an official from NextNav, a provider of Z-axis solutions. In January, FirstNet announced the availability of Z-axis information via technology from NextNav and its partner Intrepid that is […]
Partner content Weather still a challenge to autonomous vehicles 10th August 2021 In the drive towards full autonomy, vehicle makers and solutions providers must tackle a nearly impossible variety of factors. Some of these, often necessarily, are more attention-grabbing than others but there are numerous ones just as critical that don’t typically appear in auto technology headlines. One is the weather, which is somewhat odd because information […]
Partner content Smart-city technology drives efficient disaster response and recovery 10th August 2021 From heatwave-induced wildfires in the West to unrelenting hurricanes in the Southeast, natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change. As evidenced in 2020’s historic year of extreme cases, totaling 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, we can expect this trend to continue. Today, wildfire season is longer and more severe […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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