News FirstNet tops 2.5 million connections and 17,000 agencies, AT&T exec says 23rd July 2021 FirstNet continued its steady subscriber growth during the first half of the year, supporting more than 17,000 public-safety agencies with more than 2.5 million connections, according to an executive from AT&T, the contractor building and maintaining the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh provided the updated FirstNet-adoption metrics today, which represent […]
Partner content When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it’s time for municipalities to get into the driver’s seat 22nd July 2021 As the host of the “Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 101 National Roadshow,” I have conducted seminars for planners, city administrators and municipal employees in many metro areas around the country. The one thing that everyone who attends these seminars wants to know is: while we wait for self-driving cars, what should municipalities, counties or MPOs […]
News RapidSOS launches app store with public-safety software partners 20th July 2021 RapidSOS today announced the launch of the RapidSOS Partner Network, an application store of software solutions that integrate with RapidSOS to deliver critical information to 911 personnel, command centers and public-safety officers that is designed to improve emergency-response efforts. While RapidSOS is known for delivering data tools to 911 centers and partnering with other solution […]
News Florida plans to deliver L3Harris EDACS-P25 devices to SLERS users during next year 20th July 2021 Many Florida first responders that use the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) in the next year are scheduled to receive new L3Harris devices that will support communications on existing EDACS system and the upcoming P25 network, as well as interoperate with FirstNet. Matt Matney, public safety bureau chief for the Florida Department of Management […]
Partner content With V2X, you don’t have to put on the red light 20th July 2021 In the not-too-distant future, will traffic lights cease to exist? That is the premise of an intriguing research project launched in England by Ford in 2016, in which the US auto giant was testing its Intersection Priority Management (IPM) vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) system. With this technology, which harnesses V2V, vehicles will communicate with each other when […]
News Carbyne integrates Edgybees to overlay mapping on real-time aerial video 18th July 2021 Cloud-based 911 solution provider Carbyne this week announced its integration with Edgybees, which provides software that overlays mapping enhancements on real-time video being streamed to 911 or command center in real time, so public safety and decision makers can better understand the challenges faced during an emergency. Edgybees CEO and co-founder Adam Kaplan said that […]
Partner content Don’t crown Big Tech the global communications kings just yet 15th July 2021 Now that I’ve recovered from the AT&T and Microsoft 5G cloud announcement, I’m chewing on the notion that telcos are outsourcing innovation to Big Tech. I don’t for a minute intend to imply that Big Tech on the whole doesn’t move more quickly than most telcos. Rather, I contend that innovation is a multi-factored entity. Considering innovation in […]
News Lynk begins operation of next-gen LEO satellite, plans to offer service in 2022 13th July 2021 Lynk Global today announced that its newly designed low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite is beginning operation in a key step toward the company beginning direct satellite-to-mobile-phone service next year—and broadband services by 2025—that could bolster first-response communications in the future. Lynk co-founder and CEO Charles Miller reiterated company plans to launch at least two more satellites this […]
News NENA releases i3 standard update, seeks potentially critical ANSI approval 13th July 2021 National Emergency Number Association (NENA) board members yesterday released the latest version of the i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) infrastructure, which will be submitted to the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for approval that could resolve one point of contention in NG911 funding proposals. “This is a landmark moment in the evolution of NG911,” […]
News UK regulator takes first step to investigate Motorola Solutions about Airwave market power 9th July 2021 As the UK Home Office seeks a four-year extension of the Airwave TETRA network that supports British public safety, Motorola Solutions could see its profits limited or be required to sell Airwave, based on the outcome of a market investigation that could be launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) later this year. CMA […]
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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