News NENA does not oppose $15 billion NG911 proposal, but wants language ‘corrected,’ CEO says 21st June 2021 National Emergency Number Association (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes said it is “false” that his organization would oppose legislation that would provide $15 billion in federal funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments, but he reiterated NENA’s stance that some language in the existing proposal should be changed. NENA’s position on the NG911 funding language in the […]
News LA-RICS hopes P25 network will be ready in 2023, executive director says 16th June 2021 Efforts to deploy the P25 network for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) are continuing, with the land-mobile-radio (LMR) project is about three years behind schedule after being delayed further by a confluence of events last year, according to LA-RICS Executive Director Scott Edson. LA-RICS had contracted with Motorola Solutions to finish the […]
News L3Harris unveils P25-LTE device that is designed to meet stringent new fire standard 15th June 2021 L3Harris Technologies today unveiled the XL Extreme 400P, a device that supports P25, LTE and Wi-Fi communications and is designed to meet the most stringent durability standard for first-responder handsets recently established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Todd Perdieu, vice president of products and strategy for L3Harris, said the XL Extreme 400P represents […]
News New Orleans-area 911 center inks multiyear APEX deal with Carbyne to replace call-handling system 12th June 2021 Orleans Parish Communications District (OPCD), one of the largest 911 centers in the U.S., will replace its existing call-handling system with APEX, the cloud-native call-management platform from Carbyne to integrate many next-generation 911 (NG911) capabilities within the normal call-flow process, according to an OPCD official. OPCD Executive Director Tyrell Morris said the New Orleans-area 911 […]
Partner content IoT connectivity spending climbs as COVID-19 cases decline 9th June 2021 As COVID-19 cases decline, survey data suggests that spending on IoT projects and network connectivity for IoT will increase as enterprises get back to business at full tilt. Despite last year’s tumultuous twists and turns, enterprises have seemingly embraced digitization and Internet of Things (IoT) projects as part of their economic recovery plans. According to […]
News APCO, NENA, NASNA speakers cite ‘discussions’ to address NG911 funding issues 8th June 2021 Representatives of three organizations associated with 911 expressed some optimism that ongoing “discussions” between could lead to broader consensus on the language that should be included in any legislation to provide $15 billion in federal funds to accelerate the deployment of next-generation 911 (NG911) across the United States. Personnel from the Association of Public-Safety Communications […]
News UK officials revamp ESN plans again, target Airwave-to-LTE transition for end of 2026 8th June 2021 United Kingdom (UK) first responders are expected to use the TETRA-based Airwave system owned by Motorola Solutions for at least five more years, as the end of 2026 is the new target date for transitioning to the much-delayed, over-budget Emergency Services Network (ESN), according to a Home Office official. Home Office Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft […]
Audio PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June 21-24 virtual event 4th June 2021 Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlights key features of this year’s annual stakeholder meeting, PSCR 2021: The Digital Experience. Scheduled for June 21-24, this year’s event again will be conducted online, with 70-plus presentations, more interactive sessions, virtual demonstrations […]
News FirstNet buildout on pace for March 2023 completion, AT&T official says 4th June 2021 AT&T expects to finish its contracted five-year FirstNet buildout on Band 14 spectrum by the scheduled March 2023 deadline, but the carrier likely will not complete deployment significantly earlier, because most of the remaining cell sites are in some of the most challenging locations to service, according to an AT&T official. Jason Porter, AT&T’s president […]
Partner content Bell Canada is latest telco to succumb to AWS at the edge 3rd June 2021 Besides death and taxes, the two greatest certainties in life today are that news headlines will mention a previously unrecognized coronavirus mutation with vaccine-evading potential and that public cloud companies will continue their unstoppable drift into telecomland. Sure enough, in the same week, the UK’s Daily Mail screamed panic about a Nepalese COVID-19 variant and AWS notched […]
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