News Florida governor approves budget with no-bid P25 funding earmarked for L3Harris 3rd June 2021 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis yesterday signed the $100 billion budget for the state that includes funding for L3Harris Technologies to upgrade the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) to P25 technology and enable interoperability with the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband system (NPSBN). DeSantis used his line-item veto power to nix several items from the budget […]
Partner content How blockchain technology can benefit the Internet of Things 2nd June 2021 Blockchain technology has already gone through a peak of hype, then a “trough of disillusionment,” but it may be on an upward climb again. While the roller-coaster ride of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have also cast aspersions on blockchain technology –and it has—recent events such as COVID-19 and its impact on the connected economy has created new […]
Partner content Germany takes aim at driverless-tech dominance 1st June 2021 Germany is the first country in the world to legalize fully autonomous vehicles on public roads. The landmark legislation passed both the lower and upper chambers of Germany’s parliament last week with a comfortable majority. The legislation will allow Level 4 autonomous vehicles to operate on public roads in Germany without drivers behind the wheel […]
News FCC approves stay order to halt leasing rules for 4.9 GHz spectrum 28th May 2021 FCC commissioners this week released an order that grants a request from the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA), indefinitely suspending the 4.9 GHz rules passed last year that would have let states lease the longtime public-safety spectrum to commercial entities. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington delivered the three supporting votes for […]
News Motorola Solutions CEO anticipates extension of Airwave contract in UK by end of year 26th May 2021 A new deal between the Home Office and Motorola Solutions to extend the life of the Airwave TETRA system that provides mission-critical LMR communications to first responders in the United Kingdom (UK) likely will be finalized by the end of this year, according to Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown. “I’m not going to […]
News Lynk files with FCC, plans to offer LEO satellite-to-phone service next year 25th May 2021 Lynk today announced that it has applied for a commercial operator’s license with the FCC to offer its “cell towers in space” services around the world as early as next year, so unmodified cellular devices can communicate directly with Lynk LEO satellites to fill coverage gaps in terrestrial networks. “We’re getting ready to roll out […]
News Tennessee board reports Nashville bombing impact on 911, future plans 21st May 2021 In the wake of the Nashville bombing that create extended outages for 66 public-safety answering points (PSAPs) AT&T has committed to improving its network resiliency, communications with 911 centers, and its backup-power capabilities, according to a report to the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB). TECB Vice Chairman Steve Martini presented key findings of the report […]
News Motorola Solutions asks Florida governor to veto SLERS tower plans, shrink scope of new radio purchase 17th May 2021 Motorola Solutions has asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto tower-leasing line items in the proposed state budget and reduce the number of replacement radios provided to agencies using the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS), describing the budget’s no-bid P25 award to L3Harris as “dangerous” to first responders. Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg […]
Partner content Semiconductor industry growth spikes, but supply remains constrained 15th May 2021 While the semiconductor industry is white-hot and demand for chips is increasing, healthy chip supply is another story. While these chipsets are becoming more intelligent and capable for a range of tasks, such as video streaming and autonomous driving, they are also suffering from significant shortages that could disrupt sales for a variety of products […]
News Axon, RapidSOS partner to bring multimedia information to 911 centers 14th May 2021 Axon and RapidSOS recently announced a partnership that will enable 911 centers across the U.S. to have free access to location data, incident alerts and streaming video from Axon devices and share that information with first responders in the field. RapidSOS CEO and founder Michael Martin said there are three components to the partnership with […]
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