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Verizon launches MCPTT with Push-to-Responder offering

Verizon today launched Push-to-Talk Responder, the carrier giant’s first offering that is fully compliant with the 3GPP mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) and mission-critical-data (MCData) standards when users are on the carrier giant’s network, as well as supporting interoperability with LMR systems. “This has been something that we’ve been working on for a long time,” Nick Nilan, Verizon’s […]

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Post offices could be the new edge of 5G networks – report

A new report by the inspector general of the US Postal Service lays out a detailed and compelling proposal for how the 228-year-old government agency could play a major role in the deployment of 5G. The US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) “concluded that there may be an opportunity to leverage the Postal […]

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Concealing 5G small-cell sites in your city

Deployment of 5G services is proving more challenging than it was for prior wireless generations. To provide continuous coverage for fixed wireless access (FWA) and mobile applications, 5G small cell sites must be lower to the ground and significantly closer to one another than previous wireless sites that were mounted high up on macro towers. […]

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Automakers winning push for AV-only road networks

As autonomous vehicle (AV) developers strive to design mission critical, the idea of an AV corridor is finally gaining acceptance as the right step forward. Carmakers have for years been pushing for dedicated infrastructure to refine AV technology away from the influence and dangers posed by mixing the robots with human drivers. While the digital […]

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Newscan: State tech upgrade derails Indiana city’s police radios

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations State tech upgrade derails Indiana city’s police radios California wildfires can bring Internet outages. Some want networks to be tougher In party-line vote, FCC to enable states to lease 4.9 GHz to utilities, others Local governments appeal 9th Circuit’s decision upholding FCC’s 5G rules Indianapolis names Elliott Patrick […]

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Attempt to pass T-Band repeal bill quickly in Senate blocked

An effort to pass a bill repealing a law requiring the FCC to auction public-safety spectrum from 470 MHz to 512 MHz—airwaves known as the T-Band—by voice vote on the Senate floor was blocked yesterday, but public-safety representatives remain optimistic that Congress could act on the matter later this year. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) proposed […]

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FCC approves states leasing 4.9 GHz spectrum, but practical timing remains unclear

FCC commissioners this week voted 3-2 to approve an order that allows states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—50 MHz of airwaves previously designated for public-safety use—to commercial entities, although sources indicated that there is some uncertainty surrounding the practical timetable for implementing such leasing deals. As expected, FCC commissioners were divided along party lines on […]

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Dish Network: The edge is ‘everywhere’

Dish Network’s Marc Rouanne said that the edge of the company’s coming 5G network will sit wherever the company’s customers want it to sit. “The edge is everywhere,” he said. “Our customers will be able to decide.” He added that Dish’s 5G network will have the ability to move beyond the confines of its own edge and […]

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Attacker dwell time: Ransomware’s most important metric

Ransomware remains one of the most pervasive and insidious security threats to enterprise organizations. In 2020 alone, dozens of brands, from Garmin to Jack Daniels, have been forced to disclose that their networks were breached and their data encrypted by a motley crew of global criminal organizations. While much of the attention around ransomware attacks […]

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Newscan: 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this?

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this? Nationwide reports of 911 system outages, cause not immediately clear Hackers have infiltrated many of Washington state’s agencies FirstNet asks Congress to cut red tape for tower builds SpaceX’s Internet-from-space Starlink system helping first responders fight […]

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Verizon launches MCPTT with Push-to-Responder offering

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Post offices could be the new edge of 5G networks – report

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Concealing 5G small-cell sites in your city

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Automakers winning push for AV-only road networks

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Newscan: State tech upgrade derails Indiana city’s police radios

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Attempt to pass T-Band repeal bill quickly in Senate blocked

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FCC approves states leasing 4.9 GHz spectrum, but practical timing remains unclear

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Dish Network: The edge is ‘everywhere’

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Attacker dwell time: Ransomware’s most important metric

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Newscan: 911 outages have become a fact of life—are we even fixing this?

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Things to know about IWCE 2024: The basics

Land mobile radio (LMR) systems are just as vulnerable to cyberattacks as any other networks used in the public-safety sector. Here’s what to do about it.

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