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Motorola Solutions reports record LMR sales in 2019, despite Florida setback

Motorola Solutions posted its second consecutive year of record North American land-mobile-radio (LMR) sales, despite the company’s failure to reach a contract agreement for a statewide Florida network—an initiative in which Motorola Solutions still hopes to participate, according to company officials. During the quarterly earnings call conducted last week, Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown repeatedly […]

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Local officials take on the feds in battle over 5G small cells

The age-old debate in the US between federal oversight versus local control is getting a new shine thanks to the rise of 5G and small cell transmitters. On Monday (February 10), it’s a debate that’s going before a three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. Billions of […]

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Vehicle routers serving as tip of the 5G spear for public safety

Super Bowl television advertisements remain a staple of the American zeitgeist. Not surprisingly, Super Bowl LIV brought viewers a tempting glimpse of what 5G promises in the way of improved first-responder operations. Verizon Wireless advertisements showcased the company’s commitment to first responders, and they also put a spotlight on its technology expertise. The gauzy peek […]

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Texas A&M: Jan Dufek showcases mobile-lab capabilities in support of drones, robots

Jan Dufek, a graduate assistant at Texas A&M University, provides a virtual tour highlighting the capabilities of the Texas A&M Experiment Station (TEES) mobile lab—including the processing of pictures and videos on site—that supports the deployments of drones and robots in the air, on the ground, and in the water. Dufek spoke with IWCE’s Urgent […]

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Florida State: David Merrick describes public-safety drone uses, challenges

David Merrick of Florida State University explains how drones can be used to provide video and pictures that enhance situational awareness during a response effort, as well as some of the practical and connectivity limitations that must be considered when deploying drones. Merrick spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during a field exercise […]

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Newscan: Facial recognition scrutinized in U.S., United Kingdom

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Google, YouTube and Venmo send cease-and-desist letters to facial-recognition app that helps law enforcement Spotlight: Ed Parkinson Apple and FBI at odds over terrorist’s cellphones British police will use facial recognition, critics say it’s a massive expansion of surveillance MP vows to call in UK Home Office over […]

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Southern Linc turns to Ericsson for MCPTT with eMBMS, replacing Motorola Solutions WAVE 7000

Southern Linc—the southeast U.S. regional carrier that also provides communications for the Southern Company utility—is deploying Ericsson’s mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) solution with eMBMS broadcast capability that is scheduled to be used by utility workers by the end of the year, according to a Southern Linc official. Southern Linc’s network operates on 3 MHz of 800 MHz […]

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How Las Vegas turns a smart-city pilot into a smart-city project

Managing cities like Las Vegas takes discipline and vision. The city proper has a population of more than 600,000 and the larger Las Vegas metropolitan area has a population of more than 2 million, there is much to manage in the city environs, from public transportation to parking and traffic as well as streetlights and […]

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NENA: Brandon Abley outlines volunteer need for NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission

Brandon Abley, technical issues director for NENA, explains the purpose of the NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission, an independent body established this week to oversee key security and location roles associated with next-generation 911 (NG911) interoperability, including the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) and the NG911 Forest Guide. Nomination of volunteers willing to serve on the 14-member […]

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Nokia: Fabricio Velez updates development on IMS-based NG911 approach

Fabricio Velez, global solutions architect for Nokia, explains how public-safety answering points (PSAPs) could leverage valuable data from the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) that is part of wireless carriers’ core networks to deliver rich multimedia information—such as more accurate location of emergency callers—into the 911 system. Velez notes that this IMS approach should be viewed […]

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Motorola Solutions reports record LMR sales in 2019, despite Florida setback

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Local officials take on the feds in battle over 5G small cells

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Vehicle routers serving as tip of the 5G spear for public safety

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Texas A&M: Jan Dufek showcases mobile-lab capabilities in support of drones, robots

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Florida State: David Merrick describes public-safety drone uses, challenges

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Newscan: Facial recognition scrutinized in U.S., United Kingdom

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Southern Linc turns to Ericsson for MCPTT with eMBMS, replacing Motorola Solutions WAVE 7000

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How Las Vegas turns a smart-city pilot into a smart-city project

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NENA: Brandon Abley outlines volunteer need for NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission

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Nokia: Fabricio Velez updates development on IMS-based NG911 approach

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Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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