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Public-safety LMR licensing activity sets new low during 2018

Land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity remained relatively flat in 2018, with public-safety licensing hitting an all-time low for the second straight year and business-industrial activity experiencing a modest increase above last year’s record-low level, according to the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) database. Exact figures for the number of LMR licensing applications granted typically would not […]

AT&T reps cite notable FirstNet subscriber boost, update buildout plans within California

Nationwide FirstNet adoption has jumped significantly to more than 369,000 subscribers from more than 6,000 public-safety agencies, an AT&T official said last week during a presentation to the California First Responder Network (CalFRN) board. Abigail Baker, AT&T’s region manager for FirstNet consultation in California, Hawaii and Nevada, cited the figures during the Dec. 12 CalFRN […]

ITC opinion says Hytera can continue selling DMR in U.S., but only with software changes that removes Motorola Solutions patented features

Hytera Communications can continue to sell and maintain DMR equipment in the United States that includes the company’s “i-Series” software upgrade, which does not include functionality included in three Motorola Solutions patents that Hytera “intentionally copied,” according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In a 47-page opinion that provides detail explanation of the summarized […]
Newscan: Why EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance will peak, level off and decline as we near 2020

Newscan: Why EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance will peak, level off and decline as we near 2020

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Why EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance will peak, level off and decline as we near 2020 Jammers, wildfires and mall: Autonomous radios jump through DARPA’s hoops Motorola Solutions survey says first-responder agencies are not doing enough to guard against cybersecurity threats Cybersecurity failures raise threat […]
MCPTT ‘no longer just a theory,’ but off-network questions remain, according to webinar speakers

MCPTT ‘no longer just a theory,’ but off-network questions remain, according to webinar speakers

Mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) services already have been deployed in real-world situations, and users should be confident in MCPTT voice when on a purpose-built LTE network, although the path to robust MCPTT when users are off network remains unclear, industry experts said during a recent webinar. AT&T has announced that FirstNet users should be able to subscribe […]
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