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Mercedes to be responsible for crashes involving Drive Pilot system

Mercedes’ admission that it is prepared to take legal responsibility for accidents involving its cars when Level 3 Self-Driving mode is engaged has reignited the debate on legislation and guidelines for autonomous vehicles. The German automaker has attracted worldwide headlines following its assertion that it will accept blame if a fault with its Drive Pilot […]

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Huawei is slowly being strangled

Back on a results conference call from Shenzhen for the first time in four years, after her “detention” at a palatial residence in Vancouver, Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou appeared far chipper than the company she helps to manage as chief financial officer. The Chinese equipment giant, which previously bulldozed rivals in international markets, looks decidedly un-chipper – […]

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PTT over FirstNet gains traction, with some entities planning to abandon LMR

LAS VEGAS—Perceived primarily as a data-centric network, FirstNet connectivity is gaining traction as a mission-critical-voice alternative to traditional land-mobile-radio (LMR) technology, as speakers during IWCE 2022 conference sessions have noted this week. Push-to-talk (PTT) solution ESChat was one of the first applications included in the FirstNet App Catalog when it was established years ago, but […]

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Power of edge computing drives real-time impact of IoT initiatives, IWCE keynote speakers say

LAS VEGAS—Cloud computing with centralized processing has transformed the way enterprise and government agencies do business, but many “smart” initiatives benefit greatly by leveraging compute power on the edge of the network, lowering latency and improving the ability avoid problems in real time, according to IWCE 2022 keynote speakers. Qualcomm probably is best known for […]

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Icom focuses development efforts on emerging broadband, IoT technologies

Icom may be best known in the communications industry for its portfolio of land-mobile-radio (LMR) products, but the Japan-based this week showcase enhancements to its Connect suite of solutions that is designed to leverage myriad broadband technologies to address customers’ communications needs, according to a company official. “Where we’re going, as a brand, is where […]

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L3Harris proclaims broad support for MCPTT across converged-device portfolio

L3Harris today announced that 15 of its XL series LMR-LTE radios will support the mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard, meaning the company now has the largest portfolio of MCPTT-capable devices in the industry, according to a company official. Todd Perdieu, director of partners, products and strategy at L3Harris, said support for a standard like MCPTT promises to […]

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Partnership of Cobham Satcom, Hypha by Wireless Innovation could aid critical-comms transitions

Critical-communications entities throughout the world seeking to make a resilient, cost-effective step in the transition to broadband technologies could benefit from a recently announced partnership between Denmark-based Cobham Satcom and Australia-based Hypha by Wireless Innovation, according to Hypha CEO Neil Jamieson. Known as the PRISM solution, the Cobham-Hypha initiative uses LTE and satellite to extend […]

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ESN sees ‘good progress’ but challenges remain in the UK, director says

Most of the network infrastructure for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)—the public-safety LTE system being built throughout the United Kingdom (UK)—is complete, but it is unclear when UK first responders will use the new system in their day-to-day operations, according to ESN Programme Director John Black. Speaking at the British APCO (BAPCO) event earlier this […]

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T-Mobile: Standalone 5G is helping us win enterprise share

According to T-Mobile’s CFO, one of the company’s primary selling points among large enterprise customers is its standalone 5G network. “We’re the only ones with a 5G standalone core and you really need a 5G standalone core to enable a lot of these use cases that you’re hearing about network slicing, creating private networks, things […]

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Dubai Police unveil driverless patrol cars

Dubai Police have revealed what are being billed as the world’s most hi-tech police vehicles – and they don’t need a driver. The self-driving patrol cars attracted huge interest when they were unveiled at the World Police Summit at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 earlier this week. The machines – the M01 and M02 – are […]

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Mercedes to be responsible for crashes involving Drive Pilot system

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Huawei is slowly being strangled

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PTT over FirstNet gains traction, with some entities planning to abandon LMR

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Power of edge computing drives real-time impact of IoT initiatives, IWCE keynote speakers say

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Icom focuses development efforts on emerging broadband, IoT technologies

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L3Harris proclaims broad support for MCPTT across converged-device portfolio

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Partnership of Cobham Satcom, Hypha by Wireless Innovation could aid critical-comms transitions

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ESN sees ‘good progress’ but challenges remain in the UK, director says

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