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UAS: Charles Werner says public-safety drone use exceeding expectations

Charles Werner podcast on 11-27 Charles Werner, chair of the National Council on Public Safety UAS, explains how public safety is rapidly increasing its use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)–often known as drones–for a variety of purposes, including the enhancement of situational awareness, search-and-rescue efforts and communications coverage. Werner also discusses challenges associated with UAS […]
Newscan: FCC seeks comments on Hurricane Michael preparation and response by communications providers

Newscan: FCC seeks comments on Hurricane Michael preparation and response by communications providers

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations California’s biggest utility provider’s stock plunges after disclosing it suffered a second outage as Camp Fire started PG&E criticized for keeping power on amid high wildfire threats Rural Georgia emergency-services agency pleased with switch to FirstNet after Hurricane Michael Drone footage shows aftermath of Camp Fire in California […]

Cradlepoint: Todd Krautkremer highlights purpose-built edge solutions

Todd Krautkremer, chief marketing officer for Cradlepoint, outlines the need for critical-communications entities to utilize appropriate edge solutions to complement subscription to dedicated LTE services offered by carriers that prioritize traffic. Krautkremer also highlights the company’s offerings to address interoperability and deployable challenges, as well as plans to provide customers with a migration path to […]

Harris receives plaudits from state of Florida, local agencies about SLERS during Hurricane Michael

Florida’s Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) built by Harris remained operational throughout Hurricane Michael and the storm’s aftermath, earning Harris commendations from a key state official. In a letter to Harris CEO William Brown, Matthew Matney—chief of public safety for the state of Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) telecommunications division—applauded the Harris SLERS […]

FirstNet adoption increases by almost 50% during last two months, AT&T says

Public-safety adoption of FirstNet jumped almost 50% during the last two months amid initially favorable reviews of system performance during recovery efforts associated with Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael, according to AT&T officials. More than 3,600 public-safety agencies—representing more than 250,000 subscriptions—have subscribed to FirstNet to date, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan said today during […]

FCC proposes 6 GHz unlicensed sharing, but public safety, utilities express concerns

FCC commissioners unanimously voted to propose rules that would permit shared unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band—spectrum currently used for microwave backhaul links—while indicating that similar rules would be adopted in the 5.9 GHz band that has been reserved for dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) between vehicles. Commissioners cited the need for additional unlicensed spectrum […]
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