News No clear plans for federal NG911 legislation, but funding hope remains, NENA chief says 19th February 2019 Hope for legislation that would allocate billions in federal funding to help pay for 911 call centers’ transition to IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) technology remains, although no NG911 bills currently are on the verge of being introduced, according to National Emergency Number Associations (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes. “I think there’s interest and support to improve […]
News AT&T officials outline current IoT capabilities over FirstNet, future considerations for LTE-M 15th February 2019 FirstNet currently does not support the use of low-power, wide-area (LPWA) protocols like LTE-M, but the nationwide public-safety broadband network can be leveraged for low-bandwidth Internet of Things (IoT) use cases with quality of service, priority and preemption (QPP) on LTE, according to AT&T officials. David Allen, director of IoT advanced product development for AT&T—the […]
News CrisisGo, Sonim partner on FirstNet-capable, emergency-communications application for schools 15th February 2019 Personnel on school campuses throughout the United States have access to an emergency-communications platform that can leverage the FirstNet system built by AT&T, thanks to a partnership announced yesterday by CrisisGo and Sonim Technologies. Stacey Sisk, CrisisGo vice president of business development, said the CrisisGo platform—available via download for use on virtually any smartphones, tablets […]
News Newscan: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hints at Huawei ultimatum to countries buying equipment 12th February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hints at Huawei ultimatum to countries buying equipment West Virginia officials say FCC report gives inaccurate overview of state 911 funding, diversion claims Texas bill would prevent phone companies from ‘throttling’ first responders’ data Agencies: We have enough tech, we need more […]
Audio Ondas Networks: Suresh Palliparambil discusses edge computing, company’s new Innovation Lab 11th February 2019 Suresh Palliparambil, chief revenue officer for Ondas Networks (formerly known as Full Spectrum), talks about the Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity that his company provides critical-infrastructure entities and enterprises with 802.16s technology and edge computing, which plays a key role in lowering latency. Ondas Networks also recently announced the opening of its Innovation Lab […]
News Motorola Solutions announces details of $1.45 billion Airwave deal, projections for 2019 growth 8th February 2019 Motorola Solutions has signed a contract worth a total of $1.45 billion to extend the life of the Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom through the end of 2022, and the company officials yesterday outlined expectations for the overall growth of the business to continue this year and through at least 2021. Speaking during […]
News FirstNet proves to be valuable during Super Bowl week in Atlanta, Georgia official says 7th February 2019 FirstNet service worked well for agencies helping to secure areas of Atlanta during the Super Bowl and throughout the week of events surrounding the championship game, according to a Georgia state official who participated in the effort. Warren Shepard, manager of the critical-infrastructure and key-resource unit for Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA) and the […]
News Newscan: U.S. urges EU to reconsider role of Huawei in 5G 6th February 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations U.S. urges EU to reconsider role of Huawei in 5G Huawei tells UK it may take 5 years to address security concerns Conflict around Huawei may be first shots in a new Cold War Throttling of firefighter broadband a key topic of debate as appeals court hears arguments […]
Audio ITEC: Walt Magnussen talks about Winter Institute … in the spring 5th February 2019 Walt Magnussen, director of the Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC), outlines some of the cutting-edge communications tests of data interoperability and the interface between FirstNet and a next-generation 911 (NG911) system during the upcoming Winter Institute. The Winter Institute, which will be conducted March 25-29 in College Station, Texas, was rescheduled […]
News Verizon invests $97 million to prepare communications for Super Bowl in Atlanta 2nd February 2019 Verizon has spent $97 million on network infrastructure—much of it on small cells and fiber backhaul—in Atlanta during the past two years to bolster its wireless coverage and capacity in anticipation of this weekend’s Super Bowl, according to representatives for the carrier. “We have added over 650 permanent solutions,” Michelle Kababik, Verizon’s director of network […]
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