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Virtual ruts may speed up driverless adoption

It could be pointed out that a skilled carpenter can sharpen a pencil with an axe. Luckily, you don’t have to perform the same feat because pencil sharpener is invented a long time ago but this is what is happening now in the modern AV industry. Engineers are a bit too set on training optical […]

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Meet the biggest private-wireless-network operator that you’ve never heard of

The company covers 130,000 square miles of US territory with high-speed mobile data services. It owns vast stretches of 700MHz spectrum licenses. It counts around 80 employees managing around 100 cell towers transmitting 4G LTE signals from Nokia AirScale equipment. It’s a privately held company called Infrastructure Networks, and it’s not in the mobile phone […]

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RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher outlines features of FirstNet-listed mobile app, Eclipse analytics platform

RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher highlights the capabilities of the company’s Nimbus CAD mobile application that has been listed by FirstNet and its Eclipse analytics platform, both of which leverage cloud functionality to help public-safety agencies make response decisions informed by real-time data.

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NextNav plans to make vertical-location capability available in top 50 markets this year

NextNav this year plans to deploy sensors that will let cellular devices determine their vertical—or Z-axis—location for 911 purposes in at least the top 50 markets after securing $120 million in a funding to pay for the installation of the needed infrastructure, according to a company official. NextNav last week announced the $120 million funding […]

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Microgrids deliver resiliency, security and savings

The term microgrid suggests thinking small, but the big picture for these IoT-based energy technologies is how they could revolutionize the distribution of electrical energy around the world. Microgrids—often also referred to as smart grids—are essentially subsets of the larger electrical utility grids, designed to give organizations greater control over their energy resources and to make better […]

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Newscan: Body cameras may not be the easy answer everyone was looking for

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Body cameras may not be the easy answer everyone was looking for Up to 20 LAPD officers are under investigation for false gang labels revealed via body-camera video Attorney General Barr asks Apple to unlock killer’s phones, setting up clash Safety in schools at forefront of upcoming Florida […]

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews education, keynotes and events for NATE Unite 2020

NATE Executive Director Todd Schlekeway outlines the themes, events and educational opportunities–highlighted by keynotes from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty–available to attendees of NATE UNITE 2020, the organization’s annual national event that will be conducted Feb. 17-20 in Raleigh, N.C. Go to the NATE web site for more information […]

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ICS security in the spotlight due to tensions with Iran

Given the heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran, organizations with connected industrial infrastructure should be on guard. “The potential cyber-impact of [Irani general Qasem] Soleimani’s assassination is profound,” cautioned Eyal Elyashiv, CEO and co-founder of network security firm Cynamics. Industry observers say that the recent issues between the two countries heighten cyber-risk as a […]

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2020 is the year when vertical location becomes a reality for public safety

Last spring, we outlined how 3D location can increase situational awareness and improve operational efficiency for public safety responders. At the time, this was a somewhat hypothetical scenario as 3D location technology had been proven but not yet implemented. Since then 3D location capability has been available to application developers through an over-the-top capability. ‘Over […]

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South Carolina 911 center replacing on-premises CAD system with cloud-based RapidDeploy solution

Charleston County (S.C.) Consolidated 911 Center today announced that it will replace its on-premises computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system with RapidDeploy’s cloud-based Nimbus CAD during the next year in an effort to enhance the center’s informational capabilities while lowering costs during the next five years. Charleston County tested RapidDeploy for two years prior to signing the […]

Tracking, Monitoring & Control

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Virtual ruts may speed up driverless adoption

News

Meet the biggest private-wireless-network operator that you’ve never heard of

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RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher outlines features of FirstNet-listed mobile app, Eclipse analytics platform

News

NextNav plans to make vertical-location capability available in top 50 markets this year

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Microgrids deliver resiliency, security and savings

News

Newscan: Body cameras may not be the easy answer everyone was looking for

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews education, keynotes and events for NATE Unite 2020

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ICS security in the spotlight due to tensions with Iran

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2020 is the year when vertical location becomes a reality for public safety

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South Carolina 911 center replacing on-premises CAD system with cloud-based RapidDeploy solution

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How California public agencies can reform pension benefits

2020 is the year when vertical location becomes a reality for public safety

T-Mobile proposal of free 5G for public safety is a great idea, but there are a lot of caveats

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