Partner content Mercedes to be responsible for crashes involving Drive Pilot system 28th March 2022 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 […]
Partner content Huawei is slowly being strangled 28th March 2022 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 – […]
Partner content IWCE 2022: Public-safety digital security and the threat of cyberattacks 28th March 2022 A few decades ago, government security managers were tasked with overseeing physical features like fencing, CCTV cameras, doors and locks. Today, security stretches far beyond brick and mortar infrastructure—into the digital realm. With the meteoric rise in ransomware and cybercriminals for hire in recent years, threats are omnipresent online. Many American dispatch centers and public safety […]
Partner content IWCE 2022: Interoperability highlighted; ‘We are, in fact, stronger together’ 26th March 2022 The 2022 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) at the Las Vegas Convention Center came to a close Thursday with a passionate call for collaboration, interoperability at a morning keynote address by Billy Bob Brown Jr., executive assistant director for emergency communications with the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “No doubt, all of you have been watching over the […]
News Power of edge computing drives real-time impact of IoT initiatives, IWCE keynote speakers say 24th March 2022 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 […]
News AT&T calls for LMR-like hardening, coverage for FirstNet in-building systems 23rd March 2022 LAS VEGAS—AT&T supports the notion that in-building systems supporting first-responder communications on FirstNet should meet public-safety-grade requirements for coverage and resiliency, but questions remain about the business model for building owners that are expected to provide most—if not all—of the funding. Steve Devine, AT&T’s director of public-safety policy and strategy for FirstNet, said that in-building […]
News NTIA speaker addresses the promises, challenges associated with NG911 22nd March 2022 LAS VEGAS—“I’m not going to buy the refrigerator that can call 911, but what about a fire alarm?” asked Jay English during a conference kickoff session Monday for the IWCE 2022 event in Las Vegas. With the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) and other emerging technologies, emergency managers are rightfully considering the ability […]
News Partnership of Cobham Satcom, Hypha by Wireless Innovation could aid critical-comms transitions 21st March 2022 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 […]
Partner content T-Mobile: Standalone 5G is helping us win enterprise share 18th March 2022 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 […]
Partner content Dubai Police unveil driverless patrol cars 18th March 2022 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 […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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