News Newscan: Seattle officers face ‘autonomous zone’ crowd, say 911 response times have tripled 12th June 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Seattle officers face ‘autonomous zone’ crowd, say 911 response times have tripled ‘Leaving the precinct was not my decision,’ Seattle Chief Best says in message to fellow officers No ‘rule book’ for EMTs in facing pandemic and protests at once Chicago police officers’ radios crackled with rogue messages […]
Partner content Heavy industry first to adopt driverless tech 12th June 2020 While most automakers have come to accept that fully autonomous marketable passenger cars are some decades away, it’s the area of heavy industry that can see an earlier adoption of the technology. We’ve seen two examples of this in announcements this week from an autonomous road roller in China to an agreement with the UK’s […]
Partner content U.S. telcos asked to rip out Huawei and replace it with a quandary 10th June 2020 The FCC is asking Congress for $2 billion to finance the removal of all Huawei equipment from some rural US wireless networks. But that’s the easy part. The much, much harder question – one that has not yet been answered by the commission – is how to replace Huawei’s equipment with equipment from “trusted” suppliers. What is […]
Audio PSCR: Dereck Orr previews virtual version of annual stakeholder meeting beginning July 27 9th June 2020 Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlights key features of PSCR 2020: The Digital Experience, a virtual version of PSCR’s Annual Broadband Stakeholder Meeting that will not be conducted as an in-person event amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning July 27, […]
News Newscan: 911 dispatchers left at the mercy of coronavirus as agency’s response faltered 4th June 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations 911 dispatchers left at the mercy of coronavirus as agency’s response faltered Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti agrees to reductions in LAPD’s share of city funds Op-ed: No more money for the police iPhone looters find devices disabled, with a warning they’re being tracked How would Texas respond to […]
News Smartphone-based COVID-19 Homecare service launched by The Digital Decision, Incentivate Health 4th June 2020 COVID-19 patients can update doctors and other caregivers about the status of their symptoms easily while self-isolating at home, thanks to the COVID-19 Homecare service launched yesterday by The Digital Decision and Incentivate Health. HIPAA-compliant, COVID-19 Homecare lets users detail their symptoms on a daily basis through the smart-device application and deliver the information to […]
Partner content A pandemic, remote work and ‘the new normal’ 4th June 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of our society – including the way local government workforces perform their day-to-day operations. The virus forced employees out of their offices and into their homes. Essential workers have staggered their shifts and limited their interaction with the public and each other. Remote work has become the […]
Partner content Telehealth providers should move beyond teleconferencing 4th June 2020 Concepts like telehealth and digital health have been popular for years but arguably haven’t driven substantial change. While health care costs in the U.S. increased by one-third from 2010 to 2018, life expectancy held steady. Some argue the rate of health care innovation has slowed in recent decades. COVID-19, however, has already driven one of […]
Audio Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Miller details platform to help reopenings amid COVID-19 pandemic 2nd June 2020 Rave Mobile Safety Todd Miller explains how the new Rave Coronavirus Recovery Solution can help governments and enterprises reopen operations as safely as possible while awaiting development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
Partner content Can 5G meet the low-latency needs of autonomous vehicles? 29th May 2020 The connected, 5G future has many promises that come with big demands. As the next generation in mobile connectivity it offers the capability to process terabytes of data per hour, enable faster over-the-air updates and some proponents of the technology say they can achieve this with near-zero latency. The question though is: Can they? In […]
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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