News Newscan: Risky phone use while driving is soaring, and it’s killing Americans, IIHS study finds 25th January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Risky phone use while driving is soaring, and it’s killing Americans, IIHS study finds FCC’s 28 GHz auction concludes after receiving bids totaling more than $702 million What’s your emergency? Law enforcement’s increasing interest in tech Data broker that sold phone locations used by bounty hunters lobbied FCC […]
News Avaya announces ability to provide real-time, 911-location updates for devices in national database 25th January 2019 Avaya this week announced that the location of IP-based enterprise phones and PBX systems deployed with the company’s SENTRY NG911 technology can be updated in a national next-generation 911 database for use by public-safety answering points (PSAPs) responding to emergency calls. “In an enterprise environment, when an Avaya phone plugs into the network, our SENTRY […]
News Newscan: Emergency managers, 911 call-takers unaware of Camp Fire’s spreading speed until it was too late for many 23rd January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Emergency managers, 911 call-takers unaware of Camp Fire’s spreading speed until it was too late for many Do University of South Florida police radios work on campus? Lawsuit raises questions, campus shootings raise stakes Guam governor promises to return $3.8 million in diverted 911 fees Drone sightings, near […]
Audio NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews highlights of annual event 23rd January 2019 Todd Schlekeway podcast Todd Schlekeway, executive director for the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE), talks about his organization’s annual trade show, which will be conducted this year Feb. 4-7 in Grapevine, Texas, near the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. The event will include sessions about 5G, drone use in tower industry and scheduled speeches from FCC […]
News FirstNet official urges local governments to issue smartphones to first responders 21st January 2019 All first responders should have government-issued smartphones to ensure that public-safety personnel can access wireless broadband capabilities and that any data or evidence captured is stored appropriately and securely, according to a FirstNet Authority official. “I have very specific advice for mayors, county executives and elected officials: Give your first responders smartphones—city-, county- or state-issued […]
News Newscan: I gave a bounty hunter $300, then he located our phone 18th January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations I gave a bounty hunter $300, then he located our phone AT&T is cutting off all location-data-sharing ties by March Hyundai ‘walking car’ explores capabilities potentially useful to emergency responders Barr shares skepticism of Huawei, ZTE tech Apple’s Tim Cook calls for regulations to protect your personal data […]
News New Jersey medical center equips EMS units with tech from General Devices, Sonim 18th January 2019 Emergency-medical-service (EMS) paramedic units for AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., will be able to leverage the e-Bridge Mobile Telemedicine application from General Device (GD) and Sonim Technologies’ XP8 ultra-rugged smartphones in an effort to save critical treatment time for patients. General Devices CEO Curt Bashford said his company developed e-Bridge several years […]
News Newscan: Drones. AI. Bodycams. Is technology making us safer? 9th January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Drones. AI. Bodycams. Is technology making us safer? Camp Fire created a black hole of communication Mandatory safety system still not operating on MARC train’s Penn line after 2018 deadline Commuter rail has met Positive Train Control deadlines New Jersey diverted 77% of state’s 911 fees to expenses […]
News Motorola Solutions pays $445 million to acquire VaaS International Holdings for video-analytics expertise 9th January 2019 Motorola Solutions this week announced that it has paid $445 million in cash and equity to purchase VaaS International Holdings, a “video analysis as a service” company with license-plate-reader technology and databases for public-safety and commercial uses. VaaS International Holdings provides license-plate-reader and location-based technologies that can be used to track and find vehicles under […]
News Newscan: Parkland shooting timeline: 911, radio and video issues contributed to response problems 4th January 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Parkland shooting timeline: 911, radio and video issues contributed to response problems 911 services across the U.S. go down after CenturyLink outage CenturyLink outage leaves Colorado hospital with no access to patient records CenturyLink blames faulty network card for outages NYPD deploying drone for the first time to […]
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