Video Motorola Solutions: Corina Swaney talks about new radio-site video security service 16th August 2019 Corina Swaney, Motorola Solutions’ director of global product management for applications and software services, details features of the company’s radio-site video security offering, a video solution that leverages two Avigilon cameras per site, as well as video-analytics support. Launching in October, the new solution will be available to users as a subscription service with […]
Video FIRST iZ: Phil Burks showcases new drone-based video solution to provide situational awareness to public safety 13th August 2019 Phil Burks, co-founder of FIRST iZ (pronounced “eyes”), details the capabilities of the company’s drone system, which is designed to provide video surveillance of a scene–an incident for public safety or monitoring surveillance for multiple critical-infrastructure uses–without the need to deploy a human to the site and risk injury. The FIRST iZ system leverages […]
News FirstNet Authority set to unveil investment roadmap within weeks, officials say 12th August 2019 BALTIMORE—By the end of this month, the FirstNet Authority hopes to release the initial roadmap outlining organizational priorities for investing potentially more than $15 billion into the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband system being built by AT&T, FirstNet Authority officials said yesterday. Jeremy Zollo, FirstNet Authority executive director for enterprise strategy, said that FirstNet Authority officials […]
News Kansas 911 organization selects AT&T, RapidDeploy to shift key PSAP solutions to the cloud 10th August 2019 Most public-safety answering points in Kansas are expected to process 911 calls with the help RapidDeploy’s cloud-native Nimbus computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) system that will be deployed through an AT&T contract with the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council. This marks the latest initiative by the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council to migrate PSAPs in the state to a next-generation […]
Audio Siyata Mobile: Glenn Kennedy talks about phablet, FirstNet certification, AT&T applications 9th August 2019 Glenn Kennedy, Siyata Mobile’s vice president of sales, outlines some recent wins for the company’s Uniden UV350 phablet, which has received FirstNet certification and earned a $1 million school-bus contract during the past few months. This week, Siyata Mobile announced that UV350 supports the AT&T Workforce Manager application and the carrier’s enhanced push-to-talk (EPTT) […]
News Motorola Solutions bullish on video, control-center offerings, projects little revenue from FirstNet 2nd August 2019 Motorola Solutions’ recent purchases of companies in the video-security and command-center spaces are paying dividends, but being a partner on AT&T’s FirstNet team is not helping the company’s bottom line, Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said yesterday. Brown highlighted the acquisitions—the most recent of which was a $271 million purchase of WatchGuard, a private vehicle-camera […]
News Motorola Solutions exec shares company’s approach toward AI, development of other innovative technologies 24th July 2019 Motorola Solutions is exploring the capabilities of artificial intelligence and other new technologies, but the public-safety communications giant is striving to use them in a manner that improves the mission workflow and lets human beings make the ultimate decisions, according to a company executive. Paul Steinberg, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of technology, acknowledged that […]
Video Univ. of Cincinnati: Howard Fan outlines how ProSe tech can deliver location information 24th July 2019 Howard Fan, a professor at the University of Cincinnati, explains how Proximity Service (ProSe) technology—the LTE standard for direct-mode communications—can be leveraged to determine the location of a user, even when network infrastructure is unavailable. Fan spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during the PSCR Public Safety Broadband Stakeholders Meeting conducted this […]
News Newscan: Public-safety agencies deploy drones to plan for and prevent disasters 23rd July 2019 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Public-safety agencies deploy drones to plan for and prevent disasters Florida firefighters test and fly advanced rescue drones Drones and AI to complement rescue operations Trade groups urge DOE to fight FCC 6 GHz plan seen as threat to utilities’ networks Motorola Solutions buys body cam maker, consolidating […]
News NetMotion, Cradlepoint announce technology alliance 22nd July 2019 NetMotion and Cradlepoint today announced a technology alliance that is designed to ensure that the companies’ complementary software and hardware products can work well together and that user agencies receive consistent input about best practices for implementing solutions to support broadband communications. NetMotion CEO Christopher Kennessey said that the alliance is a natural step, because […]
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