News A smart city is a safe city 8th March 2018 When cities think about smart solutions, it can be easy to become lost in the details and lose sight of the original intent of adopting these new technologies in the first place.
Commentary In-building mapping: What’s really needed for emergency response? 2nd March 2018 Solutions that provide accurate, updated maps of buildings are needed for first responders to benefit fully from modern location technology. The ability to get X- Y- and Z-axis location data is wonderful; but if you can’t plot that information on a map, it isn’t helpful.
News IDA and Harris Corporation partner to provide location and situational awareness solutions 1st March 2018 Fargo, ND- Feb 27, 2018 – IDA, a leading independent provider of Location Services and Situational Awareness solutions, and Harris Corporation have signed an agreement giving Harris the ability to resell IDA’s TrakIt application in North America and worldwide. The agreement provides Harris with the opportunity to leverage IDA technology and provide public safety, energy, […]
News Ubicquia solutions transform streetlights into broadband networks to support myriad uses 23rd February 2018 Florida-based Ubicquia this week announced that it has added the Ubimetro small-cell product to its portfolio of versatile streetlight-based broadband-routing solutions and that it has become a new member of the AT&T Smart Cities Strategic Alliance.
News Motorola Solutions to buy Avigilon video-surveillance, analytics company in all-cash deal worth about $1 billion 2nd February 2018 Motorola Solutions announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Avigilon—a Vancouver-based provider of video-surveillance and video-analytics solutions—in an all-cash transaction that is worth about $1 billion.
News AT&T CEO highlights FirstNet role as ‘foundation’ to carrier’s 5G plans 1st February 2018 FirstNet was AT&T’s top strategic initiative last year, and the telecom giant has begun construction of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), which will “prove to be the foundation for taking wireless network performance to a completely new level,” according to AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson.
Commentary Mobile analytics can help public safety optimize its FirstNet usage 4th January 2018 Mobile analytics have emerged as a better way to access a true picture of how first responders, mobile devices and applications are using bandwidth, allowing agencies to make smarter mobile deployment decisions.
Commentary Why drones will take the spotlight in emergency response 15th December 2017 Drones already are being used to survey damaged areas, and it’s just a matter of time before they are used as actual rescue vehicles that can deliver much-needed supplies to people in hard-to-reach locations.
Video Sonim Technologies: CEO Bob Plaschke describes key takeaways from first-responder comms event 14th December 2017 Sonim Technologies CEO Bob Plaschke discusses some of the public-safety-communications innovations and collaboration showcased during the “The Future of First-Responder Technologies” event conducted Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C.
Video Tualatin Valley: Chief Mike Duyck discusses technology’s impact on fire service 8th December 2017 Chief Mike Duyck of Tualatin Valley (Ore.) Fire & Rescue, explains how technological improvements provide firefighters with data-driven tools that make them more effective, particularly by providing unprecedented situational awareness before and during an incident.
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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