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SpaceMobile’s 5G from space touted as a game-changer

Abel Avellan has a clear message for his company’s investors and the wider market in general: Speedy 5G is coming. From space. Soon. “We believe being connected is a human right,” said Avellan, the CEO of SpaceMobile, which is the go-to-market brand from Midland, Texas-based startup AST & Science (AST). However, Avellan is facing some […]

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Motorola Solutions cites command-center success, LMR challenges during earnings call

Motorola Solutions highlighted growth in its video, services and command-center software businesses, which helped offset notable declines in the company’s land-mobile-radio (LMR) sales, company officials said this week. “I’m very pleased with the progress we’re making in our command-center software business,” Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. “Our command-center […]

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U.S. military goes all-in on spectrum sharing

The US Department of Defense (DoD) on Thursday announced a new spectrum-sharing initiative that could have significant implications for 5G providers around the globe. The US military said it plans to share spectrum with commercial interests on a widespread basis. But the details were lacking in several areas including how that might work, which bands […]

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Artificial intelligence in IoT sees gains, but talent’s a hurdle

Artificial intelligence is a vital component of digital transformation initiatives as the volume of data that organizations gather continues to swell. A total of 69% of survey respondents to the 2020 IoT Adoption Survey reported using artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) as part of IoT initiatives. Top AI priorities include performance monitoring and trend forecasting […]

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FirstNet tops 1.7 million connections, 14,000 subscribing agencies during Q3, AT&T says

More than 14,000 first-responder entities subscribe to FirstNet and have made more than 1.7 million connections to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) as of the end of September, meaning FirstNet added almost 1 million connection during the previous 14 months, according to figures from contractor AT&T. AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens announced the […]

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BusPatrol safety solution leverages—and funds—FirstNet, broadband connectivity for school buses

A Maryland school system is utilizing automated stop-arm video solutions from BusPatrol in an effort to deter illegal passing of stopped school buses to improve student safety, but the arrangement also funds FirstNet wireless broadband connectivity needed to support push-to-talk and fleet-management applications. “The issue of motorists driving by bus stops is a serious one […]

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Newscan: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai blog outlines plan to make part of 5.9 GHz band unlicensed

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC Chairman Ajit Pai blog outlines plan to make part of 5.9 GHz band unlicensed Puerto Rico closes 911 call centers amid coronavirus cases FCC votes to maintain 2017 repeal of net-neutrality rules Nova Scotia to begin testing new 911 system that could accept pictures, video Ofcom suggests […]

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Industrial Augmented Reality promises remote support

Interest in industrial augmented reality is surging in 2020, potentially paving the way to broader mainstream use of the technology. It wasn’t long ago, however, that the use of augmented reality (AR) in industrial environments seemed like little more than a trade show curiosity. The technology, which overlays computer-generated graphics on top of a user’s […]

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Newscan: FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911 Google discontinues its Google Nest Secure alarm system Why the Zonar and BusPatrol partnership is pivotal for student safety North Wales Fire and Rescue signs $1 million deal with Capita for communications […]

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U.S. Justice Dept.: Google paid handset makers for search dominance

The US Justice Department has filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google‘s parent Alphabet, accusing it of a secretive deal with Apple and other mobile phone makers. The lawsuit says Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook met Google’s head, Sundar Pichai, in 2018 to come up with a deal under which, as a senior Apple employee later described, the two companies would “work […]

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SpaceMobile’s 5G from space touted as a game-changer

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Motorola Solutions cites command-center success, LMR challenges during earnings call

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U.S. military goes all-in on spectrum sharing

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Artificial intelligence in IoT sees gains, but talent’s a hurdle

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FirstNet tops 1.7 million connections, 14,000 subscribing agencies during Q3, AT&T says

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BusPatrol safety solution leverages—and funds—FirstNet, broadband connectivity for school buses

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Newscan: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai blog outlines plan to make part of 5.9 GHz band unlicensed

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Industrial Augmented Reality promises remote support

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Newscan: FCC issues staff report on T-Mobile outage resulting in at least 23,621 failed calls to 911

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U.S. Justice Dept.: Google paid handset makers for search dominance

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