Partner content In pivoting to space, Rivada continues to court controversy 27th April 2022 Rivada Networks unveiled plans last month to launch up to 600 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The company intends to provide global Internet services at speeds “similar or better” than those provided by fiber networks on the ground. But new reports indicate that Rivada’s plans have been complicated by a group of Chinese investors who claim that Rivada’s LEO plans are […]
Audio PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego 27th April 2022 Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), discusses the various offerings at the PSCR Annual Stakeholder Meeting, which will be conducted June 7-9 in San Diego at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. For the first time in three years, the […]
News Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech 26th April 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech FCC nominee Gigi Sohn gets pushback from some former Hill Democrats ‘Hack DHS’ program identifies 122 vulnerabilities across networks UK Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee ESN deployment National Geospatial Agency will take over […]
Partner content The challenges of making ancient cities smart 26th April 2022 In 2009, an earthquake devastated L’Aquila, Italy, killing more than three hundred people in this historic mountain town, and displacing 70,000 more. While rebuilding has been slow, the destruction provided an opportunity to make the urban center a test bed for smart-city innovation. The city administration created a digital transformation strategy, L’Aquila Smart City, and […]
Partner content Wearable tech startup SpaceBands sets its sights on workplace safety 25th April 2022 Wearable tech company SpaceBands is looking to move its devices from social distancing to workplace safety. SpaceBands, a U.K. software and wearable tech startup, is one step closer to bringing its work safety device to the market. The Bristol-based group entered the wearables market with its social distancing device in March 2020, gaining popularity with […]
News FirstNet adoption tops 3.3 million connections and 20,500 agencies 22nd April 2022 FirstNet gained 300,000 subscribers during the first quarter, meaning the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) boasts more than 3.3 million connections provided across more than 20,500 agencies, according to NPSBN contractor AT&T. AT&T CEO John Stankey said during the company’s quarterly conference call that the carrier giant will be able to concentrate fully on its […]
News Newscan: Who will pay for community paramedicine in Montana? 22nd April 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Montana emergency responders are making house calls, but who will pay for community paramedicine? Midterm politicking comes for Biden’s stalled FCC nominee, Gigi Sohn FCC addresses wireless emergency alerts Can AI help cyber-proof public-safety systems? U.S. taps industrial and cyber firms for help amid warnings of Russian hacks […]
Partner content U.S. cell-tower climbers move to unionize 22nd April 2022 A growing push to unionize across the US is now stretching into the cell tower business. “The entire communications industry and its customers depend on tower climbers, and we deserve more than what we have been receiving for many years,” said Erik Messenger, a QualTek employee who voted to create a union at the company, in […]
Partner content NHTSA probes Tesla’s autopilot tech after crashes with first-responder vehicles 22nd April 2022 Tesla has increasingly been under the microscope over the effectiveness of its self-driving technology. And now an American billionaire is running for Senate with the sole intention of getting the automaker’s Full Self Driving (FSD) beta software banned. News of Dan O’Dowd’s bid follows a report highlighting how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched two formal […]
Partner content China exempts key factories to avert supply chain crisis 20th April 2022 Chinese authorities have moved to head off a looming supply chain crisis as proliferating pandemic lockdowns take their toll on the economy. The Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission announced it had selected 666 local companies for exemption from the lockdown. Its “white list” includes at least 66 companies from the chip sector, among them chip fabs TSMC […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024
