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Using IoT for COVID-19 safety is a priority for many industrial firms

Safety has been a long-standing priority for industrial companies. With COVID-19, though, protecting workers has taken on new dimensions. In recent months, industrial organizations have enacted measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. In addition to requiring workers to wear masks and maintain at least six feet of distance when possible, they have […]

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Heath-care edge architecture poised to enhance digital-patient experience

Increasingly, health care organizations have recognized that edge architecture may fill gaps left by traditional data centers and cloud computing architecture. While cloud computing offers compute resources and flexibility for large data volumes, multitenant, centralized clouds bring data latency and data privacy problems. For industries such as health care, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) […]

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Planning for 5G wireless densification for the smart city

The advent of 5G wireless networks offers urban planners and dwellers a generational jump in bandwidth, connectivity and opportunities. First and most obvious will be the gigabit throughput from 5G cell phones and stationary connections. Organizations and citizens will have much faster access to online educational, financial and entertainment services. This will attract businesses and […]

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PSCR: Dereck Orr previews virtual version of annual stakeholder meeting beginning July 27

Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlights key features of PSCR 2020: The Digital Experience, a virtual version of PSCR’s Annual Broadband Stakeholder Meeting that will not be conducted as an in-person event amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning July 27, […]

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AR initiatives show promise amid COVID-19 fallout

Will head-up displays, headsets and the like soon become part of supply chain, logistics and maintenance? The industry is moving in that direction, as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems begin delivering fresh new Internet of Things (IoT) data analytics to workers in a variety of fields. “We are at a point where […]

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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

Despite the initial optimism surrounding 5G, achieving return on investment on the technology remains uncertain for telecommunications operators. As a result, the prospect that t5G connectivity will spur a flurry of novel IoT applications will almost certainly be delayed. While deployments are steadily increasing, so are telcos’ costs. Although increasing cellular traffic underscores the need for […]

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Will 5G buildout slow or accelerate in the COVID-19 era?

While COVID-19 has ground the economy to a halt in many corners of the U.S., the picture for 5G buildout could flourish long term, with caveats, say industry watchers. 5G may take a hit in the short and medium term given spread of COVID-19 globally and resulting supply chain disruption, 5G hardware delays and general effects of […]

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Inside Samsung’s 5G factory for AT&T

Among the businesses with the most to gain from 5G are manufacturing industries that require very high levels of precision in both their processes and their final products. This perfectly describes the semiconductor industry, where changes that are imperceptible to the human eye can have a huge impact on quality. “Semiconductor facilities are inherently complex […]

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5G promises more than just high data speeds for first responders, panelists say

Higher data speeds are the focus of current 5G deployments, but some of the performance characteristics that are expected to prove most valuable to public safety—low latency, high reliability and network slicing—likely are at least a year away, according to industry and first-responder experts. During a 5G session conducted at the recent Operation Convergent Response […]

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With help of drone cameras, Aerial Applications ready to aid first responders with maps, real-time video

Photos and videos shot by cameras mounted on aerial drones can provide responders with valuable insights about their surroundings, but software company Aerial Applications adds mapping and 3D modeling solutions to visual images that can accelerate the assessment process for agencies, particularly after large-scale disasters and incidents. Aerial Applications founder and CEO Joe Sullivan said […]

Virtual/Augmented Reality

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Using IoT for COVID-19 safety is a priority for many industrial firms

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Heath-care edge architecture poised to enhance digital-patient experience

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Planning for 5G wireless densification for the smart city

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PSCR: Dereck Orr previews virtual version of annual stakeholder meeting beginning July 27

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AR initiatives show promise amid COVID-19 fallout

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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

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Will 5G buildout slow or accelerate in the COVID-19 era?

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Inside Samsung’s 5G factory for AT&T

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5G promises more than just high data speeds for first responders, panelists say

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With help of drone cameras, Aerial Applications ready to aid first responders with maps, real-time video

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How satellite communications create a critical connectivity link for first responders

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