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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom poised to gain majority control over T-Mobile US

Deutsche Telekom (DT) stands to gain around $10.9 billion from the recent sale of a stake in its European cell tower business. The company is widely expected to use that money to gain a majority stake in T-Mobile in the US. “Deutsche Telekom has been steadily increasing its stake in T-Mobile US and currently sits at […]

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Miami-Dade awards $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions outside procurement process

Members of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to approve a no-bid, $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions for P25 radios and other communications gear, despite concerns about the process and warnings from L3Harris officials that some device features may not work on the police network. Under the contract, Miami-Dade County will […]

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Dell’Oro cuts forecast on private wireless networks by 20%

Dell’Oro Group, in a brief press release, said private wireless radio access network (RAN) shipments and revenues were again coming in below expectations, resulting in a “near-term downgrade.” The analyst firm now projects that annual revenue from private wireless LTE/5G small cells – hardware only – will reach between $800 million and $1 billion by […]

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U.S. carriers to get 39% of what they want for FCC’s ‘rip and replace’

The FCC on Monday released close to $2 billion to dozens of small US telecom operators. The agency’s goal is to eliminate Huawei and ZTE equipment from US networks. However, the agency acknowledged the amount being released won’t be enough. “After review of the submitted applications, the [FCC’s Wireline Competition] Bureau has determined that Priority […]

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Florida SLERS distributes 80% of hybrid-devices goal

More than 80% of the public-safety radios scheduled for use by Florida state agencies have been distributed or installed as the Statewide Law-Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) transitions from legacy EDACS technology to P25, according to an official with Florida’s Department of Management Services (DMS). Under the state budget approved last year, DMS was tasked with […]

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UK private-equity group Epiris buys Sepura from Hytera

Epiris, a private-equity group based in the United Kingdom (UK), has purchased Sepura, a critical-communications supplier headquartered in the UK that was purchased by China-based Hytera Communications five years ago. The acquisition does not include former Sepura-owned assets Teltronic and PowerTrunk. “Sepura is in a unique position,” Epiris partner Ian Wood said in a prepared […]

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Canada seeks answers after Rogers outage

It’s not been the best couple of weeks for Rogers Communications. Last week, mediation efforts by the Canadian operator to overcome regulatory concerns about its proposed merger with rival Shaw Communications came to nothing. The week then ended with a huge network outage that affected millions of users and paralyzed banking and emergency services. Rogers’ […]

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Newscan: Canada’s Internet outage caused by Rogers ‘maintenance’

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Canada’s Internet outage caused by Rogers ‘maintenance’ How much cyber insurance does government need? Ask the risk models CISA urges FCC to prioritize national security in Internet-routing probe U.S. court charges CEO of 19 firms with selling fake Cisco devices worth $1 billion Privacy advocates fear Google will […]

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LMR licensing sees uptick during first half of year

Land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity during the first half of the year is on pace to result in increases in both the public-safety and business/industrial sectors, which would mark the first time in a decade that both segments of market would see LMR licensing increases, albeit at much lower levels than in 2012. According to the […]

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Virtual crisis care: How real-time telemedicine counseling can improve outcomes and conserve resources

The nation’s mental health crisis is taking a serious toll on first responders. Real-time access to a virtual behavioral health professional can aid de-escalation efforts, avoid involuntary committals and save law enforcement resources. Estimates show that up to 20 percent of police calls involve a mental health or substance use crisis, and that number appears to be […]

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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom poised to gain majority control over T-Mobile US

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Miami-Dade awards $165 million contract to Motorola Solutions outside procurement process

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Dell’Oro cuts forecast on private wireless networks by 20%

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U.S. carriers to get 39% of what they want for FCC’s ‘rip and replace’

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Florida SLERS distributes 80% of hybrid-devices goal

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UK private-equity group Epiris buys Sepura from Hytera

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Canada seeks answers after Rogers outage

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Newscan: Canada’s Internet outage caused by Rogers ‘maintenance’

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LMR licensing sees uptick during first half of year

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Virtual crisis care: How real-time telemedicine counseling can improve outcomes and conserve resources

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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