public safety

Just like everything else in our world, 9-1-1 Emergency Services are rapidly moving from voice to data. Yesterday, it was a big job simply connecting every landline to the emergency …

When we were young, we were taught in case of emergency to call 9-1-1 or the Operator for help. That was back in the day when all we had was …

Lead from at least 2,000 old cables has degraded over time, contaminating the water and soil in several U.S. communities, reported The Wall Street Journal In a shocking report, The …

The growing variety of devices make Emergency Services more difficult, more expensive and more complicated How have all the new devices we use like smartphones, tablets, smart watches and more, …

Nokia estimated that the addressable market for core networks in enterprise private wireless is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2027 Nokia unveiled its new network software solutions for the …

FirstNet’s spectrum use has been reauthorized, but Congress must act to extend its statutory authority A Federal Communications Commission bureau has reauthorized Firstnet’s use of its Band 14 700 MHz …

European aerospace firm Airbus has teamed up with Spanish tower company Cellnex Telecom to collaborate on critical private 5G solutions for public safety agencies and private enterprises in Europe. The …

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The new report explores how as-yet-unstandardized 6G technology can help meet the applications needs of a broad range of industries ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the publication of a …

The current state of 911 emergency communications services, operator and directory assistance is changing. Today, we use a variety of new technologies like wireless smartphones and smart watches. So, traditional …

Yesterday, Operator, Directory Assistance and 9-1-1 Emergency Services all played an important role in our landline telephone world. However, as landlines are being replaced by wireless smartphones, VoIP Internet service …

A new survey of more than 7,100 first responders conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reflects their need for communications tech that is “trustworthy,” “controllable” and …

The 5G smart patrol car solution is an application created for the Kaohsiung City Police Department, in a city located in Southern Taiwan Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecom (FET) said …

A central office flood and a 2019 bombing prompted AT&T to rethink resilience When AT&T was in the running for the FirstNet contract to run a national network for first …

A new information portal makes the climate-change-related data that AT&T uses to inform its own network resiliency planning available to communities so that they can access free, sophisticated data on …

Emergencies can strike anywhere and it’s absolutely critical that first responders have robust communication capabilities.

The real-time capability is currently available at the Emergency Communications Center in Hood County, Texas T-Mobile US has partnered with cloud platform provider Sinch to launch NextGen 911 Real-Time Text (RTT), …

Nedaa’s network already utilizes Nokia’s infrastructure and can support many of the requirements for mission-critical networks   Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

The lab will be used to explore how technologies like 5G and Open RAN can support public safety use cases The New South Wales (NSW) Telco Authority has selected NEC …

The National Spectrum Management Association (NSMA) issued a formal filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) detailing a “deep concern” regarding the regulatory change that opens up the 6 GHz band to …

“Cellular devices are centric to what we’re doing,” LAPD commander tells the FirstNet board The First Responders Network Authority board has approved the agency’s budget for fiscal year 2023, with …

The police vehicle leverages the carrier’s mmWave and C-Band network At Wednesday’s 2022 National Sheriffs’ Association annual conference, Verizon Frontline unveiled a “reimagined,” connected police cruiser. The prototype, called the …

Critical Communications World (CCW) in Vienna this week (June 20-23) told the now-familiar story of how an influential industrial sector, which has existed in a horizontal tech vacuum until now, …

Honeywell said that the new offering also enhances in-building radio frequency for first responders Honeywell announced the launch of a communications system and bi-directional amplifiers (BDA) that cover the entire …

Nokia has released a glut of industrial 5G devices for deployment by enterprises, typically engaged in hard-nosed Industry 4.0 disciplines, in private 5G networks. The new products include an AI-laden …