Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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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 new report dubbed ‘6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries’, which focuses on the demand side of...
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 telephone companies are curtailing these needed services. What we don’t hear as much about...
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 and other technologies, these vital services are also fading away. Let’s take a look...
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 " user frustration."
NIST's "Voice of First Responders" project was five years in the...
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 it had delivered what it claims is the world-first 5G smart patrol car solution for...
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 responders, Chris Sambar—now AT&T's president of network—was the head of AT&T's FirstNet team. He said...
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 anticipated local weather and climate-related hazards.
The Climate Rick & Resilience (ClimRR) data...
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), a new service that allows customers to text for emergency assistance. RTT, which the carrier...
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) with Nedaa, the security network provider of the Dubai government.
In a release, Nokia said that the...
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 Corporation to build the initial phase of a 5G innovation lab, which the companies said...
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 unlicensed use.
In April 2020, the FCC opened up 1,200 megahertz of spectrum in the...
"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 majority going toward network reinvestments with partner AT&T.
The budget allocations fell into three categories:...
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 Mobile Utility Technology Transport (MUTT), leverages the carrier’s mmWave and C-Band 5G network and several...
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, is coming to terms with its future as an extreme vertical in a broader...
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 range of spectrum used by public safety, to support emergency radio connectivity for first responders.
The...
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 video camera for various quick-time industrial analysis, wearable cameras for site surveillance and staff...
GlobalFoundries manufactures silicon-germanium chips for Motorola’s public safety, professional and commercial radios
To safeguard the supply of chip solutions needed for its radios, Motorola Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with GlobalFoundries (GF), which manufactures silicon-germanium (SiGe) chips for Motorola’s public safety, professional and commercial...
The public sector is already relatively mature in its use of edge computing for use cases such as public safety, but there are significant cybersecurity concerns in play, according to a new report.
The vertical-specific report by IDC was commissioned by AT&T and draws...
MicroSeismic will rely on the CTS private network for more timely sinkhole detection and intervention
Communication Technology Services (CTS) said that MicroSeismic, Inc is leveraging its private LTE wireless Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution over Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) radio spectrum to support sinkhole detection for...
The FirstNet Authority Board has voted to use network reinvestment funds to expand coverage indoors, in a move that will allow its network partner, AT&T, to offer an indoor coverage extension service to FirstNet customers.
FirstNet said that the approved network reinvestment is intended...
First Responders Network Authority CEO Edward Parkinson is leaving his role in two weeks, for a position in the private sector.
The FirstNet Authority said that its deputy CEO, Lisa Casias, will step into the position of acting CEO as of May 10. FirstNet will...
US Ignite said that the advanced IoT network will enable base leadership to monitor conditions and collect data in real time
US Ignite has secured a $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Engineer and Development Center (ERDC) to design and deploy an Internet of...
