Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed that proceeds from future auctions be dedicated to funding nationwide upgrades to Next-Generation 911 services.
Rosenworcel made the remarks in a recent speech at the National Press Club celebrating the 10th anniversary of the First Responders...
AT&T is becoming the provider for the "vast majority" of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s telecommunications services, according to the carrier, after being awarded four separate contracts.
Those contracts, which fall under the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, are worth...
When the Super Bowl fever is gripping the country, and everybody is looking forward to the first major public sports event coming out of the Omicron wave, the timing couldn't have been better for Verizon to showcase its preparedness and 5G prowess. It opened...
Being able to locate 911 callers on wireless devices faster is a life-or-death use case for more precise indoor location—but it isn't the only one. There are many potential commercial applications for being able to leverage better indoor location, whether that means using Wi-Fi,...
For first responders, reliable communication is essential to the safety of operations at incidents. In fact, it can be a matter of life or death. Unfortunately, emergency radio signals are poor inside many buildings, and often the legacy communications equipment meant to remedy the...
From IoT for internal efficiency to external productivity
A new report by analyst house Transforma Insights for IT hardware and services provider Oracle says enterprise internet of things adoption has turned a corner, and gained some newfound maturity. It is a decent read, which draws...
The consumer smartphone market was the first market to be disrupted by 5G. Today, wireless providers, smartphone vendors, and app developers are already providing a wide variety of 5G-based products and services, and beginning to make the easily available, super-fast personal connectivity promised in...
The Federal Communications Commission is taking a new look at the spectrum needs of public safety and the internet of things, and the agency officially rescinded rules passed under the Trump administration that would have allowed state-by-state leasing of 50 megahertz of spectrum at...
Verizon connectivity will help Harris County ESD No. 11 respond to the more than 55,000 emergency calls it receives over the course of a year
Verizon Frontline will provide the Harris County, Texas Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 11 with connectivity and smartphones per a...
Parallel Wireless and Neptune Communications will use Open RAN to provide mission-critical voice, data service to government agencies in Barbados
Parallel Wireless and Neptune Communications are laying claim to delivering the first Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant 4G LTE solution in the Caribbean. Neptune’s 4G LTE...
THOR is suitable for hard-to-reach or hard-to-navigate environments and situations
As part of its collaboration with the Department of Defense through NavalX and the SoCal Tech Bridge, Verizon Frontline unveiled a Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response (THOR) vehicle at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar. The...
FirstNet-AT&T has expanded its fleet of portable land- and air-based cell sites for temporary coverage, with more than 100 deployables now available to FirstNet subscribers at no additional charge.
The new deployables include three Communications Vehicles (CVs) stationed across the country, four micro satellite...
The Federal Communications Commission has delayed the implementation of new leasing rules for the 4.9 GHz band used by public safety that were passed under the Trump administration, and it will reconsider them.
In the fall of 2020, the FCC had voted along party...
The 5G solutions developed by Ericsson and Leonardo will support more advanced use cases and mission-critical services
Ericsson is sharing R&D capabilities and cyber security, 5G and service evolution competences with global technology company Leonardo to improve operations and security in public safety and industrial...
A ransomware cyber attack took down the U.S.' largest fuel pipeline operator on Friday and as of today, the company's operations are reportedly still largely offline.
Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline says that it transports approximately 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast.
"This is...
The public safety network will have Samsung’s Mission-Critical Push-to-Talk capabilities
Samsung Electronics is working with Korean mobile operators on the deployment of the world’s first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network. The PS-LTE network will operate in 700 MHz spectrum to provide connectivity...
Selecting and installing public safety communications systems can be challenging. For example, it can be tough to decipher the stringent code requirements that vary from one locale to another. To complicate the issue, some systems create noise and interfere with the macro network, while...
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Wireless customers report...
The FirstNet Authority has made "significant progress" toward fulfilling its mandate to oversee and manage the build-out and operations of a nationwide cellular network for first responders, according to the authority's latest annual report to Congress.
The FirstNet Authority is an independent entity that...
2020 was a disruptive and also exceptional year for connectivity, as the world grappled with remote working, social distancing and lockdown mandates. While the pandemic brought many challenges, it emphasized the need for certain technologies, including cellular IoT. Fast, reliable and secure connectivity was...
Carriers won't get more time to meet vertical location, or z-axis, accuracy requirements for cellular devices that are set to take effect in April.
The Federal Communications has rejected a request from CTIA to delay the implementation of new requirements on improved accuracy for reporting...
FirstNet Authority calls Nashville bombing an "extraordinary attack on an important node of the nation’s communications infrastructure"
AT&T says that it has largely completed the initial recovery and restoration of mobile and wireline services, after a Christmas morning explosion in which a Tennessee man blew...
Remote testing event included Rel. 15 rail transportation capabilities
1,350 tests. 169 test sessions. 50 new test cases. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute's most recent plugtest event for mission-critical technologies achieved an interoperability rate of 95%, which the organization says gives the industry "a reliable...
Sierra Wireless has unveiled a new 5G-capable vehicle router which it says is the industry's first multi-network 5G vehicle networking solutions for mission-critical applications, including use by first responders, field service and transportation.
The AirLink MG90 5G platform leverages 4G networks and will automatically connect...
