The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is continuing its ongoing series of Plugtest events to test the interoperability of mission-critical communications services, including mission-critical push-to-talk
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.
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Four notable developments in indoor location during 2021
This year was supposed to mark a major milestone in the ability to locate wireless devices indoors when callers dial 911, so that first responders
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.
Each year for the past 12 years, the Federal Communications Commission has gathered information from states and territories about their 911 fee collection, distribution and
States reported that 72% of 911 calls received in 2019 came from wireless phones—but the FCC thinks it’s probably more Each year for the past 12
AT&T says that its “aggressive” expansion of Band 14 coverage is more than 95% complete The number of public safety and first responder connections on the
FirstNet to serve 15 Air Force bases
AT&T-FirstNet has struck a new contract to provide service to 15 U.S. Air Force bases for a term of 21 years, which is the remainder
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Three commercial markets ripe for 5G driven digital transformation (Reader Forum)
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
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
The First Responders Network Authority board has set its budget for the coming fiscal year, which includes $94 million in network reinvestments. The board approved
AT&T is making sub-6 GHz 5G network access available to FirstNet customers in 10 more U.S. cites, expanding the use of High-Power User Equipment and
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Parallel Wireless, Neptune Communications bring Open RAN LTE to the Caribbean
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
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Verizon unveils THOR, ‘the Swiss-Army Knife’ of frontline services
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