public safety

Richard Gilhooley, director of public affairs at Telus, told RCR Wireless News that the telco’s 5G coverage currently reaches 90% of the country’s population In sum – what to know: 90% coverage – Telus says its 5G network already reaches …

Verizon has upgraded Enterprise Center with advanced Wi-Fi for St. Louis Blues fans and staff, while also partnering with Tampa Police to equip officers with 950+ 5G smartphones under its Connected Officer program. In sum – what to know: Experience …

No vacation for the FCC — Carr promises spectrum auctions, rule rollbacks and infrastructure buildouts FCC Chairman Brendan Carr outlined an ambitious summer agenda in a recent blog post, highlighting key reforms and proposals slated for the agency’s July meeting. …

Nokia has partnered with defence firm Leonardo to secure team-comms on its top-tier private 4G/5G networks – as a ‘Europe-made’ comms bundle for critical industries, including public safety, energy, rail, and defence. In sum – what to know Mission critical …

Please allow me to thank the nations wireless and satellite communications providers, their leaders and all their workers for jumping into the middle of the Los Angeles California wildfires. They are helping Americans stay connected and saving lives. That means …

T-Mobile Starlink will enable wireless emergency alerts and emergency texting Strong winds continue to wreak havoc across Los Angeles, fanning devastating flames that have, at latest count, claimed the lives of 24 people and destroyed entire neighborhoods. While thousands have …

KnightScope deal means Verizon will connect a fleet of autonomous public safety robots ASHBURN, Virginia—Stacy Stephens was watching the Sandy Hook school shooting unfold on television in 2012 and listening to his friend William Li get increasingly agitated about why …

The Federal Communications Commission has granted the use of 4.9 GHz spectrum to the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet), and by extension, its network partner AT&T. The order specifies that the agency has to select a band manager, which will …

The direct-to-cellular service is pre-commercial, but it has been activated in parts of North Carolina to help the hurricane recovery effort The Federal Communications Commission has given permission for T-Mobile US and Elon Musk’s Starlink LEO satellite service to offer …

Network operators are racing to restore connectivity across five Southeastern states devastated by Hurricane Helene. Cellular networks across the Appalachian Mountains were taken out by the storm, which blew ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane and then barreled …

The majority of public safety professionals consider AI a top priority, but see 5G as the most impactful technology, reveals Verizon survey The fourth iteration of Verizon Frontline’s survey of nearly 1,700 public safety professionals revealed that network reliability and …

The City of Brownsville in Texas, in the US, has commissioned NTT Data to deploy a private 5G network and a roster of IoT and AI applications to support and promote public services, public safety, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. …

The Federal Communications Commission has announced two settlements with telecom service providers in regards to network outages during 2023. AT&T will pay nearly a million dollars as part of its settlement. In addition to the $950,000 fine for the network …

Oracle is incorporating cellular IoT connectivity and network APIs from AT&T into its Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP), it has said. The move means Oracle’s enterprise customers can do away with the need to manage complex integrations and network contracts when …

Austria-based critical communications provider Frequentis has taken a slice of Drei Austria’s national public 5G network in its home country to develop and test applications for public safety and emergency response control centres. The setup has also seen Drei Austria, …

Roughly 30% of sites are impacted in six south Texas counties; carriers focus on refueling generators at hundreds of sites As mobile network operators work to restore service in the wake of Hurricane Beryl’s strike upon southeastern Texas, the Federal …

FirstNet budget passes with more than $500 million for network improvements Now that the initial build-out of the FirstNet network has been completed, the First Responders Network Authority is turning its attention to continuing upgrades and coverage expansion. Yesterday, the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—While in-building coverage for cellular and public safety Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems is a challenge across building use types, it is a particularly urgent one in schools. At last week’s Safer Buildings Coalition Tech and Policy Summit, the …

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 governing board for the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet) has approved network reinvestments of $547 million for its fiscal year 2024, focused on increasing coverage and transitioning FirstNet to a full 5G network. FirstNet says that as of the …

What to believe? Who to believe? (We’ll write about this one day.) But, just because it’s modish, and because it presents another (!) way to segment the non-traditional new-cellular comms market, new research reckons the combined market for public and …

Connected mobility uses smartphone and automotive tech to bring help When an automobile accident happens, time is of the essence to save lives. It’s the same with any emergency. Connected Mobility is how emergency services are being modernized with new …

KT proposed enhancing national security through quantum encryption solutions Korea’s KT presented the Ukraine government with insights into how the country can improve its telecommunication infrastructure, including ways to manage the networks more efficiently. The presentation, titled “ICT Partner for …

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 network to report an emergency like fire, medical or police. …

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 a phone and a telephone line. Today, things are much …