public safety

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 Wall Street Journal found that thousands of toxic lead-covered cables …

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, impacted Emergency Services? This has always been one of the …

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 field and wide area network (FAN/WAN) needs of public safety …

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 spectrum, while a pending bill in the U.S. House of …

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 pair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), announced at …

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 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 …

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 …

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. …

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 “[reduces] user frustration.” NIST’s “Voice of First Responders” project was …

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 …

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 …

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 & …

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), a new service that allows customers to text for emergency …

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. …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …