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FCC OKs AST SpaceMobile satellite-direct-to-device trials with FirstNet users, AT&T says 17 Apr 5:48 PM (yesterday, 5:48 pm)

Select FirstNet public-safety users will trial satellite-direct-to-device connectivity via AST SpaceMobile later this year, thanks to recent FCC action permitting the operations on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet Authority, according to FirstNet contractor AT&T.

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What should the US do about Salt Typhoon? 17 Apr 8:00 AM (2 days ago)

Security experts weigh in on the problem Salt Typhoon and its hacking of telecoms poses against the United States, including what the US should do and how defenders can protect themselves.

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Nokia's 5G network in a backpack 17 Apr 7:22 AM (2 days ago)

Nokia's Banshee Radio provides a 4G LTE or 5G 'network in a box' for military applications. Working with the military means Nokia can diversify beyond service provider customers in the RAN market.

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Icom: Jon Paul Beauchamp talks about concept radio with P25, satellite connectivity 16 Apr 7:46 AM (3 days ago)

Jon Paul Beauchamp, Icom America's director of business development, showcases the company's concept radio that would include P25 and satellite connectivity.

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CALEA vulnerability exploited in Salt Typhoon attack on carriers, speaker tells Congress 15 Apr 7:45 PM (3 days ago)

A mandatory “back door” to support law enforcement’s legal surveillance of communications traffic appears to have provided a pathway for China-backed actors to conduct the Salt Typhoon attack on the largest U.S. carriers’ networks, an expert testified recently before Congress.

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JVCKENWOOD: Adam Strode highlights features of PKT-300 wearable radio 15 Apr 6:43 PM (3 days ago)

Adam Strode, East Region sales manager for JVCKENWOOD USA's safety and security sector, showcases the PKT-300, the vendor's only wearable radio.

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Financial fraud, with a third-party twist, dominates cyber claims 15 Apr 3:40 AM (4 days ago)

The most damaging attacks continue to be ransomware, but financial fraud claims are more numerous — and both are driven by increasing third-party breaches.

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Leonardo: Nate Maloney outlines capabilities of vehicle-recognition solution 14 Apr 4:55 AM (5 days ago)

Nate Maloney, vice president of marketing and communications for Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions, explains how the company's vehicle-recognition offering (now in a smaller form factor) differs from traditional license-plate recognition technology.

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Motorola Solutions announces single-band P25 smart radio with LTE for fire, EMS 10 Apr 11:26 AM (8 days ago)

Motorola Solutions announces the APX N70 XE, a single-band version of its smart P25 radio—with LTE connectivity—that is designed to support the communications needs for firefighters and emergency-medical-services personnel.

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Does public safety care whether push-to-talk comms are provided via LMR or LTE? 9 Apr 1:27 PM (9 days ago)

At the end of the day, users just want their devices to work. Schemes to leverage both LMR and LTE can make that happen more often.

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HCI Energy: Christian Ferguson provides tour of hybrid-power shelter 9 Apr 1:07 PM (9 days ago)

Christian Ferguson, an account executive for HCI Energy, highlights the capabilities in the company's 8x10 hybrid-power shelter, which can save generator power by operating on solar power for extended periods of time.

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Public-safety LMR operators need to 'wake up' to cybersecurity issues, speaker says 8 Apr 7:54 PM (10 days ago)

Those charged with ensuring that land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems operate reliably need to “wake up” to the cybersecurity risks associated with these critical voice-centric services, according to one LMR consultant.

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Icom: Jon Paul Beauchamp showcases new intrinsically safe devices 8 Apr 7:30 AM (11 days ago)

Jon Paul Beauchamp, Icom America's director of business development, highlights the company's new intrinsicallly safe devices, which are designed to work in environments where non-incendiary devices are necessary

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TJ Kennedy describes New Zealand's multicarrier approach to public-safety broadband 8 Apr 6:13 AM (11 days ago)

TJ Kennedy, former FirstNet Authority president, explains how New Zealand overcame some of the challenges associated with using a multicarrier approach to delivering prioritized communications to first responders via the Publc Safety Network (PSN), which includes an LTE-based system akin to FirstNet in the U.S.

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High-severity cloud-security alerts tripled in 2024 7 Apr 6:30 AM (12 days ago)

Attackers aren't just spending more time targeting the cloud — they're ruthlessly stealing more sensitive data and accessing more critical systems than ever before.

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'Control your own destiny' with private 5G – John Deere CTO 6 Apr 10:01 AM (12 days ago)

Light Reading toured John Deere's Davenport Works smart connected factory and spoke with the company's CTO about why John Deere chose to deploy its own private 5G network.

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Robot security ‘Mission Control’ system unveiled at Hannover Messe 2025 6 Apr 9:51 AM (12 days ago)

Designed to simplify deployment of robot security patrols, Bow’s platform aims to lower barriers to robot adoption across industries.

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FirstNet tops 7 million connections as coverage approaches 3 million square miles, AT&T says 3 Apr 4:36 PM (15 days ago)

AT&T reports that FirstNet supports more than 7 million connections to public-safety users and that the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) provides coverage to more than 2.99 million square miles in the U.S.—more than 250,000 square miles more than its nearest competitor.

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In Salt Typhoon's wake, Congress mulls potential options 3 Apr 9:12 AM (15 days ago)

While the House Committee on Government Reform was looking for retaliatory options, cybersecurity experts pointed them toward building better defenses.

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6G course correction: Vendors hear MNO pleas 3 Apr 8:43 AM (15 days ago)

Operators demand simpler market-focused 6G standard after 5G frustrations and vendors seem to be listening.

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Verizon Frontline: Matthew Brungardt showcases the company's latest deployable asset 3 Apr 7:39 AM (16 days ago)

Matthew Brungardt, senior manager for Verizon Frontline Crisis Response, provides a tour of the carrier's newest deployable vehicle, which is designed to enable command-center support in even remote locations.

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L3Harris launches end-to-end MCX offering 1 Apr 6:20 PM (17 days ago)

L3Harris expands the company’s 3GPP standards-based mission-critical-to-X (MCX)—mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT), mission-critical data (MCData), and mission-critical video (MCVideo)—portfolio, allowing it to provide an end-to-end MCX offering.

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PRYME: Dave George showcases communications accessories 1 Apr 10:56 AM (17 days ago)

PRYME Radio Products President and Chief Technologist Dave George describes the feature sets of myriad accessories for LMR devices and smart devices, some of which include AI-powered noise suppression.

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EF Johnson Technologies: Jeff Hoover outlines new capabilities of Armada programming P25 software 1 Apr 10:37 AM (17 days ago)

Jeff Hoover, product manager at EF Johnson Technologies (a subsidiary of JVCKENWOOD), discusses the new functionality of the company's Armada programming software platform for P25 systems.

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FEMA disaster-preparedness role could decrease following Trump executive order 1 Apr 6:01 AM (18 days ago)

The order tasks local governments with playing a "more active" role in disaster preparedness.

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AT&T wants to sidestep the FCC's 3.45GHz spectrum cap 31 Mar 5:56 PM (18 days ago)

AT&T in 2022 complained that T-Mobile had too much 2.5GHz spectrum. Now the company is looking to acquire a good chunk of the market's available 3.45GHz spectrum holdings.

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Drone-detection radar selected by Homeland Security 31 Mar 8:47 AM (18 days ago)

The technology is intended for use by the DHS Customs and Border Protection Agency

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Streamwide CEO touts MCPTT success for police during Olympics in France 27 Mar 6:55 PM (22 days ago)

Paris-area officers turning to MCPTT for primary communications, with TETRA serving as backup, Streamwide CEO says.

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JVCKENWOOD USA: Adam Strode talks about shipping of DMR 2.5 trunking solution 27 Mar 7:45 AM (23 days ago)

Adam Strode, East Region sales manager for JVCKENWOOD USA's safety and security sector, talks about the company's DMR 2.5 trunking solution, which is shipping today and is designed to be easy to deploy

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Cybersecurity gaps leave doors wide open 27 Mar 7:18 AM (23 days ago)

Attackers don't always need to resort to sophisticated gambits to break and enter; organizations often make it easy for them to walk right in.

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Flying-vehicle maker adds cooling for its hydrogen power 27 Mar 7:03 AM (23 days ago)

The remotely controlled flight was performed on battery power in the Central West region of New South Wales.

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Icom: Jon Paul Beauchamp explains how Wi-Fi can enhance indoor radio coverage 26 Mar 10:15 AM (23 days ago)

Jon Paul Beauchamp showcases the new IP120EX--an intrinsically-safe Wi-Fi radio--which can communicate with the company's existing IP110 Wi-Fi radio that is not intrinsically safe.

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FirstNet Authority reauthorization gets support from 19 key organizations 25 Mar 11:58 AM (24 days ago)

Nineteen key public-safety and government-oriented groups have expressed support for letter calling for Congress to reauthorize the FirstNet Authority before the federal organization overseeing the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) is scheduled to sunset in less than two years.

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FDA warning is a timely reminder—Monitor your monitors 25 Mar 7:50 AM (25 days ago)

Healthcare technology is under increasing attack, and all stakeholders must step up and share responsibility.

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Comcast and Charter dive into the D2D fray 25 Mar 5:59 AM (25 days ago)

Spectrum Mobile and Xfinity Mobile have a new way to stay connected after hooking up with Skylo's satellite platform. The deal enables mobile subs to send and receive SMS text messages via select Samsung and Google phones.

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Leonardo: Nate Maloney outlines video-management, video-analytics solutions 23 Mar 7:24 PM (26 days ago)

Nate Maloney, vice president of marketing and communications for Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions, describes the capabilities of the company's security-management and video-analysis platforms.

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Trio of companies collaborate to create Prizym platform to enhance 911 call processing 20 Mar 6:42 AM (last month)

Convey911, Exacom and Smart Response Technologies announce collaboration to create Prizym, a cloud-based platform that is designed to enhance the effectiveness of 911 processing by leveraging expertise in data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and patented real-time communications.

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Wilson Connectivity: James Martin talks about public-safety BDA, DAS offerings 20 Mar 4:02 AM (last month)

Wilson Connectivity Vice President James Martin, outlines the capabilities of company's first UL 2524-compliant offerings that are designed to enhance public-safety communications inside buildings.

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ADRF: Mohammed Ali showcases new fiber DAS, remotes, annunciator 20 Mar 3:37 AM (last month)

Mohammed Ali, manager of DAS engineering for ADRF, describes the capabilities of the company's new fiber-DAS, two remotes and annunciator.

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Catalyst: Robin Grier demos sharing of LMR-LTE metadata, location info 20 Mar 3:14 AM (last month)

Catalyst Communications President Robin Grier demonstrates how the company's interworking solution allows LMR and LTE users talk to one another while sharing key metadata information, such as caller-ID and location information.

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JPS: Roman Kaluta describes upgrade options for legacy interop gear 19 Mar 6:20 AM (last month)

Roman Kaluta explains how customers of the company's legacy interoperability equipment can upgrade to Z-series capabilities.

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VIAVI: Wayne Wong highlights new field-tester gear weighing 8 pounds 19 Mar 5:40 AM (last month)

The CX200 infrastructure field tester is a relatively lightweight handheld instrument that is desgined to simplify technicians’ work when testing, maintaining and troubleshooting mission-critical radio networks.

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Tait Communications announces new multiband P25 mobile radio with multiprotocol capability 19 Mar 4:26 AM (last month)

TM9900 is Tait’s first new mobile RF design introduced to the market since 2012.

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G-Wave unveils new 1-Box offerings to enhance public-safety communications indoors 18 Mar 5:12 AM (last month)

'It's basically ERCES in a box'

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Harlin McEwen reflects on public-safety-broadband developments 17 Mar 8:03 PM (last month)

U.S. and other countries can learn from each other as broadband public-safety systems increase in popularity.

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BEAD bonanza disappears from vendors' 2025 hopes 16 Mar 7:56 PM (last month)

The Biden administration's $42 billion BEAD funding program was once hotly anticipated by US broadband players. Now it's not even a factor in their 2025 financial planning.

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Salt Typhoon: A wake-up call for critical infrastructure 16 Mar 7:22 PM (last month)

The Salt Typhoon attacks underscored the need for unity, innovation, and resilience in the face of an increasingly sophisticated cyber-threat landscape.

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AT&T makes Compact Rapid Deployable (CRD) units from Rescue 42 available to enterprise users 16 Mar 11:44 AM (last month)

AT&T enterprise customers will have the opportunity to leverage deployable cell-tower coverage from a Compact Rapid Deployable (CRD) unit manufactured by Rescue 42, according to Rescue 42 founder and CEO Tim O’Connell.

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HCI Energy announces larger hybrid power shelter, capable of off-grid communications support 13 Mar 5:34 PM (last month)

HCI Energy today unveiled its 8-foot-by-20-foot (8x20) hybrid-power shelter that is twice the size of the company’s previous model while continuing to leverage solar- and wind-generated power, which can significantly reduce a critical-network operator’s maintenance costs and dependency upon the electric grid.

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Nokia's moonshot misfires 13 Mar 5:03 PM (last month)

For years, Nokia has been boasting of the private network it will run on the moon. But the mission to land that network, on an Intuitive Machines robot, has ended in failure.

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