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Public Utilities, Telecommunications

LTE and 5G critical comms market to jump 57% to $5.5bn by 2026

January 29, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

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 […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

Public safety coalition urges Congress to fund next-generation 911

January 25, 2024

Via: StateScoop

This week, a coalition of nine national organizations sent a letter to Congress, urging federal legislators to pass a bill that would allow states to deploy next-generation 911, an internet-based system that experts say is a much-needed replacement to the […]


Basic Services, Civil Service

Chicago announces emerging tech task force for public safety, infrastructure challenges

October 27, 2023

Via: StateScoop

Chicago officials on Thursday announced a new task force to evaluate emerging technologies that can assist in transforming how the city delivers services to residents. The Chicago Taskforce on Innovation and Technology is intended to find solutions to challenges with […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

Minnesota hires firm to draft next-generation 911 plan

June 15, 2023

Via: StateScoop

The consulting and services firm Mission Critical Partners announced Thursday it was recently awarded a contract with Minnesota’s technology and emergency communications agencies to develop a new statewide strategy for the state’s deployment of next-generation 911. The firm is tasked […]


Basic Services, Civil Service

New York unveils $55M in grants for public safety, emergency comms

May 16, 2023

Via: StateScoop

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday two grants totaling $55 million for improvement and maintenance of the state’s emergency communications systems and call centers. One grant, the State Interoperable Communications Formula Grant or SICG-Formula, is worth $45 million and […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

Kagan: How Operator and 9-1-1 Emergency Services are evolving

February 8, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

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. […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

What do first responders want from communications tech?

January 30, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

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 […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

Nextivity acquires public safety HPUE company

January 19, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

In-building wireless company Nextivity has acquired High-Power User Equipment (HPUE) company Assured Wireless, which serves the public safety user market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Assured Wireless was founded in 2016 and is based in San Diego, […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

T-Mobile US, Sinch launch real-time emergency text capability

November 2, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

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 assistance. RTT, which the carrier first implemented in its devices in 2016, refers to […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

States need boost for 911 networks and staffing, analysts say

November 23, 2021

Via: StateScoop

Emergency call centers across the nation are “doing a good job” upgrading to modern technology compatible with next-generation 911, but the core infrastructure backing those systems needs a boost, according to a recent analysis from the public-safety consulting firm Mission […]


Public Utilities, Telecommunications

Three commercial markets ripe for 5G driven digital transformation

October 4, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

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 […]


Public Utilities, Telecommunications

FCC considers public safety, IoT spectrum needs

October 1, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

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 […]


Basic Services, Emergency Services

Nebraska plans to complete next-generation 911 by end of 2022

February 4, 2021

Via: StateScoop

The State of Nebraska plans to complete its deployment of next-generation 911 by the end of next year, a public safety official there told StateScoop on Thursday. Following a competitive procurement process, Nebraska last month awarded telecommunications contractor Lumen an […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

$165M city budget supports public safety, infrastructure

September 21, 2017

Via: American Infrastructure

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry on Thursday presented the $165 million city budget he’ll present to City Council next week that calls for additional police officers and firefighters and funding for infrastructure improvements. The budget – […]