News RapidSOS launches AI-powered Alarm Call Automation solution for 911 centers 5th August 2024 RapidSOS last week announced its Alarm Call Automation solution, which uses the company’s Harmony artificial-intelligence (AI) platform to collect relevant information from residential and commercial alarms that typically report incidents to a non-emergency line, allowing telecommunicators to focus on 911 calls. Karin Marquez, chief public-safety brand officer for RapidSOS, said that such alarm calls currently […]
Partner content Unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence for America’s infrastructure 26th July 2024 Since celebrating Infrastructure Week in May, the conversation around infrastructure development has taken on a new dimension—one that goes beyond bridges and highways: harnessing the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) to propel our infrastructure into the future. AI serves as a catalyst for productivity in a sector often burdened by resource constraints and historical backlogs, providing […]
Audio PSCR, FirstNet Authority: Dereck Orr, Jeff Bratcher preview 5×5 event in Chicago 11th June 2024 FirstNet Authority CTO Jeff Bratcher and Dereck Orr–division chief for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division at NIST’s Communication Technology Laboratory–talk about topics and demonstrations that will be showcased during the upcoming 5×5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit 2024. Scheduled for June 25-27 in Chicago, 5×5 will include sessions and demonstrations that are […]
Partner content Spectrum efficiency a more likely business case for 6G than AI or XR 29th May 2024 It has been clear for some time that operators – at least here in Europe – are very reluctant to commit to another spending spree once the vendors come knocking on their door to sell 6G equipment. This telco reluctance to a big 6G spend is not new – European MNO executives have been saying […]
Partner content Sony develops microsurgery robot 21st May 2024 Sony has unveiled a prototype of its new microsurgery assistance robot, capable of assisting surgeons by performing automatic surgical implement exchange and precision control. Designed to be used in combination with a microscope, the robot can work on extremely delicate body parts, such as veins and nerves. The model made its first public debut at […]
Partner content System enables human-to-humanoid robot operation 13th March 2024 Researchers have developed a new system that allows a human operator to remotely control a humanoid robot, in what the team says is the first known demonstration of whole-body humanoid teleoperation. The team, from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) based the system on reinforcement learning. Utilizing only an RGB camera, similar to those found in webcams, […]
Partner content For faster emergency response, New York’s fire department looks to AI 27th February 2024 The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is tapping technology from the smart transportation-focused C2SMARTER research center to speed up emergency responses in traffic-congested areas. In the last decade, the average response time between a 911 call for a life-threatening medical emergency and on-site FDNY arrival rose about 10%, from 6 minutes, 45 seconds to 7 minutes, 26 seconds, […]
Partner content T-Mobile warns of friction between net neutrality and network slicing 19th January 2024 The Biden administration is working to reinstate net neutrality rules, but T-Mobile is signaling that new technologies like network slicing don’t neatly fit into the FCC’s plans. “Network slicing is a prime example of a cutting-edge technology that could be negatively affected by regulatory uncertainty,” T-Mobile wrote in a new filing to the FCC. T-Mobile […]
News Verizon, Axon demonstrate benefits of 5G network slicing to support public-safety video 1st December 2023 Verizon and Axon Enterprises this week announced a successful demonstration of 5G network slicing that allowed its network to sustain connectivity performance levels for mission-critical video through Axon Fleet 3 and Axon Respond services. Network slicing is one of the most-anticipated features of the 5G standard for the critical-communications industry, because it allows a network […]
Partner content Flying-vehicle startup funded for hydrogen-powered air ambulance 21st November 2023 An eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) company has received funding from the Australian government to develop a hydrogen-powered vehicle. AMSL Aero plans to use the $3.6 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop a fuel cell system to power its Vertiia electric aerial vehicle (EAV). The EAV is designed to aid first responders and […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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