U.S. / Canada

Tyler Technology Releases End-2019 Financial Results

February 13, 2020 | Comments

Tyler Technology announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31.

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IEEE ComSoc Partners with Radio Club of America

February 13, 2020 | Comments

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) and Radio Club of America (RCA) announced a partnership designed to help members of both organizations advance their careers through expanded wireless industry training and publication opportunities.

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Persing, Haberer Join Fiplex

February 13, 2020 | Comments

Fiplex hired two new executives, Kevin Persing and Ken Haberer, as part of the company’s strategic initiative that includes investments to address accelerating code adoption and to support the authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) need for compliant communications solutions.

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Baker Joins GWTCA Board

February 13, 2020 | Comments

The Government Wireless Technology & Communications Association (GWTCA) added Chris Baker, senior public-safety adviser for the FirstNet Authority, to its board of directors.

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Air Force Awards Artificial Intelligence Contract to L3Harris

February 12, 2020 | Comments

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded L3Harris Technologies a multimillion-dollar contract to develop a software platform that will make it easier for analysts to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify objects in large datasets.

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ESN Certifies Peplink Routers for Use on Network

February 12, 2020 | Comments

Peplink announced that its wireless routers were certified by the United Kingdom’s Emergency Services Network (ESN). The routers are now approved for use in the country’s fleet of first responders and emergency services vehicles.

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Executive Order Directs Critical Infrastructure to Build in GPS Resilience

February 12, 2020 | Comments

President Trump signed an executive order that directs U.S. critical infrastructure to build in resilience against disruptions to GPS or any other single source of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT).

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MWC Canceled, 3GPP Cancels First-Quarter Meeting Due to Coronavirus

February 12, 2020 | Comments

The GSM Association (GSMA) canceled Mobile World Congress (MWC), and the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has canceled all face-to-face technical specification group (TSG) and working group (WG) meetings in the first quarter in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Vermont Updates on FirstNet Coverage Verification, Tower Builds

February 12, 2020 | Comments

Vermont officials conducted First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) coverage validation testing that identified areas within each testing route that had no cellular service or service that was limited or spotty, posing a concern for the state’s public-safety community.

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Database Tracks States’ 2019 9-1-1-Related Legislation

February 11, 2020 | Comments

The National 911 Program and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) made a database that summarizes 2019 key enacted legislation available.

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