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M2M | IoT

Iridium Launches Global Broadband Satellite Service

January 16, 2019 | Comments

Iridium Communications launched its Iridium Certus global broadband service, the first new capability from the company’s $3 billion Iridium NEXT satellite replacement program. Iridium Certus is designed for the development of specialty applications and offers on-the-move internet and high-quality voice access.

January 11, 2019 | Comments

The Arkansas Highway Police deployed WatchGuard’s in-car video system, which automatically uploads recorded events to its on-premise or cloud-based evidence management system via a variety of wireless networks.

January 10, 2019 | Comments

Inpixon reported that its Indoor Positioning Analytics (IPA) technology was selected to be used in connection with the development of a school safety network intended to equip schools and campuses with situational awareness and communications technologies that can enhance safety to create a more optimal learning environment.

January 08, 2019 | Comments

Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Houston will deploy 93 Axon body cameras across the agency's paramedics and paramedic supervisors to improve clinical practice and enhance evidence-based research. The cameras are backed by a digital data management solution.

January 08, 2019 | Comments

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) released a report covering how unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) can be used to restore communications following a disaster. Designed for emergency planners and disaster recovery organizations, “Use of UAVs for Restoring Communications in Emergency Situations” captures the planning and operational aspects of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to help restore the services critical to so many post-disaster functions.

January 08, 2019 | Comments

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and its partners released a standardized approach to data transmission from multiple types of sensors capturing both discrete and continuous data streams in a hazardous materials environment.

January 04, 2019 | Comments

AT&T and the city of Los Angeles released ShakeAlertLA, a mobile app designed to alert residents in Los Angeles County of an earthquake. The app is designed to send push notifications that an earthquake has occurred, potentially giving residents critical seconds of notice before shaking reaches them.

December 19, 2018 | Comments

Nokia and Ukkoverkot are providing a private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Finland’s port of HaminaKotka, allowing the internet of things (IoT) and digital processes, as well as providing mobile access to vital applications and information.

December 18, 2018 | Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is bringing industry and government partners together to ensure smart city and internet of things (IoT) technologies are integrated and applied to meet critical infrastructure and first responder needs. The goal is to make smart city and IoT capabilities commercially available for industry, public safety and national security partners by 2020.

December 17, 2018 | Comments

Trilliant bolstered its worldwide, exclusive license to service, sell, distribute and manufacture products with Ingenu’s Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA), a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology, to utilities and entities in the utility value chain seeking to deploy a private network.