Article Florida county announces successful test of Motorola Solutions’ cloud-based P25 core technology 11th January 2021 A Florida county recently announced the completion of a successful test of Motorola Solutions’ CirrusCentral Core, the cloud-based secondary core for ASTRO 25 P25 systems that is designed to provide redundant reliability to the land-mobile-radio (LMR) network without the costs associated with a physical secondary core site. In Sumter County, Fla., the absence of a […]
Article Embracing digital within local government in 2021 6th January 2021 While COVID-19 has brought on a litany of challenges, it has also shown government leaders the need to employ the right digital solutions for their constituents
Article FirstNet Authority releases new details about impact of Nashville explosion on broadband system 4th January 2021 Public-safety subscribers to FirstNet responding to the Dec. 25 massive explosion near the AT&T network hub in Nashville experienced a four-hour outage when some services were not rerouted prior to deployable cell sites becoming operational at the scene, according to a FirstNet Authority blog. Released Friday evening, the FirstNet Authority blog reiterated several facts previously […]
Article In challenging year, working with public safety to move FirstNet forward 30th December 2020 It has been a challenging year for the nation, especially for the first responders who are on the front lines of wildfires, hurricanes, and the COVID-19 pandemic. During this historic year, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) remained committed as ever to helping first responders save lives and protect communities. As part of our […]
Article Biden Administration – Projected 25x greater Investment in smart cities 17th December 2020 This is one in a series of primers from the Smart Cities Council about how your community can ‘bounce back’ from your current situation during the Biden Administration. In this article we recommend that – It is ‘smart,’ to read what happened with the Obama Administration to understand the Biden Administration. It is ‘smart,’ to […]
Article How 2020 accelerated government reliance on new sources of economic data analytics 16th December 2020 The ability to rapidly assess and integrate aggregated, de-identified, user-permissioned data has proven critical to meeting the challenges faced in 2020
Governments must help consortia drive autonomous progress 14th December 2020 There are a number of consortia being created to push the way for us all to see connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on our roads. Nissan, for example, has joined ServCity to develop a blueprint to enable cities to introduce them into cities across the UK. Similar consortia have been created in the country, and […]
Article 2021 is when AI in public safety gets real 9th December 2020 2021 is the year AI in public safety gets real because it’s no longer a misunderstood technology full of empty promises
Article Modernizing state and local IT to meet new demands and drive long-term financial efficiency 7th December 2020 IT and financial decision makers need a modern environment to help save time and money while reducing disruption
Article Despite budget squeeze, state and local governments must shore up cyber posture 7th December 2020 State and local agencies will have to be creative if they are to rise to the challenge of providing the level of digital service citizens deserve while staying within available budgets
How a unified HR system helps one public safety organization manage crews, payroll, and more in a single platform 7th January 2021
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020
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