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New Radio Brings AI Voice Assistant to Law Enforcement
On the heels of several new acquisitions and product announcements in recent months, Motorola Solutions is announcing a new radio equipped with a voice assistant, which the company says is the first of its kind. The public safety radio is called APX … Continue reading
AT&T Flying COW Deployed to Puerto Rico
LTE-connected drones hold a lot of potential for FirstNet-subscribers. Exploring the capabilities of this technology in wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation will help temporarily restore connectivity and assess how first responders can use the drone in the future. AT&T has … Continue reading
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LA-RICS Approves Deal with AT&T on Potential Transfer of Region’s Public-Safety LTE Network
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) board members approved an agreement that would transfer the LA-RICS public-safety LTE assets to AT&T, so they can be integrated into the FirstNet system if California Gov. Jerry Brown makes an “opt-in” decision. LA-RICS Executive Director Scott … Continue reading
LA-RICS LTE Network On Track to Meet Sept 30 Deadline
The much-anticipated public-safety LTE network being deployed by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) is on track to be completed by next week’s federal deadline, and the new system should be operational by the end of the year, … Continue reading
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LA City Council Approves Police Sites for New LA-RICS LTE Plan
Los Angeles City Council members voted to approve the use of 19 city-owned police stations as the location of cell sites for the amended Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) public-safety LTE proposal. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration … Continue reading
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NTIA Suspends Further Construction on LA-RICS Public-Safety LTE Project
Construction on the public-safety LTE system being built by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) has been suspended, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which administers the federal grant funding most of the project. “Given the … Continue reading
LA-RICS public-safety LTE project in peril after LA City Council votes to stop construction
Los Angeles City Council members yesterday unanimously voted to halt construction of Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) public-safety LTE cell sites in the city—a move that could undermine the largest first-responder broadband project in the country, according to several … Continue reading
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Tagged cell tower, firefighter, la-rics, lafd, lapd, LTE, police, RICS, tower
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L.A. Supervisors Stop Construction of Cell Towers at Fire Stations
Construction on giant cell towers needed to make Los Angeles County’s emergency communication system work has been halted until radiation concerns can be addressed. Dozens of firefighters came to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to let … Continue reading
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A New Hurdle for L.A. County Emergency-Radio Effort: Cell Tower Fears
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, local governments began talking about a new emergency communications plan that would connect every cop and firefighter in Los Angeles County on one system. But to the dismay of many, the radio network is still … Continue reading
