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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2018

Telit LM960 mPCIe LTE Module Joins the FirstNet Lineup

Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that its LM960 PCI Express Mini Card (mPCIe) is the industry's first Gigabit LTE module to go through FirstNet review for use by the ecosystem.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2018

Microsoft Sees Increase in Requests for Information from Police

Microsoft has seen a 25% increase in requests from US law enforcement for data on the company's individual users and enterprise customers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2018

More Than 3,600 Public Safety Agencies Subscribed to FirstNet

More than 3,600 public safety agencies across the country have now joined FirstNet. That's a nearly 50% increase in the number of agencies subscribing to the nationwide public safety communications platform in less than 2 months, says AT&T.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2018

Verizon Wireless Services Up and Running in Florida Panhandle

Services for Verizon's customers and first responders in the Florida Panhandle are back up and running now, providing wireless coverage essentially everywhere it was before Hurricane Michael hit.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2018

Some Agencies Fitting K-9s with Cameras

It's so the officers can better assess what they are up against before they go into a situation. "If we have a really close encounter with armed people it doesn't work out well for anyone," said Shawn Gore, Portland, Oregon, police K-9 officer. "If we can gain distance it gives us lots of options to negotiate and de-escalate."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2018

Apple Reportedly Defeats GrayKey Police Investigative Tool for iPhones

Police officer Captain John Sherwin of the Rochester Police Department in Minnesota said of the claim iOS 12 was preventing GrayKey from unlocking iPhones: “That’s a fairly accurate assessment as to what we have experienced."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2018

NYPD Suspends Use of Vievu LE-5 Body Camera After Explosion, Investigation Under Way

“The incident revealed a potential for the battery inside the camera to ignite,” the NYPD said in a statement. “The cause and scope of the defect are currently being investigated.”

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2018

Dallas Police Ask City Council for Permission to Acquire, Deploy Drones

The Dallas (TX) Police Department recently made their case to that city's Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee that the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for missions such as search and rescue would benefit the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2018

Revision Purchases Power Tech Company Protonex

Revision has acquired Protonex Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems. Protonex has deployed thousands of portable power solutions globally, and their products align well with Revision's Nerv Centr soldier power solutions, Revision says.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2018

Driverless Car Company Issues Report on Interaction with Police

Waymo—the manufacturer of "driverless cars" now in testing in select cities across the country—recently issued a report titled "Waymo Safety Report—On the Road to Fully Self-Driving," in which the company provides information on a variety of aspects of its public safety policies.

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