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Iridium, Qualcomm to Advance Satellite Messaging Service in Smartphones; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications and Qualcomm Technologies have agreed to enable satellite and emergency messaging services in various smartphone brands with plans to expand the capability to personal computers, vehicles and other consumer devices. Smartphones equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite, which is backed by the Iridium satellite network, will enable users to gain global coverage and transmit […] More

by Jane Edwards January 9, 2023, 11:15 am
in Government Technology, News

US Government, Tech Firms Eye Use of Smartphone Location Data to Fight COVID-19

The U.S. government is in discussions with health professionals and technology companies such as Google and Facebook about possible ways to obtain insights from smartphone location data to fight the new coronavirus, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards March 18, 2020, 3:00 am
in News

Report: Gov’t, Military Officials in US Allied Countries Among Victims of WhatsApp Breach

A breach through Facebook-owned messaging application WhatsApp targeted the smartphones of senior government and military officials from at least 20 countries, Reuters reported Friday.

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by Jane Edwards November 4, 2019, 2:47 am
in Government Technology, News

Kyocera Unveils LTE Smartphone Designed to Offer FirstNet Public Safety Network Access

Kyocera International has introduced a rugged Android smartphone the company designed to support public safety communications via a nationwide first responder network AT&T is building for the U.S. government.

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by Nichols Martin March 25, 2019, 1:56 am
in Industry News, News

Report: Tech Firms Back Federal Reserve“™s Real-Time Payment Network Plan

Several technology companies have expressed support to the Federal Reserve“™s plan to come up with a real-time payment network designed to connect all U.S. banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, Forbes reported Wednesday. “Only the Federal Reserve can serve as the catalyst to achieve real-time payments ubiquity in a timely manner,“ a trade association representing […] More

by Jane Edwards December 27, 2018, 2:21 am
in News, Products & Service

Motorola Solutions to Debut Public Safety Mobile Apps Suite

Motorola Solutions will launch a suite of mobile applications designed to help public safety personnel communicate and collaborate with each other. The company said Tuesday the portfolio comprises the Messaging, Mapping, WAVE and Telephony apps. Messaging is designed to help first responders share text messages and photos to individuals or talk groups across smartphones and two-way radios. Mapping will work to identify nearby […] More

by Ramona Adams April 12, 2017, 6:44 am
in Industry News, News

Wynyard Survey: 55% of US Law Enforcement Personnel Use Case Mgmt Software in Investigations

A new study by Wynyard Group has found that 55 percent of U.S. law enforcement professionals have begun to adopt case management software platforms in their investigations. Wynyard said Thursday it conducted an online poll of 271 law enforcement personnel from federal, state, county and municipal policies agencies in August for the study and found that nearly […] More

by Jane Edwards October 14, 2016, 5:29 am
in C4ISR News, News

Navy Explores Options to Continue MUOS-5 Satellite Transfer Process

The U.S. Navy will consider alternate orbit adjustment options, calculate mission impact and investigate options to address a propulsion system failure that occurred on the service branch’s communications satellite launch, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes the fifth Lockheed Martin-developed Mobile User Objective System has not transferred to geosynchronous orbit as a result of a orbit raising propulsion […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 3, 2016, 6:53 am
in News, Products & Service

Hitron Technologies to Help DHS Engineer Body-Worn Camera Activation System

Hitron Technologies Inc. has been awarded a 16-month, $441,706 contract with the Department of Homeland Security“™s science and technology directorate to develop an automated activation system for body-worn cameras for first responders. The company said Thursday it aims to incorporate sensors that use short-range radio signals into the system to automate the activation of a responder“™s body-worn camera depending […] More

by Jay Clemens July 1, 2016, 7:56 am
in Featured, General, Mobility, News

AT&T Receives Education Dept Mobile Service Support Contract; Mike Leff Comments

AT&T has secured a three-year contract to provide mobile devices and related management support services for the Education Department. The contract covers data and voice services, smartphones and tablet devices, onsite support and mobile device management services, AT&T said Tuesday. Mike Leff, vice president for civilian agencies at AT&T“™s government solutions business, said the company“™s mobility […] More

by Jane Edwards December 9, 2015, 8:53 am
in News, Products & Service

BlackBerry Obtains DoD Approval for Public Key Infrastructure; David Kleidermacher Comments

BlackBerry Ltd. has received a new Defense Department approval to deploy the company’s mobile device public key infrastructure credentials throughout the department. DoD personnel will use the BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 smartphones to access and share data without the use of common access card tools for security, BlackBerry said Thursday. “The DoD approval demonstrates how […] More

by Jay Clemens July 28, 2015, 8:16 am
in Biometrics News, Cybersecurity News, Industry News, News

Unisys Survey: Consumers Cite Cyber Concerns in Gov’t, Telecom, Retail Sectors

A new Unisys survey has found cyber attacks in the government, telecommunications and retail sectors to be a high concern among many consumers. Unisys polled 11,244 consumers across 12 countries and 44 percent of the respondents said they believe a data breach is likely to occur in the retail sector within the next year, Nick Evans […] More

by Jane Edwards July 2, 2015, 7:48 am

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