Marcus is the technology manager for a large mining corporation. The corporation is continually looking for ways to improve mining safety, increase efficiency and raise productivity. Recently he’s been investigating the benefits of using private networks and 5G hardware to ensure the continued success and expansion of their… Read more…
Public and private transit agencies manage hundreds of vehicles deployed across wide geographic regions. The success of managing these fleets is dependent upon reliable mobile communications solutions. Management teams need visibility regarding what’s going on in the field. Buses need to collect fares, access CAD/AVL data, upload camera logs, provide rider Wi-Fi, and… Read more…
Retail operations need solutions that enable near 100% uptime at every location to ensure client transactions happen without delay. While most hard-line internet service providers boast over 99% uptime, that remaining 1% can cost a business hundreds to thousands of dollars. After one grocery store chain valued loses at an average of… Read more…
Julia is a Senior EMT-Paramedic for a decent-sized city. Elected by her organizations’ IT Director for being one of the most knowledgeable and experienced EMT professionals on staff, she is heading up a team to improve and expedite patient care through better field communications with local hospitals. She was tasked with… Read more…
Police departments, law enforcement agencies, and rescue organizations strategically deploy mobile command vehicles to areas and events in need of high levels of resource coordination. These vehicles are rarely deployed for routine operations, most commonly utilized when large scale efforts are required. In high stress situations maintaining reliable… Read more…
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the world’s leading IoT solutions provider, today announced that it discovered it was the subject of a ransomware attack on its internal IT systems on March 20, 2021. Once the company learned of the attack, its IT and operations teams immediately implemented measures to counter the attack in accordance with… Read more…
Organizations across every utility vertical including energy, oil, gas, water, waste, and more deploy field vehicles and personnel across towns, cities, counties, states, and entire regions in order to deliver vital services to clients. The managers who deploy them, and the teams they deploy, need to get and stay connected… Read more…
Sierra Wireless’ MGOS team are pleased to announce General Availability of MGOS 4.3.1.1 for AirLink MG90 gateways. This is a minor release that includes a fix for a critical GNSS issue identified within the previous MGOS 4.3.1 firmware release for the MG90, where GNSS functions within client devices may have stopped working due to a glitch in the last software update. Read more…
Managing the host of vehicles your law enforcement agency deploys throughout your jurisdiction is next to impossible without expert fleet connectivity solutions. Whether your vehicles are being deployed on routine patrols, providing event security, or responding to emergency calls, the ability to connect officers, equipment, and internal command is… Read more…
Sierra Wireless has identified a critical GNSS issue with MGOS 4.3.1 firmware release for the MG90, where the GNSS of the device may stop working immediately after software update. In the interim, MGOS 4.3.1 firmware has been removed from the support site ‘The Source’ and hosted AMMs. Please note that MGOS 4.3.1.1 patch firmware will be released soon… Read more…
