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  • Jun. 18, 2013
    Video
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    Intrado talks about HF offering

    Monica Marics, senior vice president for Intrado, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff, about the company’s new HF radio system, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference in Charlotte, N.C....More
  • Jun. 18, 2013
    Video
    Urgent Communications

    Zetron unveils new tablet device

    Juan Salazar, product manager for Zetron, speaks with UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff about a new tablet device built on the company’s Max call-taking platform, during this week’s National Emergency Number Association conference in Charlotte, N.C....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Sponsored

    Next-gen 911 system from Intrado helps Vermont weather Hurricane Irene

    On August 28, 2011—amid the chaos, devastation and destruction of Hurricane Irene—Vermont’s 911 emergency communications service stood steadfast with help from its next-generation 911 emergency services network deployed by Intrado....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Article
    Urgent Communications

    PSAPs find text-to-911 transition relatively straightforward

    Adding text-to-911 functionality to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) has proven helpful without being particularly difficult or burdensome, according to officials for two 911 centers that have been receiving emergency text communications via solutions provided by Intrado....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Commentary

    Text to 911: We can't afford to wait 3

    With the hard-of-hearing community turning to texting as a primary means of communication, text-to-911 services need to be developed and deployed as quickly as possible....More
  • Jun. 17, 2013
    Commentary

    Standards will be critical for text-to-911 services

    As public safety agencies face the imminent implementation of text-to-911 capabilities, the role of industry standards becomes essential....More
  • Jun. 3, 2013
    Article
    Urgent Communications

    Citizen first responders

    The ability to leverage multimedia communications from the public to enhance emergency response isn’t as far off as many think....More
  • May 21, 2013
    News
    Urgent Communications

    LA County taps Harris for new P25 system 5

    Legacy EDACS system will be replaced by a $20 million system--at no cost to the county--under terms of rebanding deal with Sprint Nextel....More
  • May 16, 2013
    Commentary

    BayRICS bounces back

    Hampered by a lack of transparency during its early days, the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System (BayRICS) Authority has rebounded nicely and is on the verge of making its public-safety LTE project a reality. With the FirstNet board facing similar allegations in its formative time, FirstNet Chairman Sam Ginn may want to consider the advice of Barry Fraser, the BayRICS general manager who inherited a difficult situation....More
  • May 15, 2013
    Article
    Urgent Communications

    With TETRA, appearances can be deceiving

    Months after the FCC approved the technology's use in the U.S., not much is happening -- but that may not be indicative of interest....More
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911 telecommunicators are ‘ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances’
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Next-gen 911 system from Intrado helps Vermont weather Hurricane Irene
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Text to 911: We can't afford to wait
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