PacketHop unveils first announced customer

Feb 1, 2007 12:54 PM, By Donny Jackson

Mobile-mesh software company PacketHop this week made its first customer announcement: the Lakewood, N.J., Police Department, which deployed the solution during a music festival last fall and has plans for a more complete rollout this year...

Mayor: Images, video part of New York City’s 911 future

Jan 19, 2007 1:49 PM, By Donny Jackson

In an emergency, callers to the 911 system in New York City in the future will be able to include digital images and video to support their verbal descriptions of an incident, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this week in his “State of the City” address....

Raytheon begins interoperability pilot in the Quad Cities

Jan 18, 2007 3:35 PM, By Donny Jackson

Raytheon yesterday launched a six-month pilot program in the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa that is designed to enhance interoperability and provide remote broadband access to first responders in the area...

Motorola wins campus contracts at Chinese universities

Dec 8, 2006 12:20 PM, By Donny Jackson

The China Education and Research Network (CERNET) has chosen Motorola’s HotZone Duo solution to provide public Wi-Fi access on three university campuses as part of a pilot program, the vendor giant announced this week...

Tower site hits roadblock in Sonoma County

Nov 28, 2006 10:46 AM, By Mary Rose Roberts

Controversy is brewing over a wireless tower site in Sonoma County, Calif., that has operated without a valid zoning permit since 1999. ...

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School of hard knocks

Feb 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Lynnette Luna

A plethora of disasters in the U.S. over the past few years has underscored the need to address weaknesses when it comes to keeping wireless communications...

A new blueprint for an old problem

Jan 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Doug Mohney

In 1991, Burbank, Calif., became the first U.S. city to pass an ordinance requiring new buildings to ensure adequate first responder communications. Since...

In-building coverage is a must-do

Dec 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Doug Mohney

Cell phones and mobile devices such as the BlackBerry have become the primary means of communication for many workers worldwide. As a result, reliable...

RFID takes off at U.S. airports

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Merrill Douglas

According to the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, bar-code scanners used in baggage-handling systems capture data accurately only 80%...

Finding new selling points is elementary

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Paul A. Wardner

Many land mobile radio dealers today wonder, What's next? in terms of sales and business opportunities. With cell phones and digital communications becoming...