Reporter's notebook 

By Mary Rose Roberts

News from EFJ, Intergraph, PlantCML and more....

Motorola launches new rugged computing device 

By Donny Jackson

Motorola this week announced the MC9500, a new rugged handheld computer that is designed to extend the functionality of the company's best-selling MC9000 line....

Alvarion offers license-exempt, quasi-licensed solution 

By Lynnette Luna

WiMAX vendor Alvarion, which has been targeting Internet service providers, public safety, municipalities and utilities looking to deploy smart grids with WiMAX technology, introduced a product designed for the license-exempt and quasi-licensed frequency bands....

Reporter's notebook 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Codan launched the MRX Series of high-frequency (HF) radio systems, which provides an integrated deployment package that supports remote communications needs. Also, news from GL Communications, ESRI and Trimble....

GL Communications launches multi-link frame relay emulator 

GL Communications has released its Multi-Link Frame Relay Emulator, a client server–based software application for T1 E1 hardware platforms. ...

Podcast: Continuity of operations for flu pandemics 

Glendale (Ariz.) Fire Department Chief Mark Burdick shares the details of his department's continuity of operations (COOP) plan....

EF Johnson introduces new encryption engine 

By Donny Jackson

EF Johnson Technologies last week introduced the Johnson Encryption Machine (JEM II), an embedded solution that is designed to provide enhanced security for mission-critical communications in a smaller form factor...

Tiburon emerges from quiet period in a big way 

By Glenn Bischoff

After the biggest deal in Tiburon's history, the company is working to refocus and expand its portfolio....

Reporter's notebook: Wireless Matrix releases mobile hotspot 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Wireless Matrix released its Communicator 1000 mobile hotspot that integrates 3G cellular, GPS and wireless LAN technologies into a single vehicle-mounted platform. ...

OnSite ERT tracks firefighters at scene 

By Mary Rose Roberts

ERT Systems recently released OnSite ERT, a rapidly deployable system for tracking emergency personnel and equipment at a scene, said company president Dennis Carmichael. ...

Proxim introduces new backhaul solutions for video surveillance 

By Lynnette Luna

Proxim Wireless introduced a 4G backhaul product line for both the point-to-point and the point-to-multipoint markets in the commercial, wireless ISP and government sectors....

Reporter's notebook: UTC releases telecom-spending report 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Total utility telecom-related spending could top $5 billion in 2010, according to a United Telecom Council (UTC) study released this week. ...

Fire departments dropping pagers in favor of emergency dispatch solution 

By Lynnette Luna

Some fire departments and rescue squads are dropping their pagers in favor of an emergency dispatch solution that allows messages to be transmitted onto a host of mobile devices that fire officials already carry around....

Mesh network powered by trees detects fire dangers 

By Mary Rose Roberts

The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have tested a wireless environmental-monitoring system used to help first responders prepare for wildfires and disastrous events....

Augusta Systems says public safety largely untapped in M2M 

By Lynnette Luna

When folks talk about the machine-to-machine communications revolution, the context mostly revolves around connected machines such as cars, appliances and buildings. Public safety itself, aside from the boom in vehicle telematics, appears to be largely untapped....