PacketHop expands offering to 4.9 GHz 

By Donny Jackson

ORLANDO--Ad hoc network software vendor PacketHop today announced that its PacketHop Communications System 2.0 adds support for the 4.9 GHz licensed public-safety band and cellular data networks...

Motorola packages solution suites for public safety 

By Donny Jackson

ORLANDO--Industry giant Motorola today announced three new solutions suites designed to serve the public-safety community that will be displayed here at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) 2006 conference...

TensorComm files MIMO-related patent 

By Donny Jackson

Wireless technology company TensorComm today announced that it has filed a patent application to extend its Interference Cancellation Technology (ICT) to networks using MIMO...

Tropos announces connectivity software solution 

By Donny Jackson

Wireless network vendor Tropos Network this week announced the availability of a software upgrade designed to improve connection reliability by any client device using its Wi-Fi-based mesh networking equipment...

Intel, Motorola invest in Clearwire 

By Donny Jackson

Wireless broadband provider Clearwire this week announced a series of deals with Intel and Motorola designed to accelerate the development and deployment of mobile WiMAX equipment and services...

NetMotion releases new version of Mobility XE 

By Donny Jackson

Mobile VPN software vendor NetMotion Wireless last week announced the general availability of Mobility XE 7.0 that features certified support for Windows Mobile 5.0 and two-factor authentication...

Motorola expands municipal mesh strategy 

By Donny Jackson

Motorola today announced the last of three new offerings in its municipal mesh-networking portfolio as the vendor giant continues its efforts to make products in the sector more accessible to a broader base of potential customers, including cable companies...

Nokia, Siemens to merge telecom units 

By Donny Jackson

Nokia and Siemens today announced a joint venture of their network-equipment operations to create one of the industry’s largest players, to be known as Nokia Siemens Networks...

Myriad deployment issues exist for VoIP 911 

By Glenn Bischoff

PITTSBURGH—While public-safety answering points, voice-over-IP service providers and third-party facilitators labor to deploy 911 emergency call services to VoIP subscribers, a plethora of issues currently exist that threaten to have a negative impact on the effectiveness of such deployments, according to panelists speaking this week at the National Emergency Number Association Conference...

Kiyon announces wireless switching software 

By Donny Jackson

Building automation vendor Kiyon this week announced the release of wireless software core that greatly increases the speed of wireless routing, enabling low-latency quality of service for voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video applications in even multihop, single-radio, mesh-networking environments...

NetMotion, Padcom announce merger 

By Donny Jackson

Mobile VPN service providers NetMotion Wireless and Padcom announced a merger agreement to create the largest company in the industry, the companies announced today...

Ohio agency deploys Padcom’s 8100 router 

By Donny Jackson

Mobile VPN provider Padcom yesterday announced that an Ohio emergency agency has begun deploying the company’s vehicle area network solution featuring Padcom’s 8100 Remote Access Router throughout the state...

Motorola introduces Wi-Fi card for 2.4, 4.9 GHz 

By Donny Jackson

Motorola today announced the launch of the WDE1000, which the vendor giant touts as the first 2.4 GHz and 4.9 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi card for muncipalwide and ad-hoc connectivity...

Alvarion announces voice, video upgrade to BreezeAccess VL 

By Donny Jackson

Wireless vendor Alvarion yesterday announced the latest upgrade to its BreezeAccess VL system that will let operators prioritize voice-over-IP (VoIP) or video traffic efficiently enough to provide carrier-class offerings of these latency-sensitive services, according to the company...

Harris helps users sort through video confusion 

By Donny Jackson

LAS VEGAS--Surveillance video can be a powerful tool for law-enforcement and security officials conducting investigations, but only if the right video clip can be found--a problem Harris eventually hopes to solve for public safety with its digital asset management capability unveiled at IWCE last week...