Networks and Systems NewsPanel: Broadband voice for public safety is inevitableBy Glenn Bischoff But it won’t happen for at least a decade, and it might not happen at all unless the sector’s spectrum needs are met, experts said. ... Genesis showcases data-network solutionBy Donny Jackson Network-management provider The Genesis Group this week is demonstrating GenHPD to monitor data transmissions on Motorola’s ASTRO 25 high-performance data (HPD) system.... Satellite: Use it, or lose itBy Glenn Bischoff Too often, satellite technology sits on the shelf until a disaster hits. In such circumstances, batteries are dead, service contracts have expired and personnel have forgotten how to deploy and use it. ... Daniels, Telex debut P25 radio-dispatch interfaceBy Glenn Bischoff Daniels Electronics and Telex jointly announced the creation of a Project 25–compliant, digital fixed station interface (DFSI) that lets users connect Daniels’ land-mobile radios to Telex dispatch consoles.... Motorola announces new channel-partner programBy Donny Jackson Motorola yesterday unveiled its PartnerEmpower program, which is designed to encourage the vendor giant’s partners to gain access to a larger number of customers without forcing them to expand their businesses to areas beyond their core competencies.... Incumbents resist proposed government broadband networksBy Lynnette Luna A battle is simmering in some of the country's municipalities that are looking to build their own high-speed data networks because they are fed up with what they view as a lack of — or inadequate — services from incumbent cable the telecom companies. Incumbent providers or state laws are creating barriers to community broadband or outright banning it. ... Pennsylvania LMR system gets stimulus money to extend microwave systemBy Donny Jackson Pennsylvania has been awarded the $28 million in federal stimulus grant money it requested to layer a 150 Mb/s “middle-mile” broadband network over the microwave network that is used to provide backhaul transport for the statewide land mobile radio (LMR) system.... Pennsylvania deploys Harris OpenSky during snow emergenciesPublic-safety agencies in Pennsylvania managed more than a million calls on the state’s STARNet communications system during back-to-back snowstorms. ... Midian introduces tone remote controllerThe TRC-700 at the hospital can be selectively called by an ambulance to alert them of the emergency. ... NATE launches tower-hazard-recognition tutorialBy Glenn Bischoff The National Association of Tower Erectors has launched a tutorial on its Web site that was developed to educate project managers, site superintendents and other on-site personnel to help them better recognize hazardous situations at broadcast and communications tower sites. One does not have to be a NATE member to access the tutorial, but registration is required.... CrimePoint system assists undercover detectivesBy Mary Rose Roberts Undercover police detectives in DeKalb, Ga., are using an IP-based video surveillance and capture system installed inside a mobile unit in order to stop criminals in their tracks.... LAFD deploys AVL systemBy Mary Rose Roberts the next phase of the project, the information will be transmitted wirelessly from the computers into department’s computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system so uniformed fire-department dispatchers and captains can see units’ location. ... Spectrum Bridge announces second white-spaces networkBy Lynnette Luna The city of Wilmington and the county of New Hanover in North Carolina will launch a white-spaces network with an 18-month experimental license.... Barnett expresses urgency for public-safety broadband networkBy Donny Jackson The FCC would like to see the deployment of the public-safety network coincide with the buildout of commercial carrier networks in the 700 MHz band, so infrastructure and manpower can be shared. ... FBI asks for NIST's helpBy Mary Rose Roberts User interface can take pictures of fingerprints or faces and send the data wirelessly to a central hub for analysis....
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