Motorola expands municipal mesh strategyBy 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... Myriad deployment issues exist for VoIP 911By 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 softwareBy 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 mergerBy 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... M/A-COM helps New Orleans prepare for hurricane seasonBy Glenn Bischoff M/A-COM said this week it has provided the city of New Orleans with its NetworkFirst IP-based radio communications system to help the city prepare for this year’s hurricane season--which officially began last week--at no cost to taxpayers... Motorola introduces Wi-Fi card for 2.4, 4.9 GHzBy 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 VLBy 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 confusionBy 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... Ohio township’s interoperability network adds usersBy Mary Rose Roberts LAS VEGAS--The Beavercreek Township, Ohio, Fire Department has added seven surrounding counties to its interoperable communication system first developed in 2004 through a public-private partnership between the county and software-bridge provider Catalyst Communications ... Strategic alliance reflects emerging trendsBy Glenn Bischoff LAS VEGAS--The strategic alliance jointly announced by Kenwood, Icom and Trident Microsystems during IWCE 2006 is reflective of a couple of trends that promise to drive the land mobile radio business for the future, according to an alliance spokesman... IWCE: M/A-COM introduces new VIDA productsBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Public-safety communications vendor M/A-COM last week at IWCE launched two new components to its IP-based VIDA platform... In-building systems present challenges and surprisesBy Doug Mohney LAS VEGAS--RF Distribution systems--the new term for in-building systems to propagate signals in areas where radio coverage is poor at best--can present a variety of challenges and surprises, according to a panel discussion at IWCE 2006... Motorola unveils low-cost mesh productBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Motorola this week is displaying the HotZone Duo, a new mesh-networking product designed for users seeking a standards-based, low-cost path into the wireless broadband arena... Speaker: ‘Buyer beware’ in mesh-networking spaceBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Wireless mesh networks offer a number of intriguing features, but entities considering such networks should make an effort to be informed and maintain a healthy amount of skepticism when dealing with vendors offering equipment in the space, Lockard & White consultant Parris Neal said yesterday... Raytheon JPS launches next generation of ACU-1000By Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Raytheon JPS unveiled during IWCE 2006 the ACU-M, a smaller version of its ACU-1000 interconnection device... |
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