CML lands Montana 911 deal 

By Donny Jackson

Emergency communications systems provider CML Emergency Services today announced an agreement to provide equipment to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) throughout the state of Montana...

C-AT interoperability solution selected for federal program 

By Donny Jackson

The Commercial Equipment Direct Assist Program (CEDAP) has selected the Incident Commander’s Radio Interface (ICRI) from Communications-Applied Technology (C-AT) for inclusion in its 2006 catalog of approved products for smaller entities to request via application, C-AT announced today...

Vancouver taxi company deploys next-gen dispatch solution 

Richmond, B.C.-based Digital Dispatch announced that Yellow Cab Company of Vancouver will deploy its next-generation dispatch solution that consists of the company’s iPilot 8000 mobile computers and the PathFinder dispatch application...

TPL names warranty service center 

Radio frequency power amplifier vendor TPL Communications announced that it has named Dallas-based Bearcom as a TPL-authorized warranty service center...

Virginia city launches city-wide BPL network 

Communications Technologies (COMTek) announced that it has deployed a city-wide broadband-over-powerline network in Manassas, Va....

Radio IP secures patent 

Radio IP Software this week announced that it was awarded a U.S. patent for its suite of middleware technology as a gateway for wireless networking...

Consortium changes 802.11n landscape again 

By Donny Jackson

In yet another twist in the saga surrounding efforts to establish a next-generation 802.11 standard, a previously reported splinter group this week announced that it has the support of most key players in the industry...

Florida counties turn to CML for 911 solution 

By Donny Jackson

CML Emergency Services this week announced the deployment of a tri-county 911 system for Gulf, Franklin and Calhoun counties on Florida’s Gulf Coast...

New P2T platform introduced 

Clarity Communications Systems announced this week that its inTouch push-to-talk platform is ready for evaluation by wireless carriers and application service providers...

Motorola, Microsoft to combine on first responder applications 

Microsoft and Motorola jointly announced an initiative through which the companies will jointly develop a series of software applications that would let first responders improve their handling and storage of incident information. ...

Study: Municipal broadband a risky proposition 

By Donny Jackson

Municipalities should not compete against the private sector in the broadband market, but governmental entities can play an important role to ensure that high-speed data services are available to their constituents, according to a study released this week...

RFID application added to mobile computers 

Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.-based Hand Held Products has added a radio frequency identification application developed by U.K.-headquartered UnIOue ID to its line of mobile computers...

SpectraLink names new CTO 

Wi-Fi solutions provider SpectraLink has appointed Masood Garahi to the position of chief technology officer...

Google makes bid for no-cost Wi-Fi in San Francisco 

Internet search engine company Google confirmed it has made a proposal to provide free wireless Internet access via a wireless mesh network throughout the city of San Francisco, according to numerous media reports...

EarthLink chosen to lead Philadelphia Wi-Fi effort 

Internet service provider EarthLink yesterday announced that it was selected to develop and implement a Wi-Fi network throughout Philadelphia...