A selection of white papers produced in association with Urgent Communications of interest to the communication industry.

White Paper: Protecting PSAP Applications from Downtime

Learn about strategies for safeguarding the mission-critical applications that first responders depend upon....

White Paper: Test Public Safety LTE Broadband and P25 Narrowband Networks

Ensuring 700 MHz P25 narrowband and LTE broadband networks are properly installed and maintained is critical to ensuring mission-critical public safety communication and keeping the public safe....

White Paper: Can Tower Top Amplifiers (TTA's) improve your signal?

TTA's are designed to improve receiver sensitivity by compensating for the loss of signal strength as it runs down the coaxial cable connecting the receive antenna to the communication system....

Motorola White Paper: Public Safety LTE: Barricaded Suspect Incident Analysis

This comprehensive paper details exactly how our LTE solution can help enhance public safety response — from the time the incident such as a barricaded suspect starts — until it ends....

Motorola White Paper: Project 25 Phase 2 TDMA Trunked Suite of TIA-102 Standards

Learn about P25 Phase 2 TDMA standards and how agencies utilizing a P25 trunked system with Phase 2 TDMA operation can double their voice capacity....

Motorola White Paper: Public Safety In The 21st Century

Discover how the six key areas of innovative solutions are being designed to enable Next Generation Public Safety technologies and to empower first responders with real-time information....

Motorola White Paper: 4G LTE Public Safety Communications Systems

New 4G/LTE networks will enable powerful and innovative solutions for better protecting our first responders, providing them with the real-time information, control, reliability, security and the performance that are at the core of mission critical technology....

Motorola White Paper: Real World LTE Performance for Public Safety

Government and public safety organizations are watching the fast pace of technological advancement in the wireless carrier market and how these advancements will enable new services and increased performance for operators and users....

Motorola White Paper: Prepare for the Mobile Broadband Evolution

A transformation in public safety communications is coming. 4G/LTE wireless broadband systems will enable access to media rich information delivering unprecedented access to real-time information....

White Paper: Are first responders safe in your building?

Ensure your Distributed Antenna System (DAS) is up to code with this 2-part step-by-step guide from Bird Technologies Group....

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Wireless Video Surveillance: The New Picture of Quality and Economy

As the world becomes increasingly security conscious, municipalities, institutions and enterprises of all sizes are discovering that there's safety in sight. Discover how real-time video surveillance systems are proving to be one of the most effective methods of addressing a wide range of security challenges in both the public and the private sectors....

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Eyes on the Street: How Wireless Video Solutions are Transforming Public Safety

More and more government and public safety agencies the world-over are using high-speed wireless video networks to enhance officer safety, save lives, increase effectiveness and solve budget dilemmas. Learn how wireless video solutions are transforming government and public safety agencies right before our very eyes....

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Building a Unified Enterprise Mobility Strategy

This paper discusses the challenges of managing multiple networks to access mobile data and takes a step-by-step approach to developing a unified enterprise mobility strategy that will enable a more cost-effective and efficient delivery of network connectivity to a larger mobile government workforce....

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The ROI of eCitation: Just the Ticket to Higher Revenue

Many states, provinces, counties, and municipalities are facing a budget crisis. As the economy contracts and tax bases are diminished, state and local governments will continue to experience severe budget shortfalls. This paper outlines how implementing an electronic ticketing solution can quickly pay for itself and begin to generate additional revenues for any agency....

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The Mobility Advantage: Reduce Cost, Generate Revenue and Increase Operational Efficiency for State and Local Agencies

Today's economic pressures are rippling into budget reductions and rising costs, forcing state and local governments to search for a means to better contain costs and increase revenues — without impacting the quality of services. Explore how deployment of mobility solutions can help agencies address these issues by eliminating the hidden inefficiencies and opportunities for error in today's business processes, enabling dramatic increases in productivity, data accuracy and revenue generation....

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Asset Tracking for Public Safety: RFID & Wireless Technologies for Efficient Asset Management

Asset management is a critical function for public safety agencies. Barcodes are used today and will continue to be used to provide significant classification and accountability services. However, new wireless technologies hold the promise for complementing existing technologies and creating the always-on, asset monitoring environments that public safety agencies require. Asset tracking solutions offer public safety agencies the ability to streamline the administration of managing operational assets, reduce costs, and increase their tracking capabilities....

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Mobile Office for Government

Learn how government officials are using mobile technology to improve response times, enhance situational awareness and increase operational efficiency....

Free White Paper:
Licensed versus Unlicensed Wireless

See why the licensed-versus-unlicensed band equipment debate should be reconsidered in light of new technologies that provide high-availability links in the unlicensed spectrum....

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Meeting the Growing Demand for
Cost-Effective Backhaul in Public Safety

Learn how a Motorola point-to-point wireless broadband solution can help agencies achieve their strategic goals by deploying a backhaul system that disseminates timely information dependably, securely and cost effectively....

Anritsu: Solving Your Radio Frequency Interference Problems

RF interference takes many forms. In this application note we discuss how to detect and eliminate, or at least reduce, interference caused by discrete emitters. These emitters may be devices intended to be transmitters or they may be devices that due to design flaws or malfunctions are radiating signals where they shouldn't be....