Companies collaborate on emergency alert system

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L3Harris Technologies yesterday announced that it has signed a $51 million contract with the Utah Communications Authority (UCA) to build a statewide P25 Phase 2 radio system that is expected to be used by multiple first-responder agencies when deployment is completed in 2024. “It’s a hugely important win for L3Harris Technologies,” Ryan Carson, senior director […]

Orion Labs yesterday announced that it will be offering the Orion Dispatch Console, a web-based interface that supports the company’s push-to-talk that leverages cloud technology to let enterprise administrators and dispatch personnel manage a mobile workforce from any location with Internet connectivity. Orion Labs is best known for its push-to-talk solutions that are used by […]

Winning the bid to build the nationwide FirstNet system on 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum has been very beneficial to AT&T overall strategy, allowing the carrier to grow its wireless business, improve network quality and lay the foundation for the transition to 5G, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said this week. “FirstNet has gone off the […]