Zetron’s Dodson on new Max offerings

Ease of use, audio quality and cost effectiveness are key reasons why push-to-talk-over-LTE technology has become an accepted part of modern public-safety communications—although not at the exclusion of land-mobile-radio (LMR) voice—according to speakers from the EMS, fire and law-enforcement communities. TJ Kennedy, co-founder of The Public Safety Network consulting firm and former FirstNet Authority president, […]

  InterTalk President Chris Oldham explains how his company’s flexible Enlite solution helps 911 centers implement remote working that can be used to ensure continuity of operations while also meeting guidelines for social distancing and quarantining associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic. Oldham spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson as part of the […]

A Virginia 911 center is combining remote solutions with FirstNet connectivity as part of a multi-pronged strategy to ensure operational continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic today and to evaluate new technological options for the center in the future. Doug Campbell, deputy director of the Department of Emergency & Customer Communications (DECC) for the city of […]

Motorola Solutions saw a notable decline in land-mobile-radio (LMR) sales during the first quarter and expects a much bigger drop during the second quarter amid the COVID-19-driven economic collapse, but the company is confident in the future of its mission-critical offerings when the pandemic is over, CEO Greg Brown said last week. Speaking during Motorola […]