Codan, Daniels discuss recent acquisition, introduce P25 products

Industry and public safety have worked together to address many of the communications issues that plagued first responders during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but the introduction of new digital capabilities make the interoperability discussion more important than ever, according to a Verizon official. Nick Nilan, Verizon’s director of federal civilian accounts, reflected briefly […]

United Kingdom (UK) public-safety agencies are scheduled to begin switching mission-critical voice communications from the Airwave TETRA radio system to the LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) during the first half of 2024, with complete ESN migration expected in 2026, according to a Home Office official. ESN Programme Director John Black shared the timetable while updating […]

Officials for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) and Motorola Solutions have agreed to set October 2023 as the target date for acceptance of the regional P25 system that initially was scheduled for completion in 2018. During a meeting of the LA-RICS Joint Powers Authority board conducted last week, LA-RICS Executive Director Scott […]

  Lynk Mobile COO Margot Deckard describes how the company’s LEO satellite constellation is able to communicate directly with unmodified smartphones to fill outdoor coverage gaps for both first responders and the people they serve. Deckard also outlines the Lynk’s service roadmap, beginning with text-only services that are scheduled to launch next year to full […]