3M Peltor devices designed to improve communications, hearing safety

  Two members of the business and mission-critical solutions unit of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense—Rebecca Purcell, business analyst for business and mission-critical communications, and Bob Baumann, head of sales for business and mission-critical solutions—talk about the company’s diversified portfolio, including mission-critical communications offerings like MCX services over its Agnet platform. Attendees of the IWCE […]

A bill that would provide another short-term extension to the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum until May was introduced in the House this week, providing public-safety representatives with hope that the extra time could facilitate related legislation dedicating $10 billion or more in federal funds for deployment of IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technologies. Rep. Cathy […]

Motorola Solutions asked the United Kingdom (UK) competition regulator to abandon proposed price-control measures on the Airwave TETRA network that serves UK public-safety agencies, instead calling for the UK government to replace LTE-based Emergency Services Network (ESN) via a “technology-neutral” procurement. Motorola Solutions made the request in its most recent response to the Competition and […]

When people experience an emergency or life-threatening situation, they dial 911 with the expectation that help will quickly be on the way. However, due to emergency center staffing shortages, large call volumes and other factors, 911 response times have increased in recent years. In some cities, it can even take hours for help to arrive. Computer-aided dispatch […]