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Public safety is about to experience a watershed moment

First-responder communications are on a path to experience revolutionary change—change that will affect nearly everyone associated with this market.

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Attack indicators for NG-911 networks

Next-generation 911 systems intrinsically will be more vulnerable to malicious cyber attacks than legacy systems. This article presents a hypothetical scenario to illustrate the potential scope and impacts of such threats, and offers stratregies for preventing them.

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U.S. government fights release of Fitzgerald e-mails about FirstNet

U.S. Department of Justice–representing FirstNet–has until mid-November to respond to a Story County, Iowa, filing. Story County has asked a federal court to lift a preliminary injunction blocking the public release of e-mail sent and received by FirstNet board member Paul Fitzgerald, the county’s sheriff, using his work e-mail account.

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Newscan: Missouri county may have to drop 911 if sales-tax hike fails

Also, feds experiment with helium balloons for deployable emergency communications; Meru Networks creates Wi-Fi bundles for the education sector; PowerTrunk partners with Potomac Spectrum Partners to promote TETRA; Raytheon debuts advanced targeting sensor system for U.S. Army; BioRx smartphone app tracks, shares hemophilia healthcare info; U.S. Army increases value of contract with Harris; AdvanceTec introduces multi-unit two-way radio charger; iPAD Air scheduled to debut on Nov. 1; FAA deploys Harris dual-core network infrastructure; fire district wins grant for mobile emergency dispatch system; EWA endorses first recipient of Vestal scholarship.

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Mutualink extends multimedia-sharing capabilities to the field

Mutualink Edge portfolio is targeted to larger enterprises and public-safety agencies; platform delivers multimedia functionality to desktops, laptops and mobile devices.

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Microwave backhaul systems for public safety get better and better

Today’s systems are providing greater security and a higher level of service—at costs that are up to 90% less than fiber-based alternatives.

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Migrating to a Project 25 trunked system (Part 2)

The Multi Agency Communications Center (MACC), which is a consolidated public-safety answering point (PSAP) that serves Grant County, Wash., had to consider several factors before finding the right migration technology to supplant its legacy analog network.

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FirstNet GM D’Agostino talks about network capabilities: Preemption is ‘absolutely essential’

FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino discusses the need to allow more open communication between the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program and FirstNet, particularly as it relates to testing associated with prioritization and preemption.

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A lot of public-safety apps are out there, but many aren’t public-safety ready

Many applications are being developed for the public-safety sector. While many of the apps are proving useful, some industry experts are urging agencies to use caution before implementing them, to ensure that the applications are appropriate for the particular first-responder environment.

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FirstNet GM D’Agostino on potential business models: ‘Everything is on the table’

FirstNet General Manager Bill D’Agostino tells UC Editor Donny Jackson about some of the thought processes that FirstNet officials will be using as they evaluate potential business models that will generate the money needed to fund the much-anticipated nationwide network for first responders. The second in a series of articles.

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Public safety is about to experience a watershed moment

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Attack indicators for NG-911 networks

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U.S. government fights release of Fitzgerald e-mails about FirstNet

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Newscan: Missouri county may have to drop 911 if sales-tax hike fails

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Mutualink extends multimedia-sharing capabilities to the field

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Microwave backhaul systems for public safety get better and better

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Migrating to a Project 25 trunked system (Part 2)

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FirstNet GM D’Agostino talks about network capabilities: Preemption is ‘absolutely essential’

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A lot of public-safety apps are out there, but many aren’t public-safety ready

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FirstNet GM D’Agostino on potential business models: ‘Everything is on the table’

Commentary

September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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