Tag: Interoperability

LA City Council approves police sites for new LA-RICS LTE plan, expects NTIA approval

LA City Council approves police sites for new LA-RICS LTE plan, expects NTIA approval

Los Angeles City Council votes to approve the use of 19 city-owned police stations as the location of cell sites for the amended Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) public-safety LTE proposal. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is expected to restart the project—suspended by NTIA since April 3—next week, according to the approved special motion.

JVCKENWOOD USA: Dave Brandkamp highlights flexibility of new NX-5000 series of portables, mobiles

Dave Brandkamp, eastern region sales manager for JVCKENWOOD USA, outlines the capabilities of the company’s new NX-5000 series of portable and mobile radios. With the ability to operate in P25 Phase I or Phase II, as well as NEXEDGE analog and digital modes, NX-5000 series radios can be useful tools for entities seeking a technology migration path and/or an interoperability solution.

FirstNet ‘public-safety entity’ definition should be broad, but prioritization policies must be clear

Will Congress will consider FirstNet a success, if police, fire and EMS are able to communicate fabulously throughout an incident, but their effectiveness was limited by the fact that they did not have robust, reliable communications with other key critical-infrastructure players involved in the response because of a narrow “public-safety entity” definition? I don’t think so.
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