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In an active-shooter situation, coordinated communication is essential, but often elusive

William Pessemier—the former fire chief of Littleton, Colo., who oversaw incident command in the aftermath of the Columbine shootings—shared what he learned from the tragic event in terms of the importance of interoperability, radio-communications planning and incident command during a session at the recent Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) show in Anaheim, Calif.

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Motorola’s Schassler discusses company’s role with BayRICS

Bob Schassler, Motorola Solutions’ senior vice president of government solutions, talks about the company’s unique role in the San Francisco Bay area, where Motorola Solutions not only is the LTE vendor for the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority (BayRICS) but also the recipient of federal grants to fund the project.

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Nevada official talks about utility partnerships, Western States Alliance

Chris Magenheimer, battalion chief for the North Lake Tahoe Fire District and project manager for the State of Nevada Network (SONNet), discusses potential LTE partnerships with utilities and provides an update on the Western States Alliance during the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) show in Anaheim, Calif.

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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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Northrop Grumman displays LInX functionality

Greg Hazeldine, a system designer for Northrop Grumman, demonstrates the capabilities of the LInX system during the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) show.

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Twisted Pair provides network-agnostic option for voice

Tom Guthrie, president and CEO of Twisted Pair, explains that his company’s solution lets public-safety agencies use voice-over-broadband even before FirstNet begins deploying its first-responder broadband system.

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Mutualink demos real-time multimedia interoperability

Michael Wengrovitz, vice president of innovation for Mutualink, talks about the ability of first responders to leverage Google's wearable, hands-free multimedia platform, dubbed "Glass"–as well as other opportunites that 4G LTE technology will make possible–at the Association of Public Safety Communications (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.

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Tait demonstrates unified-communications capability

Tait Communications is demonstrating its Total Connect unified-communications solution, which lets public-safety personnel automatically access the best network — from private 4G LTE systems, commercial networks and narrowband LMR systems — for their communications needs at a given time and location.

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PureWave announces Silicon Valley test of LTE small-cell technology for public safety

PureWave Networks will conduct trials of its small-cell LTE technology in the Silicon Valley operating on the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum that will be used to support the nationwide broadband network for first responders being built by FirstNet.

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FirstNet hires Kennedy as deputy general manager

FirstNet announced the hiring of TJ Kennedy as its deputy general manager and Ed Parkinson as its director of government affairs.

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News

In an active-shooter situation, coordinated communication is essential, but often elusive

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Motorola’s Schassler discusses company’s role with BayRICS

Video

Nevada official talks about utility partnerships, Western States Alliance

Article

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

Video

Northrop Grumman displays LInX functionality

Video

Twisted Pair provides network-agnostic option for voice

Video

Mutualink demos real-time multimedia interoperability

Article

Tait demonstrates unified-communications capability

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PureWave announces Silicon Valley test of LTE small-cell technology for public safety

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FirstNet hires Kennedy as deputy general manager

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