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NextNav selected by ‘top wireless carrier’ to deliver Z-axis location for 911 calls

NextNav announced that it has signed an agreement with a ‘top wireless carrier’ to deliver vertical-location—or Z-axis—information about an 911 caller to a public-safety answering point (PSAP) when an emergency call is made. Dan Hight, NextNav’s vice president of business development and partnerships, said that the NextNav 911 Z-axis solution—using the same vertical-location technology leveraged […]

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Motorola Solutions purchases 911 Datamaster

Motorola Solutions last week bought 911 Datamaster, a private company that provides 911 call-routing solutions that work with both legacy systems and IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platforms that leverage GIS-based technology to connect emergency callers to the proper 911 center, according to a company official. Dan Twohig, Motorola Solutions’ vice president of NG911 call routing, […]

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Newscan: NG911 funding could be part of revamped spending proposal

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations NG911 funding could be part of revamped spending proposal U.S., Australian law enforcement enter partnership against cybercrimes Maryland can’t count COVID-19 cases after security breach Who pays to fix free open-source software like Log4J? The ‘most serious’ security breach ever is unfolding right now. Here’s what you need […]

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Public-safety reps react to apparent demise of bill with NG911 funding

Public-safety leaders today expressed disappointment that efforts to secure federal funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments likely will need to begin anew after hopes to pass the $2 trillion Build Back Better bill were dashed with an announcement of opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.). Senate Democrats have been trying for months to persuade moderate […]

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Public-safety organizations will face new, ongoing challenges in the new year

Following a turbulent 2020 that was marked by protests over police killings, this year brought with it many challenges for those in public safety—from local policy changes to confronting the ongoing pandemic and a national reckoning over the way agencies should operate. Next year promises to bring about more changes. “The last few years have been […]

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Honeywell to buy US Digital Designs as part of public-safety strategy

Honeywell has agreed to purchase alerting and dispatch communications provider US Digital Designs in an all-cash deal that is expected to enhance Honeywell’s efforts to help public-safety agencies accelerate response times, particularly in the case of structural fires. Sameer Agrawal, Honeywell’s general manager for software and services, said the hardware and software solutions from Arizona-based […]

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Newscan: What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911?

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911? House and Senate vote to raise debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion Amazon Web Services says overwhelmed network devices triggered outage Whoa—the fiber-permitting process could crush dreams to address digital divide AT&T wins $161 million contract to update U.S. Coast […]

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Newscan: Los Angeles neighborhood installing license-plate readers after spike in crime

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Los Angeles neighborhood installing license-plate readers after spike in crime House approves $768 billion defense bill with strong support, despite some discord among Democrats What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more? Ohio County officials call for more NG911 funding AWS outage: A warning shot that underscores breadth […]

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Global pandemic ignites new era of public-safety innovation

History shows that times of crisis and disruption are often the driving force behind technological innovation and growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in public safety, where those on the frontlines in law enforcement and emergency response need to adapt quickly to meet the safety and security needs of the communities they serve. One […]

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It’s time to give 911 professionals the recognition they deserve

It’s a common refrain among those of us who work in 911 centers that we don’t take compliments, we take tragedies. Whether the call is about a heart attack, a house fire, a shooting, or a natural disaster, we’re trained to handle each call calmly and quickly. Quite often, things happen so quickly that we […]

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NextNav selected by ‘top wireless carrier’ to deliver Z-axis location for 911 calls

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Motorola Solutions purchases 911 Datamaster

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Newscan: NG911 funding could be part of revamped spending proposal

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Public-safety reps react to apparent demise of bill with NG911 funding

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Public-safety organizations will face new, ongoing challenges in the new year

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Honeywell to buy US Digital Designs as part of public-safety strategy

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Newscan: What will reduced stimulus funding mean for next-gen 911?

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Newscan: Los Angeles neighborhood installing license-plate readers after spike in crime

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Global pandemic ignites new era of public-safety innovation

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It’s time to give 911 professionals the recognition they deserve

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