Dispatch/Call-taking

ITEC: Walt Magnussen recaps highlights of Winter Institute, outlines future plans for event

  Walt Magnussen, director of the Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC), provides an overview of this week’s Winter Institute, which provides a real-world environment for first responders to “experiment” with cutting-edge communications in a real-world disaster-response scenario, and outlines goals for next January’s event. The Winter Institute is conducted at the Disaster […]

Bill to reclassify 911 telecommunicators is long overdue

The 911 telecommunicator community received some news last week that undoubtedly buoyed their spirits. A bill was introduced into the U.S. House by Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.)—a former telecommunicator—and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)—a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent and federal prosecutor—that would give telecommunicators (i.e., call-takers and dispatchers) the recognition they richly […]

Guam: Three reps highlight progress toward P25, NG911 and FirstNet

  Paul Rolinski, emergency medical dispatcher for the Guam Fire Department, (left), John Bamba, systems manager for the Guam Police Department, (center) and Leigh Pereda, program manager for Guam’s state and local implementation grant program, outline the public-safety-communications progress being made within the U.S. territory.  Guam is pursuing technological upgrades to P25 and next-generation 911 […]

Scott Edson, Bob Escalle, Flo Mayr demonstrate communications solution designed to save $7,000 per vehicle

  Mark43 Co-Founder Florian “Flo” Mayr (left), LA-RICS Executive Director Scott Edson (center) and Bob Escalle, Sonim Technologies’ vice president of public-safety market segment, demonstrate an affordable and flexible approach to in-car communications that is designed to replace mobile data computers (MDC)/mobile data terminal (MDT) technology. By leveraging the broadband connectivity and computing power of […]

Motorola Solutions enhances its commercial portfolio by acquiring Avtec

Motorola Solutions yesterday announced that it has acquired South Carolina-based Avtec, a leading developer of software-based, dispatch-console solutions that have gained significant traction in the commercial transportation and utility sectors, as well as some adoption the public-safety space. John Kedzierski, Motorola Solutions’ corporate vice president of infrastructure and systems, said that Motorola Solutions has partnered […]
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