Dispatch/Call-taking

Hurricane Michael response effort forces postponement of Winter Institute

This year’s Winter Institute workshop and exercise in College Station, Texas, is being postponed—likely until the first quarter of next year—because many of the participants are part of the response effort to Hurricane Michael in the southeast U.S., according to an event official. “The 2018 Workshop and the Exercise that were to be held October […]

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Harris adds LTE capability to Unified Vehicle platform

Harris yesterday announced that the Harris Unified Vehicle platform, powered by Tait, will support LTE connectivity from major carriers by the end of this year, according to a company official. Jeremy Elder, a product-line manager at Harris, said that the LTE functionality would be provided in a new accessory for TM9400 Project 25 and TM9300 […]

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Long-awaited next-generation-911 cost study released

Upgrading U.S. public-safety answering points to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology will cost $9.5 billion to $12.7 billion during a 10-year period, according to a much-anticipated cost study released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Requested by Congress, the cost study is expected to […]

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RapidSOS partners with Google to deliver improved wireless 911 caller location to PSAPs

RapidSOS this week announced a partnership with Google to deliver Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) information to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) for free, providing U.S. 911 centers with a method to access improved wireless-caller location much more quickly to enhance incident-response efforts.

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Cautious optimism surrounds CTIA announcement regarding device-based hybrid location

By Dave Sehnert Last week was a great week for public safety—at least we think it was. Let me explain. CTIA, the trade association that represents wireless communications carriers, announced that the four largest nationwide wireless carriers in the United States—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon—will integrate device-based hybrid (DBH) location solutions into their networks. DBH technology has evolved rapidly, and […]

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Commercial carriers commit to adopting technologies to improve 911 location accuracy

All four nationwide wireless carriers—AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint—will add device-based hybrid (DBH) location technologies that are designed to improve wireless emergency-caller location information, even within buildings, but public-safety officials expressed concerns about efforts surrounding vertical-location data.

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NICE: Patrick Botz highlights new features within company’s Inform 9 platform

Patrick Botz, director of engagement for NICE Public Safety, describes new features within Inform 9, the latest version of the company’s recording and digital-information-management platform that now integrates with computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) systems.

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Hytera: Steve Cragg outlines benefits of new full-duplex DMR communications

Steve Cragg, vice president of Hytera America, describes the functionality associated with the company’s full-duplex communications over its DMR portfolio, including the capability of using mobile and portable radios as a single-frequency repeater.

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RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher outlines benefits of cloud-based CAD system, new AT&T relationship

RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher explains how the company’s cloud-based computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) was developed, how the flexible platform can benefit public safety, and the significance of RapidDeploy’s newly announced relationship with AT&T.

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Newcomers to U.S. 911 space cite advantages of cloud use for PSAPs

Cloud-based approaches to call-handling and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) can provide public-safety answering points (PSAPs) with immediate functionality benefits today and an affordable path to make a smooth transition to an IP-based next-generation 911 infrastructure, leaders of two companies that are relatively new to the U.S. market said during a session at APCO 2018.

Hurricane Michael response effort forces postponement of Winter Institute

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Harris adds LTE capability to Unified Vehicle platform

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Long-awaited next-generation-911 cost study released

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RapidSOS partners with Google to deliver improved wireless 911 caller location to PSAPs

Commentary

Cautious optimism surrounds CTIA announcement regarding device-based hybrid location

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Commercial carriers commit to adopting technologies to improve 911 location accuracy

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NICE: Patrick Botz highlights new features within company’s Inform 9 platform

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Hytera: Steve Cragg outlines benefits of new full-duplex DMR communications

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RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher outlines benefits of cloud-based CAD system, new AT&T relationship

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Newcomers to U.S. 911 space cite advantages of cloud use for PSAPs

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