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Turn to IWCE to get your online education fix before the end of the year

During the next three months, IWCE will host three online College of Technology classes, so you can get a jump start on becoming more efficient in 2016.

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Newscan: The IMPERATIVE – Connecting the public and public safety communications webinar today

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Safer Buildings Coalition: Alan Perdue talks about revamped website, code work, tomorrow’s webinar

Alan Perdue, executive director for the Safer Buildings Coalition, discusses the organization’s enhanced website, upcoming fire-code meeting and tomorrow’s free webinar on in-building public-safety communications sponsored by SOLiD.

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ExteNet Systems: Eric Abbott outlines wireless-carrier opportunities to serve healthcare enterprises

Eric Abbott, director of product management and strategy, highlights the revenue potential that wireless carriers–particularly in rural areas–can realize by developing reliable, secure solutions for the healthcare sector.

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Chattanooga shootings exhibit the need for in-building wireless, text-to-911 services

Following the recent tragic shootings in Chattanooga, officials at the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) began discussing the significance of the final text message sent by Lance Cpl. Squire Wells. His two-word warning to his girlfriend illustrates how much we have come to rely on our smartphones in an emergency.

Vertex Standard: Mike Petersen outlines DMR network-extension capabilities of EVX-Link solution

Mike Petersen, director and general manager for Vertex Standard, explains how the company’s new EVX-Link product lets an enterprise affordably extend its DMR network coverage inside a building, across the city or across a continent.

Establishing appropriate policies in-building wireless systems a key to safety of citizens, first responders

With a growing number of households depending on wireless technologies to be able to call 911 for help during an emergency—and be located by public safety—and the need for first responders to be able to communicate indoors to do their jobs, it is time to establish appropriate policies to ensure that in-building wireless are built to be effective and in the most cost-efficient manner.

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In-building coverage critical for public-safety personnel and the people they protect, panelists say

Fourteen years after 9/11, providing optimal public-safety communications inside buildings remains an unsolved problem, especially in the case of multi-level buildings in densely-populated areas, speakers on the APCO 2015 “Making Buildings Safer Through Wireless Technology” panel said yesterday.

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TCS buys Loctronix to provide inertial-navigation-based solutions to locate 911 callers, first responders

Telecommunication Systems (TCS) recently purchased Seattle-based inertial-navigation developer Loctronix to enhance the TCS portfolio of location-based solutions that can be leveraged to help first responders find 911 callers or to map the location of public-safety personnel at an incident scene, even when they are indoors.

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Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Piett highlights functionality of new Smart911 Location module

Todd Piett, Rave Mobile Safety’s chief product officer, explains how the company’s new Smart911 Location solution leverages commercial location data from assets like Wi-Fi access points can help PSAPs more accurately identify where first responders can find an emergency caller.

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Turn to IWCE to get your online education fix before the end of the year

News

Newscan: The IMPERATIVE – Connecting the public and public safety communications webinar today

Safer Buildings Coalition: Alan Perdue talks about revamped website, code work, tomorrow’s webinar

News

ExteNet Systems: Eric Abbott outlines wireless-carrier opportunities to serve healthcare enterprises

Commentary

Chattanooga shootings exhibit the need for in-building wireless, text-to-911 services

Vertex Standard: Mike Petersen outlines DMR network-extension capabilities of EVX-Link solution

Establishing appropriate policies in-building wireless systems a key to safety of citizens, first responders

News

In-building coverage critical for public-safety personnel and the people they protect, panelists say

News

TCS buys Loctronix to provide inertial-navigation-based solutions to locate 911 callers, first responders

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Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Piett highlights functionality of new Smart911 Location module

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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