In the field

VIEVU: CEO Steve Ward describes video-storage solution that leverages Microsoft’s secure cloud

• 16th July 2015

Steve Ward, CEO of VIEVU—the police body-camera maker that recently was purchased by Safariland—describes the company’s cloud-storage offering that leverages the Microsoft Azure platform in this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

What does Voice over LTE mean to the enterprise and public safety? Join us on July 22 to find out

• 16th July 2015

Join us on Wednesday, June 22, from 2 p.m . to 3 p.m. Eastern time, for our next eLearning session, which is entitled ““Voice over LTE for the Enterprise and Public Safety.“ Emil Olbrich of Signals Research and Andrew Thiessen of Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) will provide insights about VoLTE development and adoption, including an update on the progress toward developing a standard for mission-critical voice.

Crisis Text Line sheds light on next-generation 911 possibilities

• 16th July 2015

A national text hotline has received more than 7.2 million text messages from individuals in crisis—from those battling with suicidal thoughts to victims of domestic violence. National Emergency Number Association’s Trey Fogerty applauds the organization’s vision and details the takeaways for the 911 community.

Mindshare by CSS: Doug Ehlers highlights features of company’s flexible dispatch system

• 15th July 2015

Doug Ehlers, president of Mindshare by CSS, discusses the history and capabilities of the dispatch-communications company—the provider of a flexible platform that is capable of interfacing with any kind of LMR radio system—as well as the offerings of its sister company, Time Machines by CSS.

LA-RICS works toward September public-safety LTE deadline, opponents still claim RF-emissions danger

• 14th July 2015

There is a lot of work to be done, but the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) still plans to complete the deployment of its public-safety LTE system by the end of September, although the project continues to receive opposition from groups claiming dangers from radio-frequency (RF) emissions.

LA-RICS works toward September public-safety LTE deadline, struggles with RF-emissions opposition

• 14th July 2015

There is a lot of work to be done, but the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) still plans to complete the deployment of its public-safety LTE system by the end of September, although the project continues to receive opposition from groups claiming dangers from radio-frequency (RF) emissions.

Top 5 stories: Week of July 6-10

• 13th July 2015

PSCR: Dereck Orr discusses organization’s new initiatives in wake of $300 million of new funding

• 10th July 2015

Dereck Orr, division chief for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program, talks about his organization’s new initiatives—two of which involve mission-critical voice over LTE and LMR-LTE interoperability—that are being funded by $300 million in proceeds from the FCC’s AWS-3 spectrum auction.

Michigan jurisdictions ‘happy’ with VESTA Radio for regional P25 system, prepare for ISSI interoperability

• 10th July 2015

Public-safety personnel utilizing the regional P25 network for the Downriver Mutual Aid (DMA) district in Michigan have been pleased with the coverage and flexibility provided by the VESTA Radio system from Airbus DS Communications during its first year-and-half of service, according to a DMA official.

TCS: Dan Highsmith highlights features of company’s connected mobility solution

• 10th July 2015

Dan Highsmith, senior sales engineer for TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), explains how the company leverages vehicle-router and ad-hoc networking solutions to deliver a connected mobility solution in the field.