Incident Command/Situational Awareness

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How to guarantee mission-critical multimedia for public-safety networks

First responders will benefit from the situational awareness provided by real-time video and other multimedia applications, but it is important that public-safety agencies ensure that they design their networks properly to ensure that their networks have the appropriate capacity and reliability to be used in a mission-critical environment.

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VOST teams significant in the ‘rebirth of 911’ as incidents are shared more often on social media

From shootings in public places to natural disasters, myriad incidents increasingly are being communicated on Twitter and Facebook before the matter is communicated to an emergency dispatcher via 911, which means public-safety answering points (PSAPs) need to consider new practices when responding to such events, according to officials from Clackamas County Communications Center (C-COM) in Portland, Ore.

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New Jersey public-safety LTE assets help Atlantic City use video to secure events

JerseyNet—the New Jersey early-builder public-safety LTE project that operates on FirstNet’s 700 MHz spectrum—officially will not be launched for weeks, but the system’s dedicated broadband connectivity already is being used to let Atlantic City police use high-definition video to help secure key city events.

Freewave Technologies: Scott Allen discusses company’s M2M/IoT reach, new WaveContact portfolio

Scott Allen, chief marketing officer for FreeWave Technologies, highlights some of the company’s machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) successes in the military and petroleum markets. Allen also describes some of the features of new WaveConnect family of products, which are designed to be intrinsically safe.

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Newscan: Can drones be an alternative to police helicopters? Some police think so

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Can drones be an alternative to police helicopters? Some police think so FTC has power to police cybersecurity, says appeals court A court just made it easier for the government to sue a company for getting hacked Exclusive: The OPM breach details you haven’t seen Could hackers take […]

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FCC Chairman Wheeler says Congress should help fund next-gen 911 rollout, mapping and cybersecurity resources

Describing the current adoption of next-generation 911 (NG911) as “too slow and too ragged,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler yesterday called on Congress to accelerate the process by approving legislation that provides support in the key areas of funding, mapping and cybersecurity.

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Rockwell Collins announces plans to offer nationwide disaster communications system via HF radio

Rockwell Collins announces plans for ARINC UrgentLink, a nationwide high-frequency (HF) radio network that is designed to provide communications between public-safety and critical-infrastructure entities when local terrestrial networks have been destroyed by a man-made or natural disaster.

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Motorola Solutions: Tom Quirke discusses CommandCentral platform that leverages Big Data analytics, cloud-based computing

Tom Quirke, vice president of global marketing at Motorola Solutions, outlines the components of the company’s CommandCentral platform, which leverages Big Data analytics in a cloud-based environment to help public-safety agencies be more efficient and reduce crime.

Intrado: Mike Nelson outlines key challenges associated with transition from legacy 911 to next-gen 911

Mike Nelson, senior technical officer for Intrado, dicusses some of the challenges that will be faced as the 911 community makes the transition from legacy systems to all-IP next-generation technology, including the need for accurate GIS data and some entity fulfilling the “forest guide” role contemplated for next-gen 911.

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Latest NetMotion Diagnostics release enables enhanced reporting on connectivity issues, support for iOS, Android

NetMotion Wireless announces NetMotion Diagnostics 3.10, which lets enterprises and other customer access raw data from the solution to generate reports from third-party tools like Splunk, Elasticsearch and Kiwi, as well as supporting usage on iOS and Android platforms.

Commentary

How to guarantee mission-critical multimedia for public-safety networks

News

VOST teams significant in the ‘rebirth of 911’ as incidents are shared more often on social media

News

New Jersey public-safety LTE assets help Atlantic City use video to secure events

Freewave Technologies: Scott Allen discusses company’s M2M/IoT reach, new WaveContact portfolio

News

Newscan: Can drones be an alternative to police helicopters? Some police think so

News

FCC Chairman Wheeler says Congress should help fund next-gen 911 rollout, mapping and cybersecurity resources

News

Rockwell Collins announces plans to offer nationwide disaster communications system via HF radio

Video

Motorola Solutions: Tom Quirke discusses CommandCentral platform that leverages Big Data analytics, cloud-based computing

Intrado: Mike Nelson outlines key challenges associated with transition from legacy 911 to next-gen 911

News

Latest NetMotion Diagnostics release enables enhanced reporting on connectivity issues, support for iOS, Android

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How 5G is making cities safer, smarter, and more efficient

3GPP moves Release 18 freeze date to March 2024

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