News New Jersey public-safety LTE assets help Atlantic City use video to secure events 8th September 2015 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 2nd September 2015 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.
News Newscan: Can drones be an alternative to police helicopters? Some police think so 25th August 2015 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 […]
News FCC Chairman Wheeler says Congress should help fund next-gen 911 rollout, mapping and cybersecurity resources 20th August 2015 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.
News Rockwell Collins announces plans to offer nationwide disaster communications system via HF radio 18th August 2015 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.
Video Motorola Solutions: Tom Quirke discusses CommandCentral platform that leverages Big Data analytics, cloud-based computing 18th August 2015 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 17th August 2015 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.
News Latest NetMotion Diagnostics release enables enhanced reporting on connectivity issues, support for iOS, Android 29th July 2015 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.
News TCS buys Loctronix to provide inertial-navigation-based solutions to locate 911 callers, first responders 24th July 2015 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.
News 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.
Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations 1 27th February 2023
