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Impact Power Technologies: Ken Murphy discusses extended battery life, recent wins in California

Ken Murphy, chief operating officer (COO) for Impact Power Technologies, highlights the benefits of his company’s lithium-polymer replacement batteries, as well as a recent contract win with the police department in Murrieta, Calif., during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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Georgia county upgrades to new P25 system, consoles from Motorola Solutions

Fulton County—the largest county in Georgia, which includes the city of Atlanta—recently began operations with its first significant public-safety-communications upgrade in 20 years with the implementation of a new P25 system and dispatch consoles from Motorola Solutions, according to county officials.

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Modern portable radios can meet first responders’ needs today and into the future

First-responder technology is changing, and the tools used by police, fire, EMS, public works and others must keep pace. Right now, users need a rock-solid radio that works on today’s systems and can be upgraded in the future as public-safety communications continue to evolve.

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Florida city to interoperate with counties via upgraded 911 center, P25 radio system from Motorola Solutions

By teaming with surrounding counties, the city of Pensacola, Fla., has been able to improve interoperability with other first-responder agencies while upgrading its 911 center and radio system at a much lower cost than Pensacola could have done on its own, according to a city official.

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Motorola Solutions agrees to pay more than $1 billion for Airwave TETRA network in Great Britain

Motorola Solutions has inked a deal to buy Airwave—the provider of the public-safety TETRA network in Great Britain—for about £700 million cash, or $1.05 billion, as part of the company’s effort to expand its global managed and support services business, according to a Motorola Solutions official.

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South Carolina county’s P25 radio system provides seamless communications, interoperability during historic flood

Despite two feet of rainfall, almost 300,000 first-responder calls and hundreds of water rescues during last month’s historic South Carolina flood, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Department radio communications sustained virtually uninterrupted service due to proper preparation and its P25 radio network, according to a county official.

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Los Angeles city, county wrestle over federal grant money earmarked for LA-RICS P25 system

The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) has an “unplanned funding gap” in its budget after the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Approval Authority retroactively pulled $11 million in UASI 2011 grant funds from LA-RICS—allegedly on a recommendation from the office of Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti, according to a letter from the Los Angeles County board of supervisor to Garcetti’s office.

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City of Los Angeles ends LA-RICS membership, plans to build own LMR system

Los Angeles City Council members vote unanimously to opt out of its membership to the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS), citing potential cost advantages by taking the action and plans to deploy a new city-owned land-mobile-radio (LMR) network during the next 13 months.

Safer Buildings Coalition: Alan Perdue details efforts to include indoor wireless coverage in building codes

Alan Perdue, executive director for the Safer Buildings Coalition, outlines efforts his organization is taking within the International Code Council and the National Fire Protection Association to have building codes require indoor wireless coverage for both first responders and the general public that needs to call 911 to get emergency help.

Impact Power Technologies: Ken Murphy discusses extended battery life, recent wins in California

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Georgia county upgrades to new P25 system, consoles from Motorola Solutions

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Modern portable radios can meet first responders’ needs today and into the future

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Florida city to interoperate with counties via upgraded 911 center, P25 radio system from Motorola Solutions

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Motorola Solutions agrees to pay more than $1 billion for Airwave TETRA network in Great Britain

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South Carolina county’s P25 radio system provides seamless communications, interoperability during historic flood

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Los Angeles city, county wrestle over federal grant money earmarked for LA-RICS P25 system

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City of Los Angeles ends LA-RICS membership, plans to build own LMR system

Safer Buildings Coalition: Alan Perdue details efforts to include indoor wireless coverage in building codes

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