News GAO: Mission-critical voice over broadband not in the near future 28th February 2012 Public safety likely will rely on LMR systems for mission-critical voice for “perhaps even 10 years or more,” according to the GAO report.
Kenwood debuts NEXEDGE additions at IWCE 22nd February 2012 Kenwood this week at IWCE displayed its new NEXEDGE IP dispatch console, designed to be a pure end-to-end IP communications system for NEXEDGE trunked repeaters. The console can accommodate more than 50 positions and 200 lines.
News Motorola introduces new MOTOTRBO radios (with related video) 22nd February 2012 The SL Series of sleek DMR handsets is designed to serve the communications needs primarily of customer-facing users.
Industry points to multiple warning signs about narrowbanding 22nd February 2012 Last year, the FCC indicated that 225,000 licensees needed to narrowband their systems, but only about 20% of those have completed the task, according to Peter Moncure, CEO of RadioSoft.
News Interoperability software brings smart devices, LMR together in one platform (with related video) 7th February 2012 Covia Labs has released Alert & Respond, an interoperable software package that allows smartphones and tablets to run on existing public-safety networks.
Commentary Don’t believe everything you hear 1st February 2012 Mark Twain’s response to the widely circulated news reports of his death in May 1897 — “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” — serves as a great lead-in to one of the most troubling public-safety communications rumors of our time. Unfortunately, as ads for my favorite imported ultimate driving machine point out, “Perception is Reality.”
Commentary Eyes on the road 1st February 2012 The land-mobile-radio industry will need to help non-FCC agencies clearly understand the difference between LMR devices and mobile telephones.
News NYC transit agency completes TETRA pilot 17th January 2012 The NYCT trial is the latest step in PowerTrunk’s aggressive push into the North America market.
News Milwaukee FD opts for Open Sky in digital-radio conversion (with related video) 4th January 2012 The Milwaukee Fire Department made the changeover to OpenSky digital radios this week in response to a federal mandate.
News Motorola Solutions donates APX series radios to firehouse for Extreme Makeover 4th January 2012 Motorola Solutions donated 22 APX 7000XE radios, batteries and chargers, XE remote speaker mics, and programming services. The APX 7000XE is a multiband radio that operates in 700 MHz, 800 MHz and VHF bands.
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024