Video Inflatable antenna tower accelerates response times 15th October 2013 Steve Garner, CEO of LTA Projects, talks about an inflatable antenna developed by the company that has found a niche in emergency response, particularly in remote locations or where infrastructure has been severely damaged due to natural or manmade events. Garner spoke at the recent 2013 Wireless Leadership Summit in St. Louis, co-presented by EWA and USMSS.
Video NENA event focuses on national 911 training initiative 10th October 2013 Ty Wooten, director of education and PSAP operations for the National Emergency Number Association, talks about the opportunities and challenges of establishing national training-and-certification guidelines for 911 telecommunicators. Wooten spoke this week during NENA's 911 Critical Issues Forum in Denver.
Video EWA’s Crosby on O’Brien broadband proposal, analog-to-digital transition 7th October 2013 Enterprise Wireless Alliance President/CEO Mark Crosby tells UC Editor-in-Chief Glenn Bischoff that Morgan O’Brien’s proposal to migrate the private-radio industry to broadband LTE “has tremendous merit” and outlines some of the challenges associated with the analog-to-digital transition. Crosby made the remarks last week in St. Louis at the 2013 Wireless Leadership Summit, which was sponsored by EWA and USMSS.
Video Morgan O’Brien: Private radio ‘can’t sustain’ narrowband, needs to migrate to broadband 7th October 2013 Nextel Communications co-founder Morgan O’Brien tells UC editor-in-chief Glenn Bischoff that the private radio industry “can’t sustain” business models revolving around narrowband technology, so it should look to broadband LTE. O’Brien made the comments last week in St. Louis at the 2013 Wireless Leadership Summit, which was sponsored by the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) and USMSS.
Video General Dynamics C4 Systems works with Texas A&M training facility 2nd October 2013 Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, discusses the company’s participation as a communications provider in the first-responder training facility at Texas A&M University.
Video General Dynamics C4 Systems provides backpack peer-to-peer solution for LTE 30th September 2013 Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, tells UC editor Donny Jackson about the company’s communications backpack that enables peer-to-peer communications for the military and its adaptability for public safety.
Video General Dynamics C4 Systems provides peer-to-peer solution for LTE 30th September 2013 Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, tells UC editor Donny Jackson about the company’s communications backpack that enables peer-to-peer communications for the military and its adaptability for public safety.
Video ID.me steps up for military personnel 26th September 2013 Former Army Ranger Matt Thompson, founder and chief operating officer for ID.me, talks about a new service the company is offering to military personnel that allows them to verify their service in order to secure discounts available from online merchants.
Video P25 migration best practices 23rd September 2013 Dean Hane, radio communications manager for the Multi Agency Communications Center (MACC) in Grant County, Wash., talks about things to avoid, and strategies to embrace, when executing a migration to Project 25.
Video The role of collaboration in emergency response 5th September 2013 William Pessemier, director of the Summit County (Colo.) Communications Centor–a regional 911 center–talks about research that demonstrates how interagency collaboration prior to an event has a direct impact on emergency response, especially for large-scale events. Pessemier spoke during the recent Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Anaheim, Calif.
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