Emergency Communications Put to the Test in Chicago 14th October 2008 System Integrator CDW-G recently hosted a field exercise to test Chicago’s interoperable communications and related systems that are used to safeguard the public during a manmade or natural disaster.
M/A-COM says New York network fixes almost done 13th October 2008 Officials for Tyco Electronics M/A-COM last week told New York’s statewide wireless network (SWN) advisory council that the company has remedied 17 of the 19 deficiencies
Commentary Tower industry needs government oversight 9th October 2008 I listened to a webinar this week on tower safety that featured Don Doty, the owner of Doty-Moore Tower services and the chairman of the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) board of directors.
xG Technology secures financing with U.S. infrastructure partner deal 9th October 2008 Florida-based communications vendor xG Technology this week announced that private company Treco International has signed an agreement to act as xG’s exclusive infrastructure partner
DuraComm unveils hardened power supplies 9th October 2008 DuraComm unveiled a new line of environmentally hardened power supply products, dubbed the EH Series.
Spectrum Bridge announces almost-nationwide listing of VHF spectrum 8th October 2008 Spectrum marketplace firm Spectrum Bridge this week announced that Maritime Communications/Land Mobile (MCLM) is listing its entire VHF spectrum — covering 85 of the top 100 U.S. markets
McDowell Research launches digital repeater system 2nd October 2008 McDowell Research, an Ultralife company, introduced the MRC-200A and MRC-200H digital tactical repeater systems designed for use with military multiband handheld radios
Firetide Announces Airport Deployment 1st October 2008 The Page (Ariz.) Municipal Airport installed a wireless mesh network that supports video surveillance and wireless access to police records from remote locations.
M/A-COM required to fix New York state network this month 1st October 2008 Deemed by the state of New York as being in default on its $2 billion contract to build a statewide LMR network, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM president Chuck Dougherty has vowed that his company will fix problems in the first phase of the network
Video analytics ID people, objects 1st October 2008 Video surveillance has become commonplace in security and public-safety circles, but the software used to manage data must be smart.
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