Harris-AT&T alliance continues partnership trend 27th October 2011 Having the choice of multiple alliances from trusted carriers and vendors is exactly what the first-responder sector needs as it prepares to embrace LTE capabilities.
Keeping Huawei out of LTE in U.S. could cost public safety money 19th October 2011 Not surprisingly, Chinese manufacturer Huawei is out of the running for public-safety LTE contracts thanks to the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to block the vendor, citing concerns over security.
How to keep small radio system problems from becoming big problems 12th October 2011 Jay Jacobsmeyer offered his insights on tower maintenance and construction during a UC webinar. According to Jacobsmeyer, his firm found numerous instances of tower neglect during the lengthy process of reconfiguring the 800 MHz band.
Video cameras are today’s beat cops 28th September 2011 Within the area covered by Houston’s public-safety video system are the city’s convention center, football and baseball stadiums, and basketball arena, as well as city and county government offices, courthouses, banks and a rail line.
Let’s come together on social media 22nd September 2011 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate established the Virtual Social Media Working Group (VSMWG). Members interface with their colleagues and other subject-matter experts to examine common first-responder issues.
Commercial operators can teach public safety a thing or two about network optimization 21st September 2011 One of the hottest topics in the commercial mobile industry is the notion of network optimization — using tools to ensure that traffic is prioritized and capacity is offloaded or loaded more efficiently. And video is at the center of it.
Commentary Transportation departments take a look at social networking 14th September 2011 According to Bill Brownlow, some state transportation departments are using social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to get the word out when something goes awry.
Face it — social media can be a headache for police and fire departments 8th September 2011 Though many chiefs may struggle with the myriad challenges and problems that digital and social media present, because they represent uncharted waters, the worst thing that any chief could do is stick his head in the sand and hope the problem goes away, according to former fire chief and attorney Curt Varone.
Rural carriers push for all four 700 MHz bands in LTE equipment 24th August 2011 Interoperability is an issue that Tier 2 and Tier 3 mobile operators continue to grapple with in their quest to roll out LTE networks, and it’s one that public-safety LTE operators should care about, said Steve Berry, president of the Rural Carriers Association.
The readers always write — and sometimes they rant 23rd August 2011 White-hat hackers have been providing consulting services for years. It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? I know that, if I were to try to put together a security system designed to stop my home from being burglarized, the first guy I’d want to talk to would be a former burglar.
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