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FCC approves rules to ensure 911 reliability, but dissenters worry about ‘federal takeover’ of emergency-calling system

FCC commissioners vote to propose measures designed to increase accountability and communication among service providers as 911 call centers transition to IP-based technologies, but a Republican dissenter calls the action a regulatory “federal takeover” of the emergency-calling system that traditionally has been overseen at state and local levels.

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Elgin leverages public, private video assets through Motorola Solutions’ real-time intelligence console

The Chicago-area suburb of Elgin is using Motorola Solutions’ real-time intelligence console (RIC) technology to put public and private video surveillance on a single platform that integrates with the computer-aided dispatch mapping software in the 911 center, according to city police officials.

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New iCERT study seeks answers to funding questions for next-gen 911 transition

Funding models, legal issues and a lack of urgency are among the early findings of research being done to examine the challenges associated with the transition from legacy 911 systems to a next-generation architecture, according to speakers during a recent webinar on the subject.

Commentary

911 funding models should reflect modern communications trends

There seems to be consensus agreement that the funding model for 911 needs to change in many states and locations, but exactly how it should be done—and whether the federal government should be part of the equation, particularly as we migrate to next-gen 911—promises to be a lively debate for some time. Please join us tomorrow for a free webinar to be part of this important dialog.

Zetron: Ellen O’Hara talks about 911 funding models, challenges facing PSAPs

Zetron President and CEO Ellen O’Hara talks about key features of effective 911 funding models and the difficulties that public-safety answering points (PSAPs) face as they make buying decisions to prepare to receive new technologies in the future.

AT&T: Joe Marx outlines efforts to provide a dispatchable address for indoor wireless 911 calls

Joe Marx, AT&T’s federal regulatory assistant vice president, talks about the technical challenges associated with providing location information with wireless indoor calls to 911, the FCC’s regulatory efforts in this area, and potential solutions to the problem, including the use of beacons.

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Guardly: IPS solution zeroes in on indoor location, including the elusive Z coordinate

Guardly CEO Rob Moffat talks about the company’s Indoor Positioning System with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Associate Editor Jill Nolin at the recent ASIS conference in Atlanta..

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FCC preparing to tackle 911 reliability during November meeting

FCC commissioners next month are expected to take actions designed to establish a new regulatory framework that will be designed to help ensure the availability and reliability of 911 service as communications increasingly migrate to IP-based technologies.

TCS: Tim Lorello contrasts past 911 funding issues with current IP-based challenges

Tim Lorello, senior vice president at TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), talks about historical 911 financial issues and compares them to today emergency-calling funding challenges during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson. A webinar exploring 911 funding–as well as new research on matter being conducted by iCERT–will be conducted on Nov. 12.

Mission Critical Partners: David Jones discusses 911 funding possibilities

David Jones, senior vice president at Mission Critical Partners, talks about the changing technological environment for 911 and the sector’s need to explore innovative funding approaches during this conversation with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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FCC approves rules to ensure 911 reliability, but dissenters worry about ‘federal takeover’ of emergency-calling system

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Elgin leverages public, private video assets through Motorola Solutions’ real-time intelligence console

News

New iCERT study seeks answers to funding questions for next-gen 911 transition

Commentary

911 funding models should reflect modern communications trends

Zetron: Ellen O’Hara talks about 911 funding models, challenges facing PSAPs

AT&T: Joe Marx outlines efforts to provide a dispatchable address for indoor wireless 911 calls

Video

Guardly: IPS solution zeroes in on indoor location, including the elusive Z coordinate

News

FCC preparing to tackle 911 reliability during November meeting

TCS: Tim Lorello contrasts past 911 funding issues with current IP-based challenges

Mission Critical Partners: David Jones discusses 911 funding possibilities

Commentary

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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