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California firefighters better informed

Merging mapping, CAD and records management provides critical info to field personnel

It’s crunch time for 700 MHz

Congress expected to act on controversial topic in September

Radio IP, Dell land Broward County contract

Radio IP Software last week announced that it and Dell have been selected jointly by the sheriff’s office in Broward County, Fla., to provide a wireless data solution for 1200 mobile law-enforcement workers in the county

Zetron adds features to Series 4000 controller

Zetron has added an interface to its Project 25-compatible Series 4000 communications control system that lets users connect to Nextel’s nationwide Direct Connect push-to-talk network

SandCherry to add utility-focused application

SandCherry Vice President Dale Hartzell said during this week’s APCO conference in Denver that the company plans to add an application designed for public utilities to its Voice 4 radio messaging system that will let senders know when a page is received

Vertex Standard debuts UHF/VHF portables

Vertex standard introduced the VX-920 Series of UHF (400 MHz to 470 MHz and 450 MHz to 512 MHz) and VHF (134 MHz to 174 MHz) portable radios

Copps says FCC needs to help public safety more

DENVER–Federal regulators should do more to aid public-safety communications, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps said last night in a keynote speech during the gala event that closed this year’s Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) annual conference

Proxim jumps into 4.9 GHz, Wi-Fi mesh networking

DENVER–Proxim Wireless Corp. announced during this week’s Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference here the availability of its wireless municipal mesh network solution that operates in the 2.4 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands and offers broadband connectivity to municipalities where it is cost-prohibitive to install network wireless edge access devices

Raytheon JPS offers special pricing on ACU-T

DENVER–Raytheon JPS announced during APCO that it would temporarily reduce prices for its ACU-T Tactical Intelligent Interconnect System

Catalyst unveils next-generation of RoIP software

DENVER–Radio-over-IP solutions vendor Catalyst Communications Technologies announced during APCO Version 4.42 of its software that adds capabilities designed to let users better control and manage their RoIP dispatch and interoperability systems

California firefighters better informed

It’s crunch time for 700 MHz

Radio IP, Dell land Broward County contract

Zetron adds features to Series 4000 controller

SandCherry to add utility-focused application

Vertex Standard debuts UHF/VHF portables

Copps says FCC needs to help public safety more

Proxim jumps into 4.9 GHz, Wi-Fi mesh networking

Raytheon JPS offers special pricing on ACU-T

Catalyst unveils next-generation of RoIP software

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