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Alvarion platform stretches into 4.9 GHz band

DENVER–Alvarion Ltd. announced it has extended it broadband platform into the 4.9 GHz band, which is set aside for public-safety data communications

Thales offers GPS support for P25 radios

DENVER–Thales Communications announced its Project 25 radios now support GPS software, allowing users to plug in any off-the-shelf GPS unit

APCO solicits members’ help lobbying Congress on 700 MHz

DENVER–Members of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) need to tell their federal lawmakers that legislation establishing a firm date for television broadcasters to clear spectrum at 700 MHz is critical to public safety, speakers said yesterday in a “call to action” session

Motorola offers data improvements for Astro 25 systems

DENVER–Motorola today announced it has begun initial deployments of infrastructure that will let its Astro 25 customers realize a 10-fold increase in the data rates inherent in the system

CellAntenna CEO: Ease up on jamming ban

DENVER–Howard Melamed, CEO of CellAntenna Corp., has launched a one-man crusade of sorts urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow public-safety to use jamming devices to ward off the dangers of cell-phone-triggered explosives

Kenwood adds to P25 radio portfolio

Denver–Kenwood introduced during the Association of Public-Safety Association Officials conference here the TK-5710, a mobile radion designed for public-safety used that provides both conventional operations and Project 25 capability

Video surveillance clearly on Motorola’s screen

DENVER–Motorola is wasting little time in leveraging last year’s acquisition of peer-to-peer network developer MeshNetworks

Icom unveils P25 migration solution

Icom announced a three-tier suite of portable and mobile radios designed to ease the migration of public-safety agencies to APCO’s Project 25 digital standard

Thales plans advanced encryption for P25 radios

Thales Communications announced a software upgrade scheduled for later this year that will add 256-bit key AES encryption to the Thales 25 portable radio

Motorola intros dispatch console, location and P25 solutions

Motorola introduced the MCC 7500 IP dispatch solution, which connects directly to the IP network without backroom electronics or gateways

Alvarion platform stretches into 4.9 GHz band

Thales offers GPS support for P25 radios

APCO solicits members’ help lobbying Congress on 700 MHz

Motorola offers data improvements for Astro 25 systems

CellAntenna CEO: Ease up on jamming ban

Kenwood adds to P25 radio portfolio

Video surveillance clearly on Motorola’s screen

Icom unveils P25 migration solution

Thales plans advanced encryption for P25 radios

Motorola intros dispatch console, location and P25 solutions

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