Virginia city field tests SquareLoop messaging system 24th February 2006 The city of Manassas, Va., has begun a beta test of SquareLoop’s location-based messaging system
IPC to buy CAD vendor 24th February 2006 IPC Information Systems, which provides mission-critical communications systems to the public-safety, government, utility and transportation sectors, announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Geo911
Tropos in deal to deliver metro-scale Wi-Fi across Europe 24th February 2006 Mesh network system developer Tropos Networks announced that it has entered into an agreement with hot spot provider The Cloud
Valmont intros quick install antenna frame 17th February 2006 Valmont Industries recently introduced the Swift Deploy BC Frame, which folds into a compact package for storage and transport, and quickly unfolds at the site for fast and easy installation
AdvanceTec intros speakerphone/base station for iDEN handsets 17th February 2006 AdvanceTec Industries recently announced the addition of the AdvanceCommunicator, which lets users insert Motorola iDEN handsets into a desktop speakerphone/base station unit that can be used to make both push-to-talk and cellular calls, the company said
UCAN gets TA approval of planning funding 14th February 2006 Sprint Nextel today announced that the Transition Administrator has approved the company’s planning funding agreement with the Utah Communications Agency Network (UCAN), one of the largest and more complex systems to be part of 800 MHz rebanding
Atheros teams with Qualcomm for cellular/Wi-Fi solution 14th February 2006 California-based Atheros Communications and CDMA giant Qualcomm this week are demonstrating interoperability between their chipsets as they pursue an integrated cellular/Wi-Fi solution that can be used on most 3G networks, including WCDMA and CDMA EV/DO
APCO: Plain-language communications are best 13th February 2006 Public-safety personnel should use plain-speech communications instead of the traditional 10-code languages currently used by most first-responder organizations, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) declared in a position statement released today
M-A/COM wins $8.9 million Las Vegas police contract 13th February 2006 M-A/COM today announced that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has awarded the company an $8.9 million contract to deploy an IP-based 700/800 MHz OpenSky wireless voice and data network
StarChase in beta test with L.A. police department 10th February 2006 StarChase recently announced that it signed a letter of intent with the Los Angeles Police Department to beta-test its vehicle tagging and tracking solution
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024