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IPAWS: FEMA, DHS officials outline alerting system, development of new toolkit

Antwane Johnson, FEMA’s director of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), and Norman Speicher, program manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology directorate, discuss the alerting system and how their agencies worked together to develop the IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit. Released in August, the toolkit is designed to […]

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L3Harris: James Potter highlights benefits of company’s MCA partner program

James Potter, senior manager of strategic partnerships at L3Harris, outlines progress within the company’s Mission Critical Alliance (MCA) program, which has expanded from 11 partners to 17 partners during its first year, including FirstNet, Built by AT&T. As part of the MCA’s first anniversary, L3Harris will conduct an online roundtable, during which partners will […]

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Verizon: Bill Bratton talks about Advisory Council, upcoming Virtual Town Hall

Bill Bratton, who has led police departments in New York, Boston and Los Angeles during a career that spanned five decades, discusses the impact that technological evolution has had on public-safety communications and operations. Currently the executive chairman of Teneo Risk Holdings, Bratton also chairs Verizon’s First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC), which was established […]

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Zetron: John Martyn outlines features of MAX Fire Station Alerting

John Martyn, a product manager for Zetron, highlights the capabilities of the company’s Max Fire Station Alerting, a newly launched solution that is designed to help reduce valuable time during a fire response without requiring fire departments to make significant hardware investments.

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Motorola Solutions: Dan Zeiler previews July 29 cybersecurity webinar sponsored by Avtec

Dan Zeiler, director of NGCS cybersecurity at Motorola Solutions, explains how cybersecurity needs have evolved as 911 centers migrate to architectures that allow access to sensor information that is located in a variety of databases. With this technological shift, 911 centers should consider new technologies to address security beyond the traditional “walled-garden” approach, he […]

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Cradlepoint: Stephanie Wildman talks tech procurement, previews July 7 webinar

Stephanie Wildman, Cradlepoint’s NASPO program manager, outlines what public-safety agencies should consider when assessing total cost of ownership of technology equipment, as well as potential methods for purchasing, from traditional bidding processes to cooperative contracts. Wildman also highlights the value of grant funding and where even small agencies can secure the resources necessary to […]

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Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications

Matias de Goycoechea, chief technology officer (CTO) and chairman of the board at Fiplex, discusses the functionalities of FLEX, the company’s new in-building platform that is designed to support public-safety communications using LMR or LTE technology. In addition to launching the new FLEX platform today, Fiplex yesterday released a white paper entitled “A Call […]

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PSCR: Dereck Orr previews virtual version of annual stakeholder meeting beginning July 27

Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), highlights key features of PSCR 2020: The Digital Experience, a virtual version of PSCR’s Annual Broadband Stakeholder Meeting that will not be conducted as an in-person event amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning July 27, […]

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Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Miller details platform to help reopenings amid COVID-19 pandemic

Rave Mobile Safety Todd Miller explains how the new Rave Coronavirus Recovery Solution can help governments and enterprises reopen operations as safely as possible while awaiting development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.

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Zebra Technologies: Chris Sullivan discusses COVID-19 test-center solution leveraging FirstNet

Chris Sullivan, global healthcare practice lead for Zebra Technologies, explains how the company’s devices and software delivered across the FirstNet LTE system help reduce wait times and improve accuracy within temporary COVID-19 test centers that have been established throughout the nation. Sullivan spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson as part of the […]

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IPAWS: FEMA, DHS officials outline alerting system, development of new toolkit

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L3Harris: James Potter highlights benefits of company’s MCA partner program

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Verizon: Bill Bratton talks about Advisory Council, upcoming Virtual Town Hall

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Zetron: John Martyn outlines features of MAX Fire Station Alerting

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Motorola Solutions: Dan Zeiler previews July 29 cybersecurity webinar sponsored by Avtec

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Cradlepoint: Stephanie Wildman talks tech procurement, previews July 7 webinar

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Fiplex: Matias de Goycoechea outlines features of new FLEX platform for in-building public-safety communications

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PSCR: Dereck Orr previews virtual version of annual stakeholder meeting beginning July 27

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Rave Mobile Safety: Todd Miller details platform to help reopenings amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Zebra Technologies: Chris Sullivan discusses COVID-19 test-center solution leveraging FirstNet

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Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

Unlocking the power of ESInets: Different NG911 provisioning approaches exist; level of control is key differentiator

Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

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Intel warns of chip shortages but trumpets open RAN dlvr.it/S4Lyvv

Optimizing the citizen experience with interactive portals and one-door entry policies dlvr.it/S4LtcZ

AT&T, Motorola collaborate on second MCPTT offering for FirstNet dlvr.it/S4JLjD

FirstNet tops 2.5 million connections and 17,000 agencies, AT&T exec says dlvr.it/S4Fry2

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it’s time for municipalities to get into the driver’s seat dlvr.it/S4FP3P

How Vegas built an LTE network in 45 days, and what it might do next dlvr.it/S4FP06

SBC: John Foley outlines goals of new in-building certification program with NICET dlvr.it/S4B1CY

TSA issues second directive for pipeline operators amid China concerns dlvr.it/S48m1y