News Florida ends talks with Motorola Solutions on P25 contract, will seek ‘next-generation system’ 10th January 2020 Motorola Solutions declined to sign a contract honoring its $687.8 million bid to build a statewide Project (P25) network in Florida, so the state will “move toward the new procurement of a next-generation system,” according to a state letter sent yesterday to Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown. Written by Florida Department of Management […]
News AT&T’s Porter outlines hardening, deployable efforts to keep FirstNet users connected 9th January 2020 AT&T is dedicated to providing FirstNet users with broadband access in any response scenario, whether it is through the carrier’s expanding terrestrial-network footprint or its growing portfolio of deployable solutions, according to Jason Porter, AT&T’s new senior vice president for the FirstNet program. “That’s our purpose and our mission,” Porter said an interview with IWCE’s […]
News South Carolina 911 center replacing on-premises CAD system with cloud-based RapidDeploy solution 7th January 2020 Charleston County (S.C.) Consolidated 911 Center today announced that it will replace its on-premises computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system with RapidDeploy’s cloud-based Nimbus CAD during the next year in an effort to enhance the center’s informational capabilities while lowering costs during the next five years. Charleston County tested RapidDeploy for two years prior to signing the […]
News Florida, Motorola Solutions fail to reach statewide P25 deal as Dec. 31 deadline passes 6th January 2020 Motorola Solutions and the state of Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) did not meet the DMS-imposed deadline of Dec. 31 to finalize a $687.8 million contract that would have Motorola Solutions build a statewide Project 25 (P25) network, but it is unclear what next steps are being taken by the state. On Dec. 23, […]
News Florida gives Motorola Solutions Dec. 31 deadline to sign statewide P25 contract 24th December 2019 Motorola Solutions needs to sign a contract by Dec. 31 to build a statewide P25 network in Florida—the largest pending LMR opportunity in North America—or the state “will move forward with the evaluation of other options,” according to a letter from a state official that was delivered yesterday to Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown. Provided […]
News FirstNet One deployable blimp provides LTE coverage option for longer-term response efforts 23rd December 2019 FirstNet One—the tethered aerostat announced earlier this month that can provide LTE coverage from a height of about 1,000 feet—promises to be a valuable addition to the FirstNet deployable portfolio, particularly when a response effort is needed for a period of weeks, according to an AT&T official. “It’s another tool in the toolbox,” Fred Scalera, […]
Audio Texas A&M ITEC: Walt Magnussen previews next month’s Winter Institute public-safety workshops, field exercises 18th December 2019 Walt Magnussen, director of the Texas A&M University Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC), outlines the workshops and field exercises that will be conducted as part of the annual Winter Institute, which will be conducted Jan. 27-31 at the Disaster City facility on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. Next month’s field […]
News State of Florida seeks P25 contract progress with Motorola Solutions this week or will consider ‘other options’ 17th December 2019 Motorola Solutions needs to work toward finalizing a contract with the state of Florida by Friday or risk losing the largest land-mobile-radio (LMR) contract opportunity in North America—a $687 million deal to build Florida’s statewide Project 25 (P25) system that is scheduled to launched in a little more than 18 months—according to a letter from […]
News 5G promises more than just high data speeds for first responders, panelists say 11th December 2019 Higher data speeds are the focus of current 5G deployments, but some of the performance characteristics that are expected to prove most valuable to public safety—low latency, high reliability and network slicing—likely are at least a year away, according to industry and first-responder experts. During a 5G session conducted at the recent Operation Convergent Response […]
News With help of drone cameras, Aerial Applications ready to aid first responders with maps, real-time video 10th December 2019 Photos and videos shot by cameras mounted on aerial drones can provide responders with valuable insights about their surroundings, but software company Aerial Applications adds mapping and 3D modeling solutions to visual images that can accelerate the assessment process for agencies, particularly after large-scale disasters and incidents. Aerial Applications founder and CEO Joe Sullivan said […]
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