News Transition to IP technology impacting command-and-control arena, panelists say 8th December 2015 Migrating to IP-based technologies provides an opportunity for all kinds of command-and-control centers—whether they are supporting an enterprise, public safety or a critical-infrastructure entity—to realize improved functionality and resiliency, but making the transition can be complicated and challenging, according to speakers participating in a recent webinar addressing the subject.
Article Top 5 stories: Week of Nov. 28- Dec.4 8th December 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular content on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
News Motorola Solutions agrees to pay more than $1 billion for Airwave TETRA network in Great Britain 7th December 2015 Motorola Solutions has inked a deal to buy Airwave—the provider of the public-safety TETRA network in Great Britain—for about £700 million cash, or $1.05 billion, as part of the company’s effort to expand its global managed and support services business, according to a Motorola Solutions official.
Commentary Next week’s meetings could set stage for potentially transformative year in public-safety communications 1st December 2015 There are a lot of questions today surrounding the deployment of FirstNet and next-generation 911 (NG911) systems, but many of these queries may be answered during the next year—beginning with potentially significant meetings that will be conducted next week.
Video Intrado: Christian Militeau discusses partnership with Gemalto on public-safety sensor software 1st December 2015 Intrado’s Christian Militeau discusses the partnership between his company and Gemalto to develop a public-safety sensor application platform.
News Los Angeles city, county wrestle over federal grant money earmarked for LA-RICS P25 system 24th November 2015 The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) has an “unplanned funding gap” in its budget after the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Approval Authority retroactively pulled $11 million in UASI 2011 grant funds from LA-RICS—allegedly on a recommendation from the office of Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti, according to a letter from the Los Angeles County board of supervisor to Garcetti’s office.
Article Top 5 stories: Week of Nov. 14-20 24th November 2015 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from last week.
Article Scenes from APCO Emerging Technology Forum, Nov. 17-18 23rd November 2015 A look at the speakers and topics discussed during last week’s APCO Emerging Technology Forum held Nov. 17-18 at the Ritz Carlton in Atlanta.
News City of Los Angeles ends LA-RICS membership, plans to build own LMR system 19th November 2015 Los Angeles City Council members vote unanimously to opt out of its membership to the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS), citing potential cost advantages by taking the action and plans to deploy a new city-owned land-mobile-radio (LMR) network during the next 13 months.
News NTIA still undecided about fate of public-safety LTE projects funded with BTOP money 17th November 2015 Public-safety LTE projects funded with federal grants from the Broadband Technologies Opportunity Program (BTOP) remain in limbo more than six weeks after Congress passed legislation calling for a five-year extension for awardees to utilize unspent BTOP funds through fiscal year 2020.
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? 3 24th March 2024
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