Commentary The long arm of broadband 1st May 2012 There are some who believe that the public-safety broadband network is much more a law-enforcement play, and that the fire and emergency medical services won’t benefit nearly as much. I am certain that those people are wrong.
Vermont launches text-to-911 trial 19th April 2012 Verizon Wireless customers throughout the state of Vermont will be able to text emergency messages directly into the 911 system as part of six-month trial that began this week at the Williston PSAP.
Vt. E911 board launches 911 texting trial 18th April 2012 From now until Oct. 15, the Williston Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) will accept 911 text messages from Verizon Wireless customers as part of a collaboration among the Vermont Enhanced 911 Board, Verizon Wireless and Intrado.
Cassidian partners with Mont. service provider for Billings 911 center upgrade 10th April 2012 The upgrade includes the Sentinel Patriot call-processing solution, the Aurora management information system (MIS) solution and a comprehensive suite of managed services from Cassidian Communications.
News NTIA cautions against early public-safety LTE deployments 10th April 2012 Officials for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently asked jurisdictions with plans to deploy public-safety LTE systems during the next year to stop their work to ensure that money is not wasted on equipment that will not integrate into the nationwide broadband network.
News New alerting system to be launched on Saturday (with related video) 5th April 2012 Text-based alerts of significant, imminent danger will be able to be sent to most mobile-phone users in a hazardous location in the U.S. beginning Saturday, when the new commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) is scheduled to become operational.
Article Know before you go (with related video) 1st April 2012 The ability to remotely determine whether a radio actually needs service saves agencies valuable time and money.
Article The bigger picture (with related video) 1st April 2012 The transportation sector believes it plays a vital role in public safety and should be allowed to use the fledgling nationwide broadband network for first responders. Just as important, the sector has much in the way of embedded assets that can be leveraged to bring this network to reality and fund its operation.
News N.J. police, emergency management send free text alerts to public phones, PDAs (with related video) 28th March 2012 Mobile users who subscribe to the free Nixle Connect emergency alert service now can receive real-time alerts from New Jersey State Police and New Jersey Office of Emergency Management.
NICE opens 2012 PSAPs’ Finest nominations 6th March 2012 Due June 1, nominations are accepted in four categories: director, line supervisor, technician, and telecommunicator of the year.
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