MCVs have come a long way 1st January 2007 There was a time when mobile command vehicles, or MCVs, were little more than converted trucks. In those early days, a law enforcement agency would take
Look for success where it can be found 1st January 2007 Interoperability currently is a hot topic and a big buzzword in the public-safety communications sector, but it isn’t anything new. In fact, the minutes
Federal court sides with FCC on VoIP E911 29th December 2006 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently ruled that the FCC’s order that established a 120-day window for voice-over-IP, or VoIP, service providers to provide enhanced 911 services to subscribers was neither arbitrary nor capricious
Location technology for first responders nears completion 28th December 2006 Denver-based RFID Ltd., recently announced that its RFID-based SurvivalTag, which tracks the location of police, fire and emergency medical personnel, has entered the final design phase
London ambulances get TETRA radios 28th December 2006 Emergency vehicles operated by London’s NHS Ambulance Trusts will receive TETRA mobile radios supplied by Cambridge, England-based Sepura, according to the Department of Health
Telecommunications council requests public comment 26th December 2006 The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council has requested comments on the common interoperability radio channel-naming scheme developed by the FCC’s Public Safety National Coordinating Committee.
Coast Guard deploys Motorola system 22nd December 2006 The U.S. Coast Guard is using Motorola’s MOTOwi4 fixed solutions for border security. The Coast Guard deployed the company’s point-to-point Ethernet 400 Series Bridges over 23 miles of the south Florida coast line
Michigan county upgrades wireless network 21st December 2006 CalAmp’s Dataradio operating unit landed a $1.3 million contract to replace Michigan’s Genesee County E-911 Consortium’s existing mobile-data, public-safety network for first responders.
FCC proposes nationwide broadband spectrum for public safety at 700 MHz 21st December 2006 FCC commissioners yesterday unanimously approved a proposed rulemaking calling for a nationwide broadband communications system to be constructed and maintained via a public-private partnership on half of the 24 MHz of 700 MHz spectrum currently earmarked for public-safety use.
Cingular, NetMotion announce strategic partnership 19th December 2006 Cingular Wireless yesterday announced that it will sell NetMotion Wireless’ Mobility XE as its mobile VPN solution for its data customers—the first time NetMotion has forged such a relationship with a commercial wireless carrier.
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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