U.S. Army awards multimillion-dollar contract 6th October 2006 DataPath landed a $181 million contract for satellite communications earth terminals, software and systems from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J.
Alcatel launches interoperability solution 5th October 2006 Alcatel introduced its My Teamwork Land Mobile Radio Conferencing and Collaboration solution.
Miami-Dade police upgrades biometric system 5th October 2006 Motorola recently completed upgrades to the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Police Department’s automated fingerprint identification system and to the company’s Printrak biometric identification system.
Congress passes port-security legislation without 911 amendments 3rd October 2006 Congress passed a port-security bill during the weekend, but the legislation did not include several 911-related amendments that now may be difficult to enact during this congressional session.
Sprint Nextel: Extension needed to reband public safety 1st October 2006 Days after a Sprint Nextel official was quoted as stating the wireless carrier would ask the FCC for a delay of as much as two years in the rebanding
Think tank advocates IP strategy for public safety 29th September 2006 U.S.-based think tank the Aspen Institute this week released a report that advocates the federal government to lead an effort to transition public-safety communications to an IP-based “network of networks” architecture.
APCO signs collaborative agreement with Canadian colleagues 28th September 2006 The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and APCO Canada will sign a collaborative agreement—dubbed the APCO Global Alliance
APCO and NENA jointly host tradeshow 27th September 2006 The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) are hosting “9-1-1 in Any Language,”
FCC establishes bureau for public safety, homeland security 26th September 2006 FCC commissioners today announced the launch of a new Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau focused on addressing the communications needs of the nation’s first responders.
Daniels lands $8 million contract 25th September 2006 Daniels Electronics has been awarded an $8 million, four-year contract with the Canadian government for digital public-safety radios.
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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