Public Safety

PacketHop solution deployed in Homeland Security exercise

Mobile mesh software provider PacketHop this week announced that its Aware application suite was used at the Long Beach, Calif., airport during a Homeland Security exercise that simulated a terrorist planting a weapon of mass destruction within one of buildings at the airport

Burns, Clinton seek $42 million for PSAPs

Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) have submitted two requests asking that $42 million in the 2007 federal budget be earmarked to fund improvements to public-safety answering points

Intrado completes successful automatic-location test for VoIP 911

Leading 911 systems provider Intrado recently completed a test in Seattle demonstrating the ability to integrate three different technologies to automatically determine the location of even nomadic voice-over-IP callers seeking emergency services

Motorola says its mesh technology will meet 802.11s standard

Motorola yesterday announced that its MeshConnex networking technology will support the 802.11s meshing standard being developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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NENA releases report on next-gen E911

As IP-based technologies become the norm, the 911 system must be overhauled to handle a variety of communication forms, according to a report released by the National Emergency Number Association.

Project MESA reaches a Crossroad

The U.S./Europe joint effort has been stuck in neutral too long. If vendors don’t rev up their involvement this month, the once-promising initiative could reach the end of the road

FCC releases NPRM on 700 MHz spectrum usage

The FCC this week released a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on the possible realignment of public-safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band to accommodate broadband applications for emergency responders

FCC to consider new bureau, 700 MHz rules

The FCC will consider two items affecting public-safety communications during its regular meeting today

Broadband communications helps Midwestern police department access data

WaveRider Communications announced that the Indianola, Iowa, Police Department has deployed the company’s MMT9000 mobile data terminals to establish mobile broadband communications for police personnel using a WaveRider LMS4000 900 MHz network

Illinois’ second largest city welcomes municipal Wi-Fi network

SkyPilot Networks and MetroFi have been retained to build a metro-scale Wi-Fi network for Aurora, Ill.

PacketHop solution deployed in Homeland Security exercise

Burns, Clinton seek $42 million for PSAPs

Intrado completes successful automatic-location test for VoIP 911

Motorola says its mesh technology will meet 802.11s standard

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NENA releases report on next-gen E911

Project MESA reaches a Crossroad

FCC releases NPRM on 700 MHz spectrum usage

FCC to consider new bureau, 700 MHz rules

Broadband communications helps Midwestern police department access data

Illinois’ second largest city welcomes municipal Wi-Fi network

Commentary

September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up