Public Safety

Thales plans advanced encryption for P25 radios

Thales Communications announced a software upgrade scheduled for later this year that will add 256-bit key AES encryption to the Thales 25 portable radio

Motorola intros dispatch console, location and P25 solutions

Motorola introduced the MCC 7500 IP dispatch solution, which connects directly to the IP network without backroom electronics or gateways

PacketHop announces first product

DENVER–Software vendor PacketHop today announced the release of its first commercial products at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officers (APCO) conference

Providence to deploy Motorola mesh network

The City of Providence, R.I., will deploy a $2.3 million 2.4 GHz mesh network developed by Motorola that will provide high-speed mobile data capability to the city’s public safety agencies

Maryland county to unveil emergency command center

Anne Arundel County, Md.–located midway between Baltimore and Washington and home to Annapolis and the U.S. Naval Academy–will showcase its recently purchased mobile emergency command center a mock emergency to be held August 23

Virginia fire chief honored for communications work

Charlottesville (Va.) Fire Department Deputy Chief Charles Werner recently was recognized by Virginia Governor Mark Warner for his efforts to develop interoperable communications between public-safety agencies in the state

Ambulance service receives in-vehicle mobile data

Emergency medical personnel employed by Greenwood, Colo.-based American Medical Response are receiving critical data in the field using a wireless gateway from In Motion Technology

NENA: Phase 2 E911 call saves life of Arizona woman

The life of a Mesa, Ariz., woman was saved last month thanks to Phase 2 wireless E911 technology, according to the National Emergency Number Association

Deputies test FreeLinc wireless headsets at baseball’s all-star game

Wayne County (Mich.) Sheriff’s deputies field-tested FreeLinc’s FreeMotion 200, a wireless headset for two-way radios, during last month’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Detroit, according to the company

Radios to aid border control

State and federal officials are administering two-way police style radios to border residents in New Mexico to help them get emergency help more easily and to report illegal activities, according to the Associated Press

Thales plans advanced encryption for P25 radios

Motorola intros dispatch console, location and P25 solutions

PacketHop announces first product

Providence to deploy Motorola mesh network

Maryland county to unveil emergency command center

Virginia fire chief honored for communications work

Ambulance service receives in-vehicle mobile data

NENA: Phase 2 E911 call saves life of Arizona woman

Deputies test FreeLinc wireless headsets at baseball’s all-star game

Radios to aid border control

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