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TechnoCom VP elected to E9-1-1 Institute

TechnoCom Corp. announced that Janice Partyka, vice president of external affairs, has been elected for a second term to the E9-1-1 Institute board of directors. The Washington, D.C.-based E9-1-1 Institute provides education on policy issues that impact …

EQA announces affiliation agreements

The nonprofit Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) announced an affiliation agreement with the American Association of Paging Carriers that grants EWA membership to its members. …

Shared Spectrum secures funds to pursue public-safety applications

Cognitive-radio vendor Shared Spectrum this week announced that that it has been awarded funds from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to develop a multi-band cognitive radio system designed for public-safety use

Firetide secures Series D financing

Mesh-network provider Firetide secured $14.4 million in Series D financing, which included existing investors as well as the lead investor Coral Capital Management. According to the company, funds will be used to expand its global business strategy that …

FCC: PSST submits only 700 MHz licensee application

As expected, the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) was the only entity to submit an application to serve as the national licensee for public safety’s 10 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band, according to the FCC

AT&T buys 700 MHz spectrum from Aloha Partners

AT&T this week announced a deal to pay $2.5 billion in cash for 12 MHz of spectrum held by Aloha Partners in the 700 MHz band

PSST names Cyren Call as agent/advisor

The Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST)—an organization most industry observers consider the favorite to serve as the national public-safety licensee for 700 MHz broadband services—today announced Cyren Call Communications as its agent/advisor

Motorola unveils 5.4 GHz broadband portfolio

Motorola this week announced the immediate availability of Canopy point-to-multipoint (PMP) and point-to-point (PTP) products that operate in the newly available 5.4 GHz spectrum band

APCO recognized for training standards

The American National Standards Institute has bestowed its American National Standard designation to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) for APCO’s Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training …

State gets its first emergency communications watchdog

Gov. Matt Blunt named Jim Lundsted, a 35-year public-safety communications veteran, as Missouri’s first interoperable communications officer. Go to full story… …

TechnoCom VP elected to E9-1-1 Institute

EQA announces affiliation agreements

Shared Spectrum secures funds to pursue public-safety applications

Firetide secures Series D financing

FCC: PSST submits only 700 MHz licensee application

AT&T buys 700 MHz spectrum from Aloha Partners

PSST names Cyren Call as agent/advisor

Motorola unveils 5.4 GHz broadband portfolio

APCO recognized for training standards

State gets its first emergency communications watchdog

Commentary

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