Resources

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Keeping the Signal Strong: A Practical Guide to FirstNet-Ready Connectivity for Public Safety Vehicles and Buildings

Establishing reliable, FirstNet-ready connectivity in public safety vehicles and buildings is a requirement that is critical, urgent, and challenging. For FirstNet to be successful, public safety vehicles and buildings often require significant upgrades. This white paper helps decision makers quickly become knowledgeable about FirstNet connectivity and simplifies the complexity of LTE antenna implementations for public […]

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IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

This year, IWCE returned to Las Vegas where Editor Donny Jackson and his content team scoured the event to find the latest and most impressive gear and functionality. The evolution of critical communications has accelerated; however, some things haven’t changed. For example, voice remains the most important communications medium in difficult circumstances, and LMR continues […]

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PTT/Future of Voice Series

As push-to-talk services evolve, the wireless industry is heading toward uncharted territory. Most major manufacturers are preparing for this shift with new products and technologies to address the changing marketplace. In this series, understand the transformation happening in the PTT field as LMR evolves, Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) use increases with LTE, and Mission-Critical Push-to-Talk […]

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Cloud and Fog on Mission-Critical Communications Series

Cloud-based solutions are commonplace for most enterprises, which are attracted to the Cloud’s resiliency, heightened functionality and lower upfront costs when compared to premise-based internal hosting of information. Public safety and other critical-infrastructure entities traditionally have been hesitant to depend on the Cloud, because they need solutions to work at all times, even when connectivity […]

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5G Series

5G is the biggest buzzword in the industry, seen and heard on virtually every commercial for a carrier network, as well as in other sectors. As with other transitions to a new generation of wireless technology, 5G promises faster data rates. But 5G is designed to also provide other performance characteristics that are important to […]

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Coverage and Connectivity Series

To say that being connected is essential in the modern world is an understatement. But even the best provider doesn’t cover the entire country. Driven primarily by poor business opportunities, vast rural areas and urban locations that are in large buildings or are underground are candidates to be “dead zones” in wireless coverage. In this […]

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Speech Intelligibility Evaluation Highlights Differences Between LTE Public Safety Devices

Speech intelligibility is a critical requirement for first responder communications devices. In the real world of noise-filled emergency environments, being misunderstood or having to repeat oneself can have catastrophic consequences. Spirent recently became the first organization to offer a Speech Intelligibility Evaluation service based on the ABC-MRT16 algorithm developed by the U.S. National Telecommunications and […]

Faster, More Accurate 911 Mobile Caller Location

This case study demonstrates what’s possible when modern smartphone location services meet Next Generation 911. The report studies the impact of Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) on mobile 911 caller location. The results were faster, more accurate location delivered as supplemental data to 911 telecommunicators during emergencies. Over 2,000 PSAPs nationwide receive location data from […]

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APCO 2018 Wrap Up

APCO 2018 in Las Vegas was highlighted by a rich program of educational session and featured multiple announcements impacting the public-safety communications space, from the 911 arena to device, infrastructure and software solutions supported by broadband offerings from providers like AT&T FirstNet and Verizon.

Education

Pick Me! What’s the Best PTT Technology for Your Project?

Whether it’s P25, PTT over cellular/LTE (PoC), DMR, NXDN, TETRA, or WiFi in broadband, examine what the best options—or combination of options—might be today.

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Keeping the Signal Strong: A Practical Guide to FirstNet-Ready Connectivity for Public Safety Vehicles and Buildings

Digital Edition

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

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PTT/Future of Voice Series

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Cloud and Fog on Mission-Critical Communications Series

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5G Series

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Coverage and Connectivity Series

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Speech Intelligibility Evaluation Highlights Differences Between LTE Public Safety Devices

Faster, More Accurate 911 Mobile Caller Location

Digital Edition

APCO 2018 Wrap Up

Education

Pick Me! What’s the Best PTT Technology for Your Project?

Commentary

Unlocking the power of ESInets: Different NG911 provisioning approaches exist; level of control is key differentiator

Ransomware? Let’s call it what it really is: extortionware

Redefining communications for today’s mobile workforces

Events

UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

Twitter

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