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State of Florida seeks P25 contract progress with Motorola Solutions this week or will consider ‘other options’

Motorola Solutions needs to work toward finalizing a contract with the state of Florida by Friday or risk losing the largest land-mobile-radio (LMR) contract opportunity in North America—a $687 million deal to build Florida’s statewide Project 25 (P25) system that is scheduled to launched in a little more than 18 months—according to a letter from […]
Newscan: After cyberattack in New Orleans, no data held for ransom and recovery starting

Newscan: After cyberattack in New Orleans, no data held for ransom and recovery starting

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations After cyberattack in New Orleans, no data held for ransom and recovery starting New Orleans declares state of emergency after cyberattack Diane Rinaldo resigns as acting head of NTIA Somebody’s watching: Hackers breach Ring home-security cameras Google hands feds 1,500 phone locations in unprecedented ‘Geofence’ search Turning barbershops […]
Defense bill does not include language to reclassify 911 telecommunicators

Defense bill does not include language to reclassify 911 telecommunicators

Language that would reclassify public-safety telecommunicators as “Protective Service Occupation” personnel instead of administrative/clerical workers will not be part of a key defense funding bill, but 911 advocates expressed their intent to continue the reclassification effort through other legislative efforts in 2020. 911 telecommunicator reclassification language was one a many amendments included in the House […]

With help of drone cameras, Aerial Applications ready to aid first responders with maps, real-time video

Photos and videos shot by cameras mounted on aerial drones can provide responders with valuable insights about their surroundings, but software company Aerial Applications adds mapping and 3D modeling solutions to visual images that can accelerate the assessment process for agencies, particularly after large-scale disasters and incidents. Aerial Applications founder and CEO Joe Sullivan said […]

Upcoming Band 14 PTT devices ‘phenomenal,’ FirstNet Authority board member says

Not-yet-available push-to-talk LTE devices that are being evaluated in the FirstNet Authority laboratory should please public-safety users and are “getting very, very close” to the type of solutions first responders would want to replace land-mobile-radio (LMR) handsets, a FirstNet Authority board member said today. Neil Cox, chairman of the FirstNet Authority board’s Network and Technology […]
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